speed vs Cartoonacy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
speed
Race against the clock to match words and achieve high scores in this fast-paced mobile word game. Double-click word parts to spell multiple words and earn time bonuses. An educational and fun experience for learners and casual gamers.
- Fast-paced word matching
- Race against the clock
- Score-based time increases
- Double-click for multiple words
- Educational for learners
- Online score saving (PRO)
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Super fun! Super fast! Super smart! speed-spell© is the hottest, funnest new mobile word game on the planet! Quickly match words as you race against the clock in a battle for the highest scores! Try your best to get a 30 second time increase every 50 points! Double-Click word parts to spell multiple words with the same parts! Buy speed-spell© PRO to save scores online and choose between 5 different bonus themes! Using patented onset and rime-based technology, speed-spell is fast, fun; and educational for everyone from ESL and first-time English learners; to casual gamers on transit. speed-spell©: fun. fast. smart.
Cartoonacy
This game challenges players to decipher humorous cartoons that represent common words or phrases. Gather friends and family to solve visual puns and enjoy guaranteed laughter. Hints and letter reveals are available to assist players.
- Humorous cartoons
- Challenging puzzles
- Verbal hints
- Remove unused letters
- Reveal first letter
- Game Center Leaderboard
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The creators of Chain of Thought have teamed up with world renowned cartoonist Mike Clelland to bring you "Cartoonacy - the Game of Visual Puns." Each cartoon humorously depicts a common word or phrase. Gather your friends and family and see if you can solve all the puzzles. We guarantee you'll laugh yourselves silly trying! FEATURES: *Humorous cartoons *Challenging puzzles *Game Center Leaderboard *Need a little help? Then... *Get a verbal hint *Remove unused letters *Reveal the first letter of the answer Best wishes, Jay & Julia Bacal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cartoonacy at 3.9 against speed's 2.0. Cartoonacy also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 50%) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). speed's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 15 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. speed sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Cartoonacy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cartoonacy holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cartoonacy has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of speed's written reviews are positive against 68% of Cartoonacy's.
speed ships an update every 2 weeks, Cartoonacy every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | speed | Cartoonacy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tom Juranka | Jay Bacal |
Customer experience
speed
Cartoonacy
In-app purchases
speed
- remove adsFree
- Bamboo Theme$0.99
- Future Theme$0.99
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- Kids Theme$0.99
- Night Theme$0.99
- Techno Theme$0.99
Cartoonacy
- Puzzle Pack 2$0.99
- Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
- Puzzle Pack 4$0.99
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- Purchase 1000 Hint Coins$0.99
- Unlock All Puzzle Packs$1.99
