Comparison

Squamble vs Around

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Squamble

Unscramble words by sliding tiles and filling empty spaces. Enjoy daily puzzles, unlock bonus words, and share your progress with friends. A relaxing yet challenging word game for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Unscramble words by sliding tiles
  • Fill empty spaces with yellow tiles
  • Daily free puzzles
  • 150 puzzles in Puzzle Packs mode
  • Discover hidden bonus words
  • Share progress and victories
Features
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Squamble is a word puzzle that is relaxing yet challenging; addictive yet satisfying. Each word has had its letters shuffled. Not only that, but each word is also missing a tile in a specific position. Slide tiles across each row and place yellow tiles into the empty spaces to unscramble the Squamble! PLAY EVERY DAY! A new daily puzzle is available each day for free! Increase your streak by completing the daily puzzle every day. You can also peek at the previous day's solution to check if you missed any extra tricky words. 150 PUZZLES FREE & READY TO PLAY! Is one Squamble a day just not enough? "Puzzle Packs" mode features 150 specially written puzzles spread across six different packs, all for free. With difficulty ranging from easy to expert, you can strengthen your skills and become a total word wizard. BONUS BONUS BONUS! In addition to the main solution, most puzzles contain elusive bonus words hidden in the mix. You'll have to keep your eyes peeled and brain engaged to catch them. While all of the main words should be perfectly familiar to most players, the bonus words can be curiously cryptic! SHARE YOUR SUCCESS! Share your progress on each puzzle with the share feature, so you can boast to your friends and family about your victories. You can share the amount of words you found, the number of moves it took, and how much time it took to solve. It's not a competition unless you make it one!

About

Around

Explore a haunted mansion filled with chilling puzzles and hidden secrets. Navigate endless corridors, listen for eerie whispers, and evade a menacing presence. Offer cherries to communicate or face the hunt.

Highlights
  • Solve chilling puzzles
  • Unlock forbidden doors
  • Uncover hidden secrets
  • Navigate endless corridors
  • Evade the Fiend
  • Offer cherries to communicate
Features
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Step into a haunted mansion where nothing is as it seems. Solve chilling puzzles, unlock forbidden doors, and uncover the secrets hidden in the shadows. Beware of endless corridors that twist reality, eerie whispers in the dark, and the ominous presence of the Fiend. Offer cherries to speak with it or risk being hunted. Can you escape the mansion before the Fiend catches you, or will you become part of its nightmare forever?

Screenshots

Squamble4 screens
Around4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Squamble at 4.7 against Around's 1.0. Squamble also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Around's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Squamble holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squamble has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Squamble versus Around: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquambleAround
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB689 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTerrence DuBoisThomas McFadden

In-app purchases

None

Squamble

No in-app purchases

None

Around

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Squamble free?
Squamble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Around free?
Around is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Squamble or Around?
Squamble is rated higher. Squamble averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Around averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Squamble or Around have ads?
Squamble shows ads; Around does not.

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