Comparison

Glow Arcade vs Wend

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

Head to head
About

Glow Arcade

This app offers a vibrant collection of mini-games including arcade action, puzzles, and classics. Enjoy offline gameplay with no sign-in required. Earn in-game currency to unlock new content and challenges.

Highlights
  • Arcade action, puzzles, and classics
  • Offline gameplay
  • No account required
  • Earn in-game currency
  • Unlockable content
  • Daily bonuses and missions
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Glow Arcade brings arcade action, puzzle solving, racing, and timeless classics together in one colorful mini game collection. Jump straight into a game—core gameplay works offline, with no account or sign-in required. FIND YOUR NEXT FAVORITE • Race through traffic in Glow Racer. • Sort colors in Water Sort. • Clear lines and blocks in Glow Block Puzzle. • Match pairs in Glow Mahjong. • Sweep the board in Minesweeper. • Slide tiles into place in Glow Slide. • Aim carefully in Torpedo Strike. • Test your reactions in Croc Smash and Glow Pong. • Challenge a friend on the same device—or the computer—in Tic-Tac-Toe. PLAY, EARN, AND PROGRESS Earn Gold through gameplay and use it to unlock tougher modes, new difficulty levels, extra puzzle packs, and a new vehicle. Every game offers its own rules, goals, and style, so you can switch from relaxed puzzle solving to fast arcade action whenever you want. COME BACK EACH DAY Claim your Daily Bonus, complete a Daily Mission, and earn additional rewards as you play. Visit the Vault to view your Gold and available bonuses. YOUR ARCADE, YOUR WAY Whether you enjoy racing games, block puzzles, tile matching, classic games, or reaction-based arcade play, Glow Arcade keeps them together in one convenient collection.

About

Wend

Trace paths through letter grids to spell hidden words and clear the board. This daily brain teaser offers fresh challenges every day, with hundreds of levels and support for over 40 languages. Enjoy a relaxing experience with light and dark themes, and compete globally.

Highlights
  • Daily fresh puzzles
  • Hundreds of hand-crafted levels
  • 40+ languages supported
  • Global leaderboards
  • Achievements and badges
  • Offline play
Features
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Wend is the daily word path puzzle that turns a simple grid of letters into a brain-teasing adventure. Trace a path from letter to letter, spell the hidden words, and clear every board. Easy to learn, hard to put down. Fresh puzzles land every day, so there's always a new challenge waiting - perfect for a quick mental warm-up or a relaxing wind-down. HOW TO PLAY - Swipe across connected letters to trace a path - Spell a hidden word to lock it in - Clear all the words to complete the level - Climb the levels and keep your daily streak alive FEATURES - Daily puzzles: a fresh brain workout every single day - Hundreds of hand-crafted levels, from easy to expert - 40+ languages supported - Global leaderboards: compete for the top weekly rank - Achievements and badges to unlock as you improve - Calming design with light and dark themes - Play offline, anytime, anywhere - 100% free LOVE LINKEDIN-STYLE DAILY BRAIN GAMES? If you enjoy quick daily logic puzzles like Tango, Queens, Zip and Patches, Wend will feel right at home on your screen. Add it to your daily routine alongside your favorite word and number games and keep every part of your brain sharp. Download Wend now and find the words hiding in today's puzzle!

Screenshots

Glow Arcade4 screens
Wend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glow Arcade at 100% against Wend's 33%. Glow Arcade also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Wend's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (92 vs 14). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Glow Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wend asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glow Arcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wend has 92 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Glow Arcade's written reviews are positive against 33% of Wend's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glow Arcade ships an update every 5 weeks, Wend every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Glow Arcade versus Wend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlow ArcadeWend
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better4.8 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1492 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB88 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStanislav ChystiakovOlaasoft MMC

Customer experience

Glow Arcade

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wend

All ratings90 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Glow Arcade

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Wend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glow Arcade free?
Glow Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wend free?
Wend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Glow Arcade or Wend?
Glow Arcade is rated higher. Glow Arcade averages 5.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Wend averages 4.8 from 92 ratings.
Do Glow Arcade or Wend have ads?
Both Glow Arcade and Wend show ads.
Which is updated more often, Glow Arcade or Wend?
Glow Arcade ships an update every 5 weeks, and Wend every 6 weeks. Most recently, Glow Arcade was updated on October 28, 2026 and Wend on October 31, 2026.

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