Quad Words

Quad Words is made by Aryan Chaurasia, an independent developer, and has been on the App Store since April 2022. It takes the Wordle rules and multiplies them by four, the way Quordle does: there are four hidden five-letter words, and each word you type is entered on all four boards at the same time.

The tiles colour separately on each board, green for a right letter in the right place, yellow for a right letter in the wrong place and grey for a letter that is not there. With nine guesses for four words, the early guesses are best spent gathering letters, and the later ones on finishing each board in turn. A fresh puzzle comes every day, and a practice mode lets you play as many extra games as you like.

Newer versions surround the main game with more: a Daily Mix of small word, sudoku, word search, crossword and spelling bee puzzles, puzzles you can make and send to friends, a multiplayer mode, home and lock screen widgets for your streak and Siri shortcuts. It plays offline and needs no account.

The free version shows ads; Premium removes them and adds a few extras. It suits Wordle players who want a longer daily puzzle on their phone without opening a browser.