Word Search by Sam vs CommandData
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Search by Sam
A relaxing word search game where you find hidden words to collect tiles. Use collected tiles to paint beautiful pictures. Enjoy a ad-free experience with daily hints and a special butterfly bonus.
- Relaxing word search gameplay
- No ads
- Collect tiles to paint pictures
- Daily free hints
- Butterfly bonus for finding words
- Category-based word finding
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A relaxing Word Search game with NO ADS! Join Sam the Spelling Bee in a fun and casual word game. Help Sam find words in a letter box by dragging your finger through them. Collected tiles are used to paint beautiful pictures! How to play: Each level has a category and a box of letters. Your goal is to find all the hidden words matching the category in the letter box. There are no wrong answers so feel free to try out if you're unsure. Only correct words will be accepted. All letters in the grid will be used. If you have letters remaining, there's still a word hidden in there! There's also a butterfly you can try to catch! If you find the word the butterfly is currently on, you gain extra tiles. Collected tiles are used to paint beautiful pictures! Sam the Spelling Bee is quite the painter! Feel free to use hints, you'll get free ones every day. Hints will show you the beginning of the word. The next hint will show the second letter. The butterfly will always fly to the hinted letter, making it easier to catch it! All games by Sam are handcrafted for a high quality experience with no ads! Share the joy!
CommandData
Track life totals and game statistics for Magic: The Gathering Commander matches. This app helps manage multiple players' game data, ensuring smooth gameplay.
- Life counter
- Game statistics tracking
- Multiplayer support
- iOS compatible
- Free to use
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CommandData is a Magic: The Gathering Commander life counter and game statistics tracker for iOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CommandData at none against Word Search by Sam's 1. Word Search by Sam's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (132 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. Word Search by Sam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CommandData asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Word Search by Sam against 5.0 for CommandData. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Search by Sam has 132 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Word Search by Sam ships an update every 2 days, CommandData every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Search by Sam | CommandData |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (132 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 132 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ad Artis | Noah Arterburn |
In-app purchases
Word Search by Sam
- Extra Hints$0.99
CommandData
No in-app purchases
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