Comparison

PicWords™ vs 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge

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

1 Pic 3 Words Challenge

Guess three words that are common to a single image. This game offers endless puzzles from easy to challenging, with new levels added regularly. Enjoy pure, instant fun with simple, addictive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Guess 3 common words from an image
  • Countless puzzles
  • New puzzles added continuously
  • No registration required
  • Simple and addictive gameplay
  • Play in two languages
Features
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THE #1 WORDS GAME! 1 picture that has 3 words in common — what are them? Find out why everyone loves this game and JOIN THE FUN NOW! #NEW PUZZLES FOR ENDLESS FUN!# Can you guess the words and unlock the levels? Countless puzzles from easy to tricky are waiting for you! New puzzles are added continuously for endless word fun! #PURE, INSTANT FUN# No registration, no complicated rules. Just start playing and have fun! #SIMPLE AND HIGHLY ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY# Which words are we looking for? Look at the picture; find out 3 words that describes it. Win! #ONE OF THE MOST ADDICTIVE BRAINTEASERS IN THE WORLD!# People worldwide play 1 Pic 3 Words in two languages. Join them!

Screenshots

PicWords™1 screens
1 Pic 3 Words Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge at every 9 days against PicWords™'s every 5 months. 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 92%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). PicWords™'s advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 5). 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 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

1 Pic 3 Words Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicWords™ has 124 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of PicWords™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicWords™ ships an update every 5 months, 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PicWords™ versus 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicWords™1 Pic 3 Words Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (124 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings124 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days — 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 MB159 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDominik HaslingerHoby Labs SRL

Customer experience

PicWords™

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

1 Pic 3 Words Challenge

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

1 Pic 3 Words Challenge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
14 purchases

1 Pic 3 Words Challenge

One-time14
  • 350 Coins$0.99
  • Unlock Timed Gift$0.99
  • 500 Coins + No Ads 3 Months$1.99
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  • No Ads 1 month$1.99
  • 1000 Coins$2.99
  • No Ads 3 months$3.99
  • 2000 Coins$4.99
  • No Ads 6 months$5.99
  • Pack 1$5.99
  • No Ads 1 year$9.99
  • Pack 2$14.99
  • 10000 Coins$17.99
  • 25000 Coins$36.99
  • Pack 3$39.99

Questions

Is PicWords™ free?
PicWords™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge free?
1 Pic 3 Words Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PicWords™ or 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge?
1 Pic 3 Words Challenge is rated higher. PicWords™ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do PicWords™ or 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge have ads?
Both PicWords™ and 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge show ads.
Which is updated more often, PicWords™ or 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge?
PicWords™ ships an update every 5 months, and 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge every 9 days. Most recently, PicWords™ was updated on October 23, 2026 and 1 Pic 3 Words Challenge on October 21, 2026.

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