Splurt vs Buried Treasure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Splurt
A fast-paced word game where you must find words that fit both a given question and a specific rule. It offers multiple game modes, from relaxed pace to timed challenges and team play, ensuring endless replayability with unique combinations.
- Hundreds of unique question/rule combinations
- Classic, Speed, Survival, Team, and Daily Challenge modes
- Tracks progress and statistics
- Multiple answer possibilities
- Variety of rule types
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About Splurt Splurt is a fast-paced word game that challenges your vocabulary and quick thinking. Each round presents you with a question and a rule - your goal is to think of a word that matches both. It's simple to learn but endlessly challenging, perfect for word game enthusiasts and casual players alike. How to Play The game splits your screen into two cards. The left card shows a question like "A gadget that beeps" while the right card shows a rule like "Contains 'an'". Think of a word that satisfies both conditions - in this case, "SCANNER" works because it's a gadget that beeps and contains the letters "an". Tap Correct when you have an answer, Wrong if you can't match both conditions, or Skip if you're stuck. -------------------- Game Modes • Classic Mode: Play at your own pace with no time pressure. Perfect for learning the game or relaxing gameplay. • Speed Mode: 60-second rounds test how many correct answers you can find under time pressure. Track your best scores and improve your performance. • Survival Mode: Every mistake costs you a life. How long can you keep your streak going? • Team Mode: Compete with up to 4 players. Take turns finding answers and see who can score the most points. • Daily Challenge: A new challenge every day keeps the game fresh and gives you a reason to come back. -------------------- Key Features Hundreds of unique question and rule combinations ensure no two games are the same. The game tracks your progress and statistics across all modes. Multiple answer possibilities mean creative thinking is rewarded. There's rarely just one correct answer, so use your vocabulary and lateral thinking to find solutions others might miss. -------------------- Rules You'll Encounter Contains specific letters, doesn't contain certain letters, begins with a letter, ends with a letter, one-syllable words, plural words, and more. The variety keeps you thinking in new ways. -------------------- Perfect For Word game fans looking for a new challenge, families wanting a fun group activity, anyone who enjoys vocabulary games, players who like quick mental exercises, and competitive players who want to track their performance. -------------------- Why Splurt Unlike traditional word games that rely on spelling or definitions, Splurt tests your ability to think laterally and combine multiple constraints. It's mentally stimulating without being stressful, social without requiring an internet connection, and replayable with endless combinations of questions and rules. Download Splurt today and discover how quickly you can think when the pressure is on.
Buried Treasure
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Dig a little deeper. There is treasure below. Buried Treasure is an offline digging game with an endless mine, hidden gems and relics to piece together. Tap an exposed block, choose your route and see what lies beneath. MAKE EVERY STRIKE COUNT Sand falls when you dig beneath it. Water drains into open spaces and turns soil into tougher mud. Find a way around bedrock, uncover chambers and plan your next move. EXPLORE TWO WORLDS Start on Sunlit Island, dig through ancient ruins and unlock Frozen Hollows. Break connected ice seams and discover a different collection of buried relics. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Each treasure reveals a relic fragment. Find the missing pieces to complete compasses, fossils, idols and crowns, from common finds to rare discoveries. PICK YOUR TOOLS Choose reinforced and golden pickaxes, dynamite, drills, water buckets, wooden supports and a bedrock breaker. Special tools have limited supplies, so save them for the right moment. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE Your pickaxe refills over time. Resume each world where you left it and beat your own depth record. No account or internet connection is needed to dig. Gems found while mining can buy refills and supplies. Optional gem packs and rewarded ads are also available online. The game includes ads and in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Splurt at none against Buried Treasure's 3. Splurt also leads on ads (none vs shown). Buried Treasure's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, 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. Buried Treasure sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Splurt asks for nothing beyond the download.
Splurt ships an update every 7 months, Buried Treasure every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Splurt | Buried Treasure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HARSH GADHECHA | Richard Biddulph |
In-app purchases
Splurt
No in-app purchases
Buried Treasure
- 10 gems$1.99
- 25 gems$2.99
- 75 gems$5.99









