Red Herring vs Word Drift
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.
Word Drift
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Word Drift is a fast-paced word game where letters fall onto an 8×5 grid - and every second counts. Swipe across adjacent letters to form words, clear the board, and rack up massive scores before the grid fills up. No turns. No waiting. Just skill, speed, and strategy. Why you’ll love it - Classic letter-based scoring with deep strategy - Falling-block pressure that keeps your heart racing - Smooth swipe-to-connect word building - Endless survival gameplay - Clean, focused design - no distractions How It Works - Letters continuously fall onto the grid - Swipe across adjacent letters (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) - Form words between 3-8 letters - Clear words to free space - If the grid fills up - game over
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Verdict
Red Herring and Word Drift are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 Word Drift sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Red Herring | Word Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. | Amine Kacem |
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
Word Drift
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
Word Drift
- Pro Word Drifter$3.991 Month
- Pro Package Yearly$39.991 Year
- 250 Coins$0.99
- 600 Coins$1.99
- 1200 Coins$2.99
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- 2000 Coins$4.99









