Comparison

Red Herring vs Orijinz Daily

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Group words into categories
  • Identify misleading "Red Herring" words
  • No time limit
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Daily puzzle
Features
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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.

About

Orijinz Daily

A daily word and phrase origin puzzle game that's easy to learn and fun for everyone. Get free clues to help you guess the daily answer. Share your results with friends!

Highlights
  • Daily word and phrase origin puzzles
  • Free to play
  • Daily new puzzle
  • Free clues available
  • Share results with friends
Features
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Orijinz Daily is the new free version of our fun and fascinating word and phrase origins game. Yes Orijinz Daily is absolutely free. It is sort of like an Orijinz version of Wordle, with one new word or phrase origin puzzle released every day. It is a blast to play and a snap to learn, just read the origin and try to guess the matching word or phrase. And, don’t worry, no need to be a word nerd or history buff to play and have fun. And you can get free clues to help you get the answer, use the "Definition" button if available or the "Reveal a Letter" button as often as you like to help you solve the daily puzzle. Orijinz has gotten kudos from the New York Times and People magazine and rave reviews from customers! Try it and share your results with friends! If you want more than one free puzzle a day or want to play a group game of Orijinz with your friends try the full Orijinz App. There are over 1,300 new cards available for purchase, and you get 15 cards for free to try free.

Screenshots

Red Herring3 screens
Orijinz Daily4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orijinz Daily at none against Red Herring's 10. Orijinz Daily also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Red Herring's advantage is ratings volume (48K vs 76). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Red Herring sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Orijinz Daily asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Red Herring against 4.9 for Orijinz Daily. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Herring has 48K ratings behind it against 76, 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 100% of Orijinz Daily's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Red Herring versus Orijinz Daily: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRed HerringOrijinz Daily
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (48K ratings)4.9 (76 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48K — better76
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB23 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBlue Ox Family Games, Inc.Entspire, LLC

Customer experience

Red Herring

All ratings47,841 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews326 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral12.6%
Negative11.7%

Orijinz Daily

All ratings76 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Orijinz Daily

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Red Herring

One-time10
  • Curiosity - 50 Puzzles$1.99
  • Brilliant! - 50 Puzzles$1.99
  • Allegro - 50 Puzzles$1.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
None

Orijinz Daily

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Red Herring free?
Red Herring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orijinz Daily free?
Orijinz Daily is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Red Herring or Orijinz Daily?
Orijinz Daily is rated higher. Red Herring averages 4.7 out of 5 from 48K ratings, while Orijinz Daily averages 4.9 from 76 ratings.
Do Red Herring or Orijinz Daily have ads?
Red Herring shows ads; Orijinz Daily does not.

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