Phantom Words vs Unlike
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Sliding row and column puzzles
- Hidden letter discovery
- Progressive difficulty
- Multiple game modes (Classic, Endless, Daily, Lightning)
- iCloud sync across devices
- Game Center leaderboards
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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.
Unlike
A logic puzzle game where you fill cells based on numerical clues about neighboring cell styles. Learn through interactive lessons and explore hundreds of levels with daily challenges. Save progress locally or sync with iCloud.
- Fill cells based on neighbor clues
- Interactive learning lessons
- 200+ difficulty-progression levels
- Daily puzzles and free play
- Undo, redo, and hint system
- Customizable themes and accessibility options
- Offline play and iCloud sync
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Fill every cell. Follow the clues. Find the solution. Unlike is a logic puzzle played with solid and outlined cells. Each number counts its neighbors with the opposite style. Only shared edges count: above, below, left and right. Gold-dot cells are already fixed; every other cell needs a style. LEARN BY PLAYING Four short lessons teach the rule through interactive examples. Open the playing guide during a puzzle, or use a hint to find a clue, understand the deduction and optionally place a cell. KEEP EXPLORING - A 200-level difficulty progression, with more puzzles beyond it. - Daily puzzles and free play at five difficulties. - Undo, redo and Check, plus optional live clue feedback. - Themes, larger tiles, high contrast and reduced motion options. - Choose your preferred language in the app. PROGRESS THAT STAYS WITH YOU Your unfinished puzzle saves on this device, including undo history. Completed levels and stars sync with iCloud when available. No Unlike account or registration is needed. Puzzles can be played offline. Ads may appear after campaign levels from level 4, and after Daily and Free Play puzzles. An optional one-time purchase removes ads in every mode. Additional themes are available individually or through Every Theme, which includes future paid themes. Existing Every Theme owners receive newly added paid themes without another purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Unlike at Free against Phantom Words's $2.99. Phantom Words's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (93% vs 75%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Unlike is free to download; Phantom Words costs $2.99 up front. Phantom Words sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Unlike sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Phantom Words against 4.9 for Unlike. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 33 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Phantom Words's written reviews are positive against 75% of Unlike's.
Phantom Words ships an update every 5 days, Unlike every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phantom Words | Unlike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (22 ratings) | 4.9 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #45 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Fleon Labs | Vinicios Cunha |
Customer experience
Phantom Words
Unlike
In-app purchases
Phantom Words
- Kind Supporter$2.49
- Generous Supporter$4.99
- Huge Supporter$9.99
Unlike
- Deep Forest Theme$0.99
- Neon Arcade Theme$0.99
- Blueprint Theme$0.99
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- Ember Theme$0.99
- Chalkboard Theme$0.99
- Bubblegum Theme$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Every Theme$3.99








