Comparison

Silver Screen Words vs Word Tack

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

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About

Silver Screen Words

Features
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Silver Screen Words is a relaxing word search puzzle for fans of classic movies, old Hollywood, and Golden Age cinema. Spot stars like Marilyn Monroe and Cary Grant, find iconic films like Casablanca and Rear Window, and learn a fun fact after every level. Perfect for cozy evenings, quiet mornings, or relaxing brain exercise - no ads inside puzzles, no timers, no stress. A LOVE LETTER TO CLASSIC CINEMA Travel from 1930 to 1960 across six acts: Leading Ladies, Leading Men, Best Picture Winners, Hitchcock Classics, Musicals & Romance, and The Great Studios. Every level is hand-curated around a star, a film, or a studio that shaped movie history. WHAT MAKES IT COZY • No time pressure - play at your own pace • No lives, no fails - mistakes don't punish you • Vintage marquee design with art-deco typography • Soft projector clicks and a gentle piano chord when a level ends • Did You Know cards - a little trivia gift after every puzzle 30 HANDMADE LEVELS Act I - Leading Ladies: Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn Act II - Leading Men: Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, James Stewart, Gregory Peck Act III - Best Picture Winners: Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, Ben-Hur, On the Waterfront, From Here to Eternity Act IV - Hitchcock Classics: Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, The Birds Act V - Musicals & Romance: Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, An American in Paris, Roman Holiday Act VI - The Studios: MGM, Warner Bros, Paramount, RKO, Universal HOW TO PLAY Drag your finger across the grid in any of eight directions to find the hidden words. Stuck? Tap Spotlight for a gentle hint. Finish the list and take a bow at Curtain Call - then read your Did You Know card and step into the next feature. DESIGNED FOR COMFORT • Large, readable letters • Easy-on-the-eyes sepia and cream palette • Works fully offline - play on a plane, at the cabin, anywhere • Progress saves automatically • No accounts, no logins, no interruptions If you love Turner Classic Movies, vintage Hollywood, old-time radio, cozy word searches, or trivia games, Silver Screen Words was made for you. Dim the lights, cue the projector, and enjoy the show.

About

Word Tack

A relaxing word puzzle game where you sort 40 words into 8 themed groups. Swap tiles to match words, and enjoy a papercraft aesthetic with no timers or lives. Earn in-game currency to customize your experience.

Highlights
  • Word sorting puzzles
  • Papercraft aesthetic
  • No timers or lives
  • Daily puzzles
  • Customization options
  • Offline play
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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Sort 40 words into 8 groups. Swap tiles until every row of five shares something, and watch each finished row get taped down to the desk. Word Tack is a word puzzle made of paper: typewritten labels, washi tape and tiles that look cut out by hand. There are no timers and no lives. Try as many moves as you like. HOW IT PLAYS • Each board has 40 words in 8 rows, and every group of five words shares something. • Drag a tile onto another to swap them, or tap one tile and then the other. • Get all five right and the row is taped down, with its group written above. Solve rows back to back for a streak bonus. • Solve a board without help for three stars. 140 LEVELS AND A DAILY PUZZLE • 140 hand-made levels, each marked easy, medium or hard. • A new daily puzzle every day, with a streak to keep and an emoji grid to share. HELP WHEN YOU'RE STUCK • An Inkling links two words from the same group. A Clue names three groups. • Pick up a tile first to aim either one at that word. • Hold a tile to look its word up in the dictionary. • Up to three unsolved levels are open at once, and each keeps your board, so one hard level never holds you up. • Still stuck? Spend stamps to have a row solved for you. MAKE IT YOURS • Earn stamps as you play and spend them in the shop: tape colours, tile papers, row seals, desks, confetti and sound packs. • Eight sound packs, from rustling paper to a music box. Every row you solve plays a note higher than the last. • No in-app purchases. Everything in the shop is earned by playing. PLAYS WITH VOICEOVER • Double-tap two cards to swap them, or move a card up or down a row from the Actions rotor. • Hear each row as you solve it, and two-finger double-tap to hear the words that are left. ANY SCREEN, ANY WAY UP • Play on iPhone or iPad, upright or on its side. • Made for iPhone Duo: play folded on the outer screen, or open it up for a bigger board. NO ADS, NO ACCOUNTS • No ads, no tracking and no sign-in. Word Tack works fully offline.

Screenshots

Silver Screen Words4 screens
Word Tack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Word Tack at none against Silver Screen Words's shown. Silver Screen Words's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Silver Screen Words ships an update every 2 days, Word Tack every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Silver Screen Words versus Word Tack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilver Screen WordsWord Tack
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamet BuyukkomurcuHeath Behrens

In-app purchases

None

Silver Screen Words

No in-app purchases

None

Word Tack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silver Screen Words free?
Silver Screen Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Word Tack free?
Word Tack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Silver Screen Words or Word Tack have ads?
Silver Screen Words shows ads; Word Tack does not.
Which is updated more often, Silver Screen Words or Word Tack?
Silver Screen Words ships an update every 2 days, and Word Tack every 5 days. Most recently, Silver Screen Words was updated on October 7, 2026 and Word Tack on October 29, 2026.

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