Comparison

Phantom Words vs Oh, Snack!

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

Head to head
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.

About

Oh, Snack!

Aim, fling, and hop into various food and objects to escape a chaotic kitchen. Each possessed item has unique physics, encouraging strategic combos and high scores. Reach checkpoints to save progress and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Drag to aim and hop
  • Possess unique food and objects
  • Chain hops for combos
  • Reach checkpoints for progress
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
  • Accessibility features
Features
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Oh, Snack! What's your high score? Aim, fling, and hop into other food and objects to climb your way to the window. Every body moves differently, so when one jump won’t work, steal a better body. Build combos, reach toasts, dodge kitchen hazards, and escape before the kitchen gets you. Features: • Drag to aim, release to hop! • Possess food and objects with unique physics. Each body feels different. • Chain hops for combos and a higher climb score. • Reach checkpoints to save your session progress. • Game Center: Leaderboard and achievements. • Accessibility and comfort features.

Screenshots

Phantom Words4 screens
Oh, Snack!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Oh, Snack! at Free against Phantom Words's $2.99. Oh, Snack! also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). Phantom Words's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

Oh, Snack! is free to download; Phantom Words costs $2.99 up front. Phantom Words sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Oh, Snack! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phantom Words holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 45 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Phantom Words's written reviews are positive against 100% of Oh, Snack!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phantom Words ships an update every 5 days, Oh, Snack! daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Phantom Words versus Oh, Snack!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhantom WordsOh, Snack!
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better4.5 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2045 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFleon LabsTepes Ovidiu

Customer experience

Phantom Words

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%

Oh, Snack!

All ratings45 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Phantom Words

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

Oh, Snack!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Phantom Words free?
Phantom Words costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Oh, Snack! free?
Oh, Snack! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phantom Words or Oh, Snack!?
Phantom Words is rated higher. Phantom Words averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Oh, Snack! averages 4.5 from 45 ratings.
Do Phantom Words or Oh, Snack! have ads?
Oh, Snack! shows ads; Phantom Words does not.
Which is updated more often, Phantom Words or Oh, Snack!?
Phantom Words ships an update every 5 days, and Oh, Snack! daily. Most recently, Phantom Words was updated on October 15, 2026 and Oh, Snack! on October 13, 2026.

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