Comparison

PicWords™ vs PixWords® Scenes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Find words related to pictures
  • Rearrange scrambled letters
  • Over 700 levels
  • Multiple language support
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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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!

About

PixWords® Scenes

Solve crosswords by finding words hidden within detailed pictures. Play in your native or a foreign language to expand your vocabulary. Enjoy beautiful graphics and flexible play modes.

Highlights
  • Find words in pictures
  • Crossword puzzles
  • Vocabulary enrichment
  • Multiple language support
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Landscape and portrait modes
Features
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PixWords Scenes is a new amazing game from the PixWords® family. Find all words from a crossword in a picture/scene. You can choose your native language or any foreign one to enrich your vocabulary by playing the game. Main features - Ability to switch between many different languages and return to the languages you played before without losing your progress - Beautiful graphics and visual effects - Support for landscape and portrait mode - play any way you like The first game of the PixWords™ family - Crosswords with Pictures became a worldwide hit (over 15 million users on various platforms). The game was localized to 50 languages and held the #1 spot in the TOP Overall in more than 15 countries.

Screenshots

PicWords™1 screens
PixWords® Scenes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PixWords® Scenes at monthly against PicWords™'s every 5 months. PixWords® Scenes also leads on ratings volume (3.1K vs 124) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). PicWords™'s advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 76%). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PicWords™ sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and PixWords® Scenes sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PicWords™ against 4.8 for PixWords® Scenes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PixWords® Scenes has 3.1K ratings behind it against 124, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of PicWords™'s written reviews are positive against 76% of PixWords® Scenes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicWords™ ships an update every 5 months, PixWords® Scenes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PicWords™ versus PixWords® Scenes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicWords™PixWords® Scenes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (124 ratings)4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better76.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1243.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominik HaslingerDekovir, Inc.

Customer experience

PicWords™

All ratings123 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative3.9%

PixWords® Scenes

All ratings3,107 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative14.9%

User reviews

PicWords™

From 124 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Brain-stimulating and challenging gameplay
  • 😊 Highly addictive and engaging
  • 🎮 Fun for all ages
  • 📚 Helps improve vocabulary and observation skills
  • ⚖️ Good difficulty balance - not too easy or hard

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes and won't boot up
  • 📢 Excessive and annoying ads
  • ❌ Spelling errors in game content
  • ⚠️ Ad-related freezing and glitches
  • 🚫 Missing language support (e.g., Lithuanian)

PixWords® Scenes

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and challenging game
  • 💡 Helpful for learning new languages
  • 🧠 Exercises the mind
  • 🎨 Lovely visuals and artwork

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Long wait times between plays
  • 🤔 Questionable scoring and tournament issues

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

PixWords® Scenes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progress resets to level 1 after updates
  • Purchased coins not being awarded correctly
  • Scoring and tournament issues
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add zoom functionality for better visibility
  • Provide word definitions when tapping on words
  • Introduce a shuffle feature for the letters
  • Improve the 'show on picture' hint mechanism

In-app purchases

8 purchases

PicWords™

One-time8
  • 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
10 purchases

PixWords® Scenes

One-time10
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 200 Coins$1.99
  • 550 Coins$2.99
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  • 300 Coins$2.99
  • 550 Coins$4.99
  • Premium Coins Payout 30 Days$4.99
  • 1200 Coins$5.99
  • 1200 Coins$9.99
  • 2500 Coins$11.99
  • 2500 Coins$19.99

Questions

Is PicWords™ free?
PicWords™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixWords® Scenes free?
PixWords® Scenes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PicWords™ or PixWords® Scenes?
PixWords® Scenes is rated higher. PicWords™ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while PixWords® Scenes averages 4.8 from 3.1K ratings.
Do PicWords™ or PixWords® Scenes have ads?
Both PicWords™ and PixWords® Scenes show ads.
Which is updated more often, PicWords™ or PixWords® Scenes?
PicWords™ ships an update every 5 months, and PixWords® Scenes monthly. Most recently, PicWords™ was updated on October 23, 2026 and PixWords® Scenes on October 29, 2026.

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