PinPoints vs Word Path Trace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PinPoints
Test your vocabulary and deduction skills in this word puzzle game. Guess the mystery word using only five clever clues. Enjoy daily fresh puzzles and track your solving streaks.
- Guess mystery words with 5 clues
- Over 500 fun levels
- Daily fresh puzzles
- Hint system available
- Track solving streaks
- Share victories with friends
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PinPoints - Word Guessing Game Challenge your word skills with PinPoints, the addictive word puzzle game based on the famous daily word challenge! Can you guess the mystery word using just 5 clues? How to Play: Decode the secret word using 5 clever clues that pinpoint the answer. Each clue brings you closer to solving the puzzle. Think you can crack today's word challenge? The ultimate word guessing and associations game! Game Features: +500 Fun Levels Daily fresh puzzles with 5 clues per word Hint system when you're stuck Track your solving streaks Share your victories with friends Clean, intuitive design for quick play Perfect for: Word game enthusiasts Daily puzzle solvers Brain training sessions Quick mental breaks Vocabulary building Test your deduction skills and see if you can pinpoint the answer! Each puzzle offers a satisfying challenge that will keep you coming back for more. Download PinPoints now and start your word-guessing adventure. How many words can you solve?
Word Path Trace
This word puzzle game challenges you to trace hidden words on a grid, using every letter tile exactly once. It combines word-finding with logic, requiring strategic thinking to complete each level. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no timers and the ability to undo moves.
- Trace hidden words
- Use every tile exactly once
- Logic-based puzzle solving
- Hundreds of handcrafted levels
- Multiple difficulty levels
- No timers or pressure
- Undo and retry moves
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Trace every tile. Leave nothing behind. A word puzzle where finding the words is only half the challenge. Word Path Search is a word puzzle that's part word-search, part logic game. Every level hands you a grid of letter tiles — your job is to drag across neighboring letters to trace hidden words of growing length: a 3-letter word, a 4, a 5, a 6, and beyond. But there's a twist that makes this game different from any word-search you've played: - Every tile must be used — exactly once. Words can't overlap, and no letter can be left stranded. A grid isn't solved until it's completely, perfectly filled. - Finding a word isn't enough. That obvious 4-letter word might be a trap, fencing off a tile you needed elsewhere. Real solving means thinking ahead, not just spotting letters. - Stuck? Just tap to undo. Painted yourself into a corner? Tap any word to release its tiles and try a different path. Experiment freely — there's always a way out. Features - Multiple difficulty levels, from quick warmups to brain-bending grids - Hundreds of handcrafted levels — and every board is consistent, so you can revisit any level exactly as it was - Clean, minimalist design that keeps the focus on the puzzle - No timers, no pressure — solve at your own pace - Pick up right where you left off, anytime Whether you've got five minutes in line or an hour to unwind, this game gives your brain the satisfying click of a puzzle that fits together just right. Inspired by word puzzle games, word search, wend, word path Download Word Path and start tracing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PinPoints at none against Word Path Trace's shown. Word Path Trace's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, 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. PinPoints sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Word Path Trace sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for PinPoints against 4.7 for Word Path Trace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 156 respectively.
PinPoints ships an update every 6 weeks, Word Path Trace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PinPoints | Word Path Trace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (41 ratings) | 4.7 (156 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 156 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yonatan Goldshtein | Innerblooming LLC |
Customer experience
PinPoints
Word Path Trace
In-app purchases
PinPoints
- No ads$3.99
Word Path Trace
- Solution pack$1.99
- Hint pack$1.99
- Remove ads forever$9.99






