Red Herring vs blue (game)
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.
blue (game)
Engage your mind with a unique puzzle experience. Solve 50 challenging levels, each with its own distinct logic, to turn the entire screen blue. Hints are available if you get stuck.
- 50 unique puzzle levels
- Each level has its own logic
- Hint system available
- Ad-free hints with in-app purchase
- Award-winning game design
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The sequel to my 'yellow', 'red' and 'black' games is here! Can you make the screen blue in 50 levels? Each level has its own logic. Do you need help? Use the light bulb button that will appear after a while in the top right of each level to get a hint. There are multiple hints for each level. With the in-app purchase you will not get ads before the hints. "Mobile Game of the Year" winner at the Belgian Game Awards 2020. Enjoy! @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Red Herring at 48K against blue (game)'s 443. blue (game)'s advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 and blue (game) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Red Herring against 4.8 for blue (game). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Herring has 48K ratings behind it against 443, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Red Herring's written reviews are positive against 93% of blue (game)'s.
Red Herring ships an update every 3 months, blue (game) every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Herring | blue (game) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48K ratings) | 4.8 (443 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.8% of reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | 443 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
Red Herring
blue (game)
User reviews
Red Herring
From 48K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤔 Challenging and thought-provoking
- 🧠 Exercises the mind
- ⏰ Good time-passer
- 🎮 Fun and addictive game
- 🎓 Educational and expands vocabulary
Room to improve
- 🇺🇸 Too American-centric
- 💰 Expensive paid content
- 🚫 Limited free content
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 🔍 Obscure references and categories
blue (game)
From 443 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging puzzles
- 🎨 Unique color-based mechanics
- 🎶 Enjoyable background music
- 💤 Relaxing and calming gameplay
- 🔓 No ads between levels
Room to improve
- 🐛 Invisible/hard-to-see elements on certain levels
- 🤔 Hints not always helpful
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay in later levels
- 🔍 Difficulty spikes in some levels
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
blue (game)
Reported bugs
2 issues- Level 12 graphics issue on some devices
- Level 47 appears to be broken
Requested features
3 requests- Add a level reset button
- Provide more distinct color variations
- Expand the game with more color themes
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
blue (game)
- premium unlock$2.49
