PicWords™ vs 1 Glimpse 1 Word
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!
1 Glimpse 1 Word
Test your visual memory with this addictive game. Look at a picture for a brief moment and then answer a question about it. With hundreds of puzzles, it's a fun way to challenge your concentration and recall.
- Visual memory training
- Picture-based puzzles
- Guess the word challenges
- Multiple languages supported
- Puzzle skipping option
- Hundreds of puzzles
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Look at the picture for a split second and try to answer the question. Develop your visual memory with this addictive game! Some puzzles are easy, some will require concentration. This game: • contains 260 puzzles • available in English, French and Russian • allows you to skip the puzzles you cannot solve Can you guess all words? Play this game with your friends and family and have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 1 Glimpse 1 Word at none against PicWords™'s shown. 1 Glimpse 1 Word also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). PicWords™'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 1 Glimpse 1 Word 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 — 124 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of PicWords™'s written reviews are positive against 84% of 1 Glimpse 1 Word's.
PicWords™ ships an update every 5 months, 1 Glimpse 1 Word every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicWords™ | 1 Glimpse 1 Word |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (124 ratings) — better | 4.5 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 84.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 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 | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dominik Haslinger | Maribou Inc. |
Customer experience
PicWords™
1 Glimpse 1 Word
User reviews
PicWords™
From 124 App Store ratingsWhat 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)
1 Glimpse 1 Word
From 49 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging
- 🧠 Challenges memory and observation
- 🕰️ Quick gameplay
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Images shown too briefly
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 🕰️ Long wait times between attempts
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 Glimpse 1 Word
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing or crashing on some devices
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to replay images
- More time to view images
- Additional game modes or difficulty levels
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
1 Glimpse 1 Word
- 300 coins$0.99
- 1500 coins$2.99
- 5000 coins$4.99
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- 50000 coins$9.99
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