Red Herring vs Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Herring
Connect words into categories in this fun and challenging puzzle game. Watch out for misleading words designed to throw you off. With multiple difficulty levels and no time limit, it's suitable for all ages.
- Group words into categories
- Identify misleading 'Red Herring' words
- Challenging and thought-provoking gameplay
- 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.
Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game
This game presents an infinite series of challenging puzzles that test your pattern recognition and problem-solving abilities. It's designed to be deceptively simple yet incredibly difficult, pushing your skills to their limits.
- Infinite challenging puzzles
- Tests pattern recognition
- Deceptively simple gameplay
- High difficulty
- Skill-based challenges
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The simplest and yet the most impossible game ever! Infinite challenging puzzles! Put your skills to the test because this game will challenge you like never before! Can you solve the most patterns!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game at none against Red Herring's 10. Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). Red Herring's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (48K vs 54). 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
Both are free to download. Red Herring sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Red Herring against 4.7 for Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Herring has 48K ratings behind it against 54, 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 63% of Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game's.
Red Herring ships an update every 3 months, Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Herring | Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48K ratings) — better | 4.7 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.7% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | 54 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. | GammaLateral LLC |
Customer experience
Red Herring
Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game
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
Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game
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
Impossible Pattern Puzzle Game
No in-app purchases
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