Betweenle vs Parseword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Betweenle
A word guessing game where players deduce a hidden word by entering guesses and receiving feedback on its alphabetical position. Utilize clues like dots to narrow down the possibilities within a limited number of attempts.
- Guess the secret word
- 14 guess limit
- Alphabetical dictionary
- Before/after word placement feedback
- Orange dot proximity indicator
- Daily and unlimited modes
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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.
Parseword
Engage in a daily wordplay challenge inspired by cryptic crosswords. Uncover hidden phrases by decoding clues and solving intricate word puzzles. Master the art of cryptic crosswords with this engaging game.
- Daily cryptic clue
- Decode hidden words
- Solve wordplay puzzles
- Master cryptic crosswords
- Unique word deduction
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Parseword is a daily game of wordplay inspired by cryptic crosswords. In Parseword, you solve a single cryptic clue each day, uncovering a hidden phrase through careful deduction. DECODE Find a secret word buried in every clue. SOLVE Crack puzzles with wordplay. IMPROVE Master the beautiful game of cryptic crosswords.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Parseword at none against Betweenle's shown. Parseword also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (64% vs 56%). Betweenle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). 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
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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Betweenle has 1.6K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Betweenle's written reviews are positive against 64% of Parseword's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Betweenle ships an update every 3 days, Parseword every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Betweenle | Parseword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.7% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Gorny | Christopher Dary |
Customer experience
Betweenle
Parseword
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
Parseword
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Betweenle
No in-app purchases
Parseword
No in-app purchases
