PicWords™ vs Hidden Letters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicWords™
This picture-based word game challenges you to find three words associated with a given image. Rearrange scrambled letters to form the correct words and solve over 700 levels. Enjoy an addictive experience with multiple language support.
- Find words related to pictures
- Rearrange scrambled letters
- Over 700 levels
- Multiple language support
- Addictive gameplay
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If you like word games, you will love PicWords™ - it's a fun word game in which your goal is to find words that fit to the shown picture. Every picture has three words associated to it. You get all the letters of the words in random order and have to rearrange them to the correct solution. 700+ levels and more are coming! Can you solve them all? Localized for English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Turkish, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Polish, Greek and Dansk! PicWords™ is a very addictive word game that will catch you for hours! Try it out, you will love it!
Hidden Letters
Solve word puzzles using photos as clues to reveal famous quotes and sayings. Unscramble words to uncover letters and unlock wisdom. This addictive brainteaser offers a unique and rewarding gameplay experience.
- Photo clues for word puzzles
- Reveal famous quotes and sayings
- Multi-language support
- Challenging and rewarding gameplay
- Zoomable photos
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Use photos to reveal some of the best famous quotes and sayings! Each puzzle contains a famous quote, proverb or a wise saying. In order to reveal it, you start by solving scrambled words using photos as clues. The more words you solve, the more letters will be revealed in the quote! You can tap the picture to zoom in for a closer look. Some answers are straightforward, some are quite tricky. Enjoy this addictive new brainteaser! In this game: • Find the most inspiring quotes and proverbs. • Play in English, French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese. • Experience the unique, challenging, and very rewarding gameplay. If you like word games, this one-of-a-kind puzzle is for you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hidden Letters at none against PicWords™'s shown. Hidden Letters also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). PicWords™'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 37 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. PicWords™ sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Hidden Letters sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PicWords™ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 123 and 178 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 92% and 92% positive.
PicWords™ ships an update every 5 months, Hidden Letters every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicWords™ | Hidden Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (123 ratings) — better | 4.5 (178 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | 91.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 123 | 178 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dominik Haslinger | Second Gear Games |
Customer experience
PicWords™
Hidden Letters
Bugs and requests
PicWords™
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes on startup and won't boot
- Freezes when ads are displayed
- Unable to close or interact with ads properly
- Show letter feature places letters in wrong positions
- Game-breaking errors on specific levels
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- Uninstall/reinstall doesn't resolve crashes
- eBay ads cause app crashes
Requested features
3 requests- More levels - players have completed all existing levels
- Additional language support
- Improved app stability and performance
Hidden Letters
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PicWords™
- More Coins (S)$0.99
- Skip Level$0.99
- More Coins (M)$1.99
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- Premium$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- More Coins (L)$4.99
- More Coins (XL)$9.99
- More coins (XXL)$19.99
Hidden Letters
- 150 coins$0.99
- 1000 coins$4.99
- 2500 coins$9.99
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- 5500 coins$19.99
Questions
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