Comparison

Synonym Stack vs Dot Puz

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Synonym Stack

This word game boosts your vocabulary by challenging you to find correct synonyms. Enjoy a clean, distraction-free experience designed for all ages to improve language skills at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary building
  • Synonym matching
  • No timers or distractions
  • Play at your own pace
  • Intuitive interface
  • Ad-free upgrade available
Features
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The right word is a superpower. Synonym Stack trains it, one beautiful climb at a time. Read a real sentence, feel the meaning, then pick the true synonym from four tempting tiles. Simple to start, honestly hard to master, and every word you learn becomes another brick in your tower. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY • Today's Stack: one handcrafted daily puzzle. Five rungs, one chance, come back tomorrow • The Climb: a stage by stage journey through hand painted worlds, from the forest floor to the summit • Classic: no timer, no pressure, just you and the longest run you can build • Blitz: 60 seconds on the clock, stack as many words as you can • Sudden Death: one life, no net, how far can you go A WORD BANK BUILT WITH CARE Thousands of words and growing, every one reviewed by a human eye: real example sentences that show the word in the wild, choices that are fair but never easy, and a difficulty ladder that rises gently from everyday words to summit vocabulary. This is a game that respects words, and respects you enough to teach them properly. YOUR PROGRESS, EVERYWHERE • A word journal that remembers every word you have truly mastered • Daily streaks, XP levels and a library of unlockable word packs • Game Center leaderboards for your best Classic run and longest daily streak • iCloud sync carries your journal, level and streak across iPhone and iPad SYNONYM STACK PLUS Go Plus and the whole mountain opens: no ads anywhere, free revives in every mode, the full daily archive to replay any puzzle you missed, and every Plus word pack unlocked. Weekly, monthly and annual plans, with a 7 day free trial on monthly and annual. Subscriptions auto renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store settings. Privacy Policy: https://synonymstack.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://synonymstack.com/terms Whether you are sharpening your English, prepping for exams, or simply love words, five minutes a day here compounds. Start stacking today. The mountain is waiting.

About

Dot Puz

This app allows users to import and solve crossword puzzles in the .puz format. It does not provide puzzles directly but includes a link to help users find them. Designed for puzzle enthusiasts who enjoy external crossword sources.

Highlights
  • Import .puz crossword files
  • Solve crosswords
  • Link to find puzzles
  • Simple interface
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Dot Puz is a simple app for solving crosswords from sources that publish their puzzles in .puz format The app does not include any puzzles! You'll need to find your own, but a link is included within the app to help you get started

Screenshots

Synonym Stack4 screens
Dot Puz1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Puz at none against Synonym Stack's 1. Dot Puz also leads on ads (none vs shown). Synonym Stack's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Synonym Stack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dot Puz asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Synonym Stack ships an update every 3 weeks, Dot Puz every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Synonym Stack versus Dot Puz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynonym StackDot Puz
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOMENTUMLABAI PTY LTDEric Bomgardner

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Synonym Stack

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Dot Puz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Synonym Stack free?
Synonym Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dot Puz free?
Dot Puz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Synonym Stack or Dot Puz have ads?
Synonym Stack shows ads; Dot Puz does not.
Which is updated more often, Synonym Stack or Dot Puz?
Synonym Stack ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dot Puz every 2 months. Most recently, Synonym Stack was updated on November 5, 2026 and Dot Puz on October 31, 2026.

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