Red Herring vs Quartered
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.
Quartered
A daily word puzzle game where you find five words by rearranging 20 tiles. Tiles change color to indicate their correct placement, guiding you to solve the puzzle before the next day's game arrives.
- Daily word puzzles
- Tile color guidance system
- Statistics tracking
- Score sharing
- High contrast mode
- Multiple color schemes
- Character animations
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Find 5 words scrambled across 20 tiles by swapping 2 tiles at a time. Tiles change colors after each move: • Grey - This tile is in the wrong column, row location unknown • Orange - This tile is in the correct column but incorrect row • Green - This tile is in the correct row and column The daily Quartered game drops at midnight in your timezone. Download and play today's game before it goes away. Features: • Statistics: including win percentage, streaks, and average number of moves • Share your score with friends • High Contrast mode • Choose from light, dark, and multiple color schemes • Fun character animations when you win a game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quartered at none against Red Herring's 10. Quartered also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Red Herring's advantage is ratings volume (48K vs 45) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price 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. Quartered asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quartered holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Herring has 48K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Red Herring's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quartered's.
Red Herring ships an update every 3 months, Quartered every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Herring | Quartered |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48K ratings) | 5.0 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. | Daniel Hansen |
Customer experience
Red Herring
Quartered
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
Quartered
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
Quartered
No in-app purchases
