“Like so many other games it starts with no ads... then they ask you to rate the game after 4 levels. Then there's a short ad after every couple of levels. Then it's a short ad after every level. I can handle the short ads... now I'm up to…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 794 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.8 ★269,808 ratings
5M+Downloads
4+Age rating
374 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Word City: Connections Game combines the creativity of crossword puzzles, word connects, word searches, and word puzzles to inspire a passion for brain challenges. If you enjoy connections word games and sudoku, this fun word game is a must-try, challenging you to find all hidden words within the crossword. Embark on word trips across amazing cities, training your brain and indulging in free word collect games through this engaging anagram word connect and addictive offline word search experience.
Word calming games are fun, but this word collect game elevates this enjoyment to a new level. Beyond word collect games, if you're in search of a challenging and entertaining fun free game, look no further than this excellently crafted word connections game, boasting hundreds of unique levels and city themes on your word trips.…
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Independent evidence report
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Which version this describes
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App Store
This analysis describes version 4.2.40 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 4.2.40, updated 2026-05-03.
Google Play
This analysis describes version 4.2.40 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 4.2.40, updated 2026-07-28.
What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
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Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
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In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
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Positive evidence 1
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Developer says data deletion can be requested
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What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
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Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 33 distinct reviewers (11.8% of 280 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
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“I solve these beginners levels too easily for there to be ads every 2 I finish. Would prefer if it is was more like every 4 completed.”
“Keeps using non-English words (ciao which is French) and proper names (Inca), so beware. And as always, excessive ads.”
Assessment & version history
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Store listing updated to version 4.2.40.
What this app sells
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