Betweenle vs Secret Word
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Betweenle
Guess a secret word hidden within an alphabetically sorted dictionary. Use 14 attempts to determine if your guess comes before or after the secret word, with visual cues to guide you. Enjoy daily challenges or unlimited play.
- 14 guesses to find the secret word
- Alphabetically sorted dictionary
- Before/after word placement hints
- Orange dot for proximity
- Daily and unlimited modes
- Score sharing
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Can you guess the secret word hidden between other words? You have 14 guesses to do it. Dictionary is sorted in Alphabetical Order. Entering word tells you if secret word is placed in dictionary before or after entered word. Orange dot tells you if secret word is closer to top or bottom word. Play daily mode and share score with your friends or enjoy unlimited mode.
Secret Word
Guess hidden words using AI-powered contextual clues. Each guess provides a proximity score and color hint to guide you closer to the secret word. Enjoy unlimited puzzles and exclusive category challenges.
- AI-powered word sorting
- Unlimited puzzles
- Exclusive categories mode
- Proximity score hints
- Color-coded hints
- Hint system
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Secret Word is a fresh take on the beloved Contexto puzzle games, where you guess hidden words by typing your guesses! Each guess reveals a proximity score and a color hint, guiding you closer to the secret answer. Words are sorted according to their similarity to the secret word: closer guesses have higher scores. For example, words like "fruit" and "banana" are close to "grape", but "city" and "house" are far away. - AI-Powered Word Sorting: Words have been analyzed across thousands of texts to calculate precise contextual similarity. - Unlimited Puzzles: Endless fun with no daily limits. - Exclusive Categories Mode: Challenge yourself within specific categories! - Stuck? Use Hints: Helpful hints available to keep the game moving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Betweenle at 4.7 against Secret Word's 1.9. Betweenle also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 11) and review sentiment (58% vs 40%). Secret Word's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Betweenle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Betweenle has 1.8K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Betweenle's written reviews are positive against 40% of Secret Word's.
Betweenle ships an update every 7 months, Secret Word every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Betweenle | Secret Word |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) — better | 1.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Gorny | Luis Gualandi |
Customer experience
Betweenle
Secret Word
Bugs and requests
Betweenle
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keyboard input can be slow to react
- No landscape mode option, only portrait
Requested features
3 requests- Add a quit/give up option for stuck levels
- Implement a way to quickly share scores without revealing hints
- Offer a one-time purchase to remove ads
Secret Word
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Betweenle
No in-app purchases
Secret Word
No in-app purchases
