Hang Five vs XTRACTO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hang Five
Engage in a daily word guessing game where you decipher five themed words. Use strategic letter guesses and manage your lives carefully to solve the puzzles before time runs out. Track your progress and share your achievements with friends.
- Daily themed word challenges
- Hangman-style letter guessing
- Strategic life management
- Progress and win streak tracking
- Social sharing and competition
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Five words. One theme. Five hearts. A new puzzle every day at midnight — all five words on screen at once, connected by a theme you have to work out for yourself. Pick a letter and it reveals across all five words simultaneously. Work out the theme and you start guessing with intent instead of luck. Every wrong letter costs a heart. Vowels cost one too, even correct ones, for as long as any consonant is still hidden — so you're always choosing between certainty and cost. Solve all five before your hearts run out. The theme is confirmed at the end, along with your time. No clock ticking at you while you play. Then share your result and see how everyone else did. One puzzle a day. A few minutes, then you're done. Free.
XTRACTO
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Beat the 2-minute timer and discover a new Master Word every day! Easy to learn, hard to put down. Got a spare 2-minutes?, XTRACTO is the perfect daily word game. How to Play • Form words using the available letters. • Words must be at least 3 letters +. • Each letter tile can only be used once per word. • Score as many points as possible before time runs out. Compete on the Average, Daily, Weekly & All Time High Leaderboards, improve your personal bests, and see how you stack up against other players. Made in New Zealand
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: XTRACTO at none against Hang Five's shown. XTRACTO also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hang Five ships an update every 9 months, XTRACTO every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hang Five | XTRACTO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (169 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hang Five Ltd | Guy Rencher |
In-app purchases
Hang Five
No in-app purchases
XTRACTO
No in-app purchases
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