Four Letters vs Sticky Terms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Four Letters
Engage in a fast-paced word puzzle by connecting four letters to form words before time runs out. Improve your vocabulary with an in-game dictionary and challenge friends on global leaderboards. Unlock achievements and explore thousands of letter combinations.
- Connect four letters to form words
- Beat the countdown clock
- Learn new words with in-game dictionary
- Compete on leaderboards
- Earn achievements
- Supports English and Spanish
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Four Letters is an easy to play word challenge game that has you simply swiping or tapping to connect four letters to make familiar and more challenging words as you progress. You will need to beat the countdown clock to keep going and better your highest scores. The Dictionary screen makes it easy to learn new words and improve your language skills. Compete with your friends to be at the top of the leaderboards and be the Four Letters champion! If you are looking for that personal challenge, there are lots of different achievements to work through to track your progress. Features: - Switch between English and Spanish to choose to make words from both languages. - Multiple answers to questions. Get creative! - Thousands of possible letter combinations. - Leaderboards so you can compete and compare scores. - A Dictionary where you can view all the words you've made. - Lots of different achievements for you to earn. We love to hear from our players! On Twitter? Drop us a line @pikpokgames and join the conversation with #FourLetters Four Letters is free to play but does show in-game advertising. There is a one-time in-app purchase available to disable third-party ads. You can disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. Apple is not a sponsor and does not endorse Lootsie rewards. PikPok Terms of Service: http://pikpok.com/terms-of-use/
Sticky Terms
Explore a collection of 250 unique words from various languages that lack direct translations. Challenge your mind by deciphering the meanings of these untranslatable terms through engaging puzzles.
- 250 untranslatable words
- Language puzzles
- Meaning deciphering
- Unique vocabulary
- Brain teaser game
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»Farpotshket« is Yiddish for »trying to fix something, thereby ruining it«. Puzzle through this and 249 other words that have no equivalent in other languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky Terms at none against Four Letters's 1. Sticky Terms also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Four Letters's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. Four Letters sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sticky Terms asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sticky Terms holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 785 and 2.7K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 88% and 88% positive.
Four Letters ships an update monthly, Sticky Terms every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Four Letters | Sticky Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (785 ratings) | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better | 87.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 785 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PikPok | Philipp Stollenmayer |
Customer experience
Four Letters
Sticky Terms
User reviews
Four Letters
From 785 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and challenging
- 👍 Great brain exercise
- 🤓 Helps improve vocabulary
- ⏱️ Good time killer
- 🕹️ Addictive and fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game crashes or freezes
- 🕰️ Timer speeds up too fast
- 🔍 Difficulty finding new words
- 💰 Too many ads
Sticky Terms
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and challenging puzzles
- 🤓 Educational - learning new words
- 🎨 Unique and creative visual design
- 💰 No in-app purchases, just ads
- 🕹️ Satisfying gameplay mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
- 🕰️ Levels can be completed too quickly
- 🌐 Limited language/word diversity
- 🔇 No option to disable sound effects
Bugs and requests
Four Letters
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game doesn't load or opens to a blank screen
- New words not showing up at the top
- Inconsistent word recognition
Requested features
3 requests- Option to adjust difficulty level
- Leaderboard to compare scores
- New game modes (e.g. no timer, wrong word elimination)
Sticky Terms
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect word definitions or translations
- Unresponsive controls in certain levels
- Graphical glitches on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and words
- Include word pronunciation audio
- Implement a hint system or tutorial
- Expand to more languages and cultures
In-app purchases
Four Letters
- Disable Third Party Ads$2.99
Sticky Terms
No in-app purchases
