Red Herring vs Sequence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Herring
This word puzzle game challenges you to group words into categories while identifying misleading "Red Herring" words. Enjoy a fun, challenging, and easy-to-learn experience with no time limits and three difficulty levels suitable for all ages.
- Group words into categories
- Identify misleading "Red Herring" words
- No time limit
- Three difficulty levels
- Daily puzzle
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Red Herring is the word connections game. How to play: 1. Make the connections and group words into categories. 2. Look out for the Red Herrings, pesky words whose sole purpose is to mislead you. 3. Have fun making the connections! Red Herring is a FUN, CHALLENGING, and EASY TO LEARN word connections puzzle game. Each puzzle has only one correct solution and there's no time limit. Three difficulty levels make it suitable for the whole family. Don't say we didn't warn you if you can't stop playing. Give Red Herring a try today! From the creators of 7 Little Words and Moxie. ----- Red Herring contains 25 puzzles and a daily puzzle that you can play for free. Additional puzzles are available for purchase inside the app.
Sequence
A puzzle-strategy game where players guess sequences based on placement hints. It offers single-player levels with increasing difficulty and local multiplayer for two players to challenge each other. Earn credits to unlock new color palettes and themes.
- Sequence guessing gameplay
- Levels with increasing difficulty
- Local 2-player multiplayer
- Unlockable color palettes and themes
- Hint system for misplaced elements
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This is a puzzle-strategy game where you need to guess a sequence based on hints telling the player if the elements of the sequence is misplaced or not. There are several levels making the game more challenging with more positions and colors increasing the possibilities. Have fun playing with friends using the local multiplayer (2 players) and challenge your friends with tricky sequences and see who's the best in the game. As you play, you'll get credits that you can spend getting new color palettes or themes, unlock them all!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sequence at none against Red Herring's 10. Sequence also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, 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. Red Herring sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sequence asks for nothing beyond the download.
Red Herring ships an update every 3 months, Sequence monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Herring | Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. | Juan Pablo Ramirez Guerra |
Customer experience
Red Herring
Sequence
Bugs and requests
Red Herring
Reported bugs
3 issues- Formatting issues after updates
- Inability to access previous daily puzzles
- Ads that cannot be dismissed
Requested features
5 requests- More free daily puzzles
- Less American-focused content
- Dark mode option
- Ability to replay past puzzles
- Hints system improvements
Sequence
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Red Herring
- Curiosity - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Brilliant! - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Allegro - 50 Puzzles$1.99
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- Spelunking - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Renaissance - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- IQ - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Serendipity - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Unlimited Hints$2.99
- Older Daily Puzzles 2014 Jul - Dec$3.99
- Quantum Leap - 175 Puzzles$4.99
Sequence
No in-app purchases









