Red Herring vs PairMind
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.
PairMind
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PairMind is a minimalist memory card game where every flip counts. Match pairs of cards to earn AP (Action Points). Miss a match and lose one. When your AP hits zero, the run ends — so stay sharp. As you clear levels, the grid grows and the challenge intensifies. Earn special cards on successful matches to turn the tide: • Reveal One — peek at a hidden card • Scan — reveal all cards of the same category • Reveal Pair — auto-match one pair and gain AP • AP Surge — instantly boost your AP by 3 No timers. No lives. Just memory, strategy, and one more run.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PairMind at every 4 days against Red Herring's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and PairMind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Red Herring ships an update every 3 months, PairMind every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Herring | PairMind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. | Ben Dahan |
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
PairMind
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
PairMind
- No more adds !$2.99









