Comparison

Void Flux vs Phantom Words

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

Head to head
About

Void Flux

Solve electrostatics puzzles by manipulating charged crystals to cancel out energy loops. Experience a unique neon aesthetic inspired by 80s toys, accompanied by a synthwave soundtrack. The game offers a philosophical narrative and supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Electrostatics puzzle gameplay
  • Neon crystal toy aesthetic
  • 80s synthwave soundtrack
  • Philosophical narrative
  • Multi-language support
  • Color-blind-friendly palettes
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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Rad! You made it, and just in the nick of time. There’s, like, bright stuff everywhere. The Void has been disturbed, flux loops have appeared all around, and the dark matter is being drowned. I’ve trapped the charges you need in our remaining dark crystals; use them to cancel these fluxes. It’s up to you to bring back the Void! VoidFlux is an electrostatics puzzle dressed up as a neon crystal toy from the 80s. Loops of light strung across a crystal hexagon of dark matter, each carrying a number, its flux, that the dark matter needs gone, and charged crystal gems below: teal for positive, pink for negative, one burning core per quantum of charge. Use each crystal, bring each loop to zero flux, and bring back the Void. Between rounds there is Wittgenstein’s Tractatus retold in 80s arcade slang, shipping in nine languages, English, Polish, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Danish, and Latin, because an 80s Tractatus without a Latin edition would be rude. Three color-blind-friendly palettes. Game Center keeps a leaderboard and 25 achievements with their own neon artwork, and progress follows you between iPhone and iPad over iCloud. No ads. No in-app purchases. Just You, the Void, and a radical synthwave soundtrack.

About

Phantom Words

Unscramble letters by sliding rows and columns to form words. Discover hidden letters as you play, with increasing complexity and new mechanics introduced. Offers multiple game modes for varied challenges.

Highlights
  • Sliding row and column puzzles
  • Hidden letter discovery
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Multiple game modes (Classic, Endless, Daily, Lightning)
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
Currently charting
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We made Phantom Words for anyone who loves that small, satisfying moment when a jumble of letters suddenly turns into a word. Each board begins scrambled, with most of the letters hidden behind ghost tiles. Slide rows and columns like a 2D Rubik’s Cube, then look for words running across or down the board. Whenever you make one using a tile for the first time, another letter appears. Once every tile is used, the puzzle is complete. Longer words are worth more, while tiles lose value each time you use them. Yellow means a tile is nearly spent; red means you’ve leaned on it too often. Later boards introduce gaps that split rows and columns, multi-letter tiles that keep their letters together, wildcards that can stand in for any letter, and locked tiles that stay fixed until you use them in a word. And if a solution feels messy, you can always come back and find a more elegant one. There are four ways to play: • Classic has 99 handmade levels with increasing difficulty and evolving mechanics. • Endless starts small and procedurally grows while you play. • Daily Challenge gives everyone a new board each day, plus a streak to keep going. • Lightning Mode is the same word hunting, but against the clock. Classic, Endless, and Daily Challenge aren’t timed, so there’s no rush. You get a full score breakdown after each level and can replay it whenever you want. Your progress and settings sync across your devices with iCloud. There are also Game Center leaderboards if you care about high scores. We hope you enjoy discovering the words we’ve hidden for you.

Screenshots

Void Flux4 screens
Phantom Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Void Flux at none against Phantom Words's 3. Void Flux also leads on device support (5 vs 2). Phantom Words's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (22 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Void Flux costs $2.99 and Phantom Words $2.99 up front. Phantom Words sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Void Flux asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phantom Words holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Void Flux's written reviews are positive against 93% of Phantom Words's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Void Flux versus Phantom Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoid FluxPhantom Words
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.8 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better93.3% of reviews
Number of ratings622 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#91#39 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB131 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperDamian SowinskiFleon Labs

Customer experience

Void Flux

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Phantom Words

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Void Flux

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Phantom Words

One-time3
  • Kind Supporter$2.49
  • Generous Supporter$4.99
  • Huge Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is Void Flux free?
Void Flux costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phantom Words free?
Phantom Words costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Void Flux or Phantom Words?
Phantom Words is rated higher. Void Flux averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Phantom Words averages 4.8 from 22 ratings.
Do Void Flux or Phantom Words have ads?
Neither Void Flux nor Phantom Words shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Void Flux or Phantom Words?
Void Flux ships an update every 5 days, and Phantom Words every 5 days. Most recently, Void Flux was updated on October 31, 2026 and Phantom Words on October 31, 2026.
Which is more popular, Void Flux or Phantom Words?
Void Flux currently peaks at #91 in the App Store charts, and Phantom Words at #39. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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