Comparison

Noodles! vs Knotwords

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

Head to head
About

Noodles!

Engage in a relaxing yet strategic puzzle game where you tap to spin and connect noodle pieces. Progress through increasingly complex levels, aiming to achieve perfect scores and discover new strategies.

Highlights
  • Thousands of puzzles
  • Tap to spin and connect
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Share progress on social media
  • Track game progress
Features
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Over 1.5 million downloads!! "Noodles is a game you need to have in your life." - Gamezebo Chosen as an App Store Free App of the Week, and a Starbucks Pick of the Week. Looking for a relaxing, strategic and addictive puzzle? Find your Zen and become one with Noodles! Tap to spin and connect all the noodle pieces – once you solve a puzzle, figure out the strategy and beat your own score to get FIVE DIAMONDS! Sound easy? It might be in the first few levels, but as you progress try connecting a giant hexagon Noodle ... puzzles get more complex as more sides are added. What are you going to do then? *** Find out why Noodles! has 4.5 stars in every country!*** And now, some words from some happy Noodlers: “Damn this game for being awesome and super addictive” – User Review by Miayadu “Pretty graphics, Zen-like sounds, you will get hooked and you won't mind!” – User Review by WalnutCake Key Features: • Thousands of addicting puzzles, all available immediately. No unlocks, annoying tricks or bags of diamonds to buy • Facebook and Twitter enabled to share your Noodles success • Game progress status tells you how far you have to go • Increasing difficulty makes you feel smarter when you are done Noodles comes to you from the bumbling genius of Lummox Labs Happy Noodle-ing!

About

Knotwords

A daily word puzzle game that challenges you to arrange letters into valid words across and down. Its minimal design and intuitive progression make it an engaging and accessible brain teaser.

Highlights
  • Minimalist and elegant design
  • Logic-based word puzzles
  • Daily challenges
  • Intuitive progression system
  • Valid word arrangement
Features
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Knotwords is a minimal and elegant logic puzzle — with words. The rules are simple: arrange the letters in each section so every word is valid, across and down. Each puzzle may seem difficult at first — but like all my favorite newspaper puzzles, it gets easier as you progress. Each step guides you naturally towards the solution. This is the kind of game I've been trying to make my whole career — I'm amazed Jack and I discovered this design. We hope you like it. -- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Noodles!4 screens
Knotwords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Knotwords at Free against Noodles!'s $1.99. Knotwords also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (8.2K vs 514). Noodles!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (92% vs 73%). On rating, ads and device support 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

Knotwords is free to download; Noodles! costs $1.99 up front. Knotwords sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Noodles! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Noodles! against 4.8 for Knotwords. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knotwords has 8.2K ratings behind it against 514, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Noodles!'s written reviews are positive against 73% of Knotwords's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noodles! ships an update every 2 months, Knotwords every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Noodles! versus Knotwords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoodles!Knotwords
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (514 ratings) — better4.8 (8.2K ratings)
Positive reviews92.4% of reviews — better73.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5148.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB507 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLummox Labs IncZach Gage

Customer experience

Noodles!

All ratings514 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews578 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.2%

Knotwords

All ratings8,097 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews293 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.7%

User reviews

Noodles!

From 514 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and fun gameplay
  • 🚀 Endless levels to play
  • 🎨 Pleasing visual design
  • 💰 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Great time-filler game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional loss of progress
  • 🔍 Lack of an undo button
  • 🔆 Bright background can be tiring
  • 🔢 Repetitive puzzles at higher levels

Knotwords

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 🚀 Simple but engaging
  • 👍 Unique concept
  • 👍 Addictive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Buggy cursor/input issues
  • 🐛 Slow performance
  • 🐛 Questionable word choices
  • 🔋 Battery drain

Bugs and requests

Noodles!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Graphical issues causing distorted tiles
  • Slower response to touch input

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Progress tracking and leaderboards
  • Ability to reset individual puzzle sets

Knotwords

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzles with missing/incorrect squares
  • Incorrect words being accepted
  • Puzzles not properly credited as completed
  • Hints not matching the correct answers

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to turn off haptic feedback
  • Improved cursor/input behavior
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Difficulty settings
  • Ability to see definitions of completed words
Show 4 more
  • Restart button for puzzles
  • Customizable themes
  • Daily leaderboards
  • Ability to disable hints once used

In-app purchases

None

Noodles!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Knotwords

Subscriptions1
  • Knotwords Pro subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Game$11.99

Questions

Is Noodles! free?
Noodles! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knotwords free?
Knotwords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Noodles! or Knotwords?
Noodles! is rated higher. Noodles! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 514 ratings, while Knotwords averages 4.8 from 8.2K ratings.
Do Noodles! or Knotwords have ads?
Neither Noodles! nor Knotwords shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noodles! or Knotwords?
Noodles! ships an update every 2 months, and Knotwords every 10 days. Most recently, Noodles! was updated on October 26, 2026 and Knotwords on October 29, 2026.

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