Overwords vs Prof Ortak's Hangman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Overwords
A minimalist word-puzzle game where you stack words to expand the board. Overlapping letters fuse into new words, requiring careful planning for a calm, distraction-free experience. Enjoy pure gameplay with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Minimalist design
- Distraction-free gameplay
- Word stacking mechanics
- Board expansion
- Relaxing audio
- 30 levels
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Overwords is a calm, minimalist word‑puzzle about stacking words. Pick a word, place it on the board, and let overlapping letters fuse into new words—plan carefully, expand the board. • Minimalist, distraction‑free design • 30 levels with free updates ahead • Relaxing audio landscape • No ads, no in‑app purchases—pure, gameplay‑first focus • Support a passionate solo developer Thanks for playing!
Prof Ortak's Hangman
Guess letters to reveal a hidden word before you run out of tries. Customize game difficulty and word length, with a large, curated word list. Enjoy offline play with full privacy.
- Classic word guessing gameplay
- Customizable difficulty and word length
- Large, curated word list (5,300+ words)
- Offline play, no WiFi needed
- Score tracking and win/loss stats
- Human and AI reviewed word list for safety
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The classic word guessing game, right on your phone. Guess letters one at a time to reveal the hidden word — but be careful. Six wrong guesses and it's game over. Choose from easier or trickier words across lengths from 2 to 9 letters. Start with a quick round, then customize your next game with your preferred difficulty and word length. New words are added regularly to keep the challenge fresh. Features include score tracking, win/loss stats, and a growing word list with hundreds of words across multiple difficulty levels. Simple. Clean. Fun. How good is your vocabulary? Thanks Professor Ortak for the assignment that inspired this. As your son says: "Dad, you're a genius!" Yes, he can play it too, if his dad says it is okay. ;) Updated Monday March 30th, 2026: Every word in this Hangman game has been individually reviewed by a human in collaboration with an AI to create a safe, welcoming experience for all players. The expanded word list now includes over 5,300 carefully chosen words from two to nine letters, some easier and some trickier. Feedback and user experience welcome. Please let me know your experience with this app through email at Joyce@Success4ttitude.com Removed dependency on WiFi. Now all words are built into the app. Once it is downloaded, the app has access to all words even in airplane mode, underground, or anywhere with no access to WiFi or cellular data. No access to WiFi needed unless you want to look up the meaning of a word you hadn’t known about. Or go “old school” and bring a dictionary with you for those moments of learning. :) Every word individually chosen with care. Your experience matters. You matter. Joyce P.S. Free because everyone should have access. No ads ever. No data transmitted except this app to your device. Your data never transmitted anywhere. None of my business. Full privacy as it should be.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Prof Ortak's Hangman at Free against Overwords's $2.99. Prof Ortak's Hangman also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Overwords's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#57 vs unranked). On 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
Prof Ortak's Hangman is free to download; Overwords costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Prof Ortak's Hangman holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Overwords has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Overwords's written reviews are positive against 100% of Prof Ortak's Hangman's.
Overwords ships an update daily, Prof Ortak's Hangman every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overwords | Prof Ortak's Hangman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #57 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maciej Targoni | Joyce Sherman |
Customer experience
Overwords
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In-app purchases
Overwords
No in-app purchases
Prof Ortak's Hangman
No in-app purchases
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