Pictoword
Pictoword is a word puzzle game from Kooapps. It was released on March 1, 2013 for iOS and May 31, 2013 for Android .
Game flow
In Pictoword, the player “reads” two pictures to form a word. The puzzles can be a combination of the images (an image of an ear and a ring forming an earring ), a homonym (an image of a knight and a mare forming a nightmare ), or the sound of the images (an image of a taxi and a dough forming a tuxedo ) .
Themed packages
Pictoword is available with 14 themed packages that can be unlocked with coins earned in the game.
| category | difficulty | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Classic (standard) | Easy | 1st of March 2013 |
| Movies | Easy | June 20, 2013 |
| Tv shows | Easy | June 20, 2013 |
| Brands | Extreme | 18th July 2013 |
| Games | Easy | 18th July 2013 |
| Characters | Heavy | August 13, 2013 |
| Celebrities | Heavy | 11th. November.2013 |
| Countries & cities | Heavy | 11th. November.2013 |
| Historical figures | Easy | 11th. November.2013 |
| Attractions | Heavy | 11th. November.2013 |
| Food | Heavy | April 12, 2015 |
| Animals | Heavy | November 24, 2015 |
| vacation | Easy | December 10, 2015 |
| US politics | medium | April 7, 2016 |
reception
Pictoword received an 84% rating from Appstime . They say: "With different categories and levels of difficulty, Pictoword is a perfect puzzle game for all ages because it only uses two images." Apps Thunder praised the concept and the user-friendly interface and gave Pictoworld a rating of 4.1 out of a total of 5 points. Get Android Stuff was less enthusiastic about the rating. They say the game is quite slow and boring, but they positively rated the game as easy to play and suitable for all ages.
Awards
Pictoword won the Shining Star Award in the Educational or Knowledge Reference App category and the Superstar Award in the Learning App for Kids category at the 2016 Mobile Star Awards. It also won the 2016 Academic's Choice Smart Media Award . The game was nominated for “Best Educational Game” at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards 2018 . It was also listed as one of the Therapeutic Apps for iPhone and iPad by Flinders University , Australia .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Made in the Philippines: 5 world-class mobile games developed by Pinoys. Accessed February 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Pictoword: Fun Guess Word Quiz for Android: Review. Retrieved February 26, 2019 .
- ↑ PICTOWORD: FUN GUESS WORD QUIZ - REVIEW. October 19, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Khaled Shariar: Top 10 Free Puzzle Games for Android. In: GetANDROIDstuff. October 9, 2018, Retrieved February 26, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ App awards & mobile innovator awards since 2002: Mobile Star Awards. In: MobileVillage®. Retrieved February 26, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Pictoword. Retrieved February 26, 2019 .
- ↑ 2018 Winners. In: TIGA. Retrieved February 26, 2019 (UK English).
- ↑ Therapeutic apps for iPhone and iPad. Accessed February 26, 2019 .