# Semantle: Daily Word Game

> Can you guess the hidden word?

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1616130804](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1616130804)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1616130804`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MPL Ventures, LLC
- **Category:** Word
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (1,146 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.19
- **Last updated:** 2022-09-20
- **First published:** 2022-03-29
- **Size:** 21 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/semantle-daily-word-game/id1616130804)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://semantle.com/privacy](https://semantle.com/privacy)

## Description

Semantle is a definition-based word search game where your guesses are scored by semantic similarity to the daily target word, with warmer guesses turning green as the score increases.

The Semantle-Space is built from Google's word2vec data, placing words within a semantic landscape to determine closeness. Developed by Red Avocado and MPL Enterprises as Semantle's official mobile app, it invites friends and family to compete on daily puzzles.

## Rankings

- #51,565 — Overall
- #46 — word count

## Review summary

Users praise Semantle for its addictive, semantically driven word-guessing concept and enjoyable team play. However, many reviews cite recurring stability problems: the app frequently loads slowly or freezes, and guesses/input may fail or crash. Hint quality on the app is often poor compared with the web version, and there are notable inconsistencies in word lists, hints, and daily words across devices and players. Overall, the core game mechanics are strong and engaging, but the app needs substantial improvements in stability and parity with the web experience to satisfy most users.

### Pros

- Addictive and engaging gameplay.
- Semantic-based word guessing is unique and rewarding.
- Fun to play with friends in team mode.
- Well-designed and generally polished experience.

### Cons

- Frequent loading and freezing issues, especially with Semantle Junior.
- Hints are unreliable or not helpful in the app (often worse than the web version).
- Input problems: guesses not registering, typing issues, and crashes.
- Inconsistencies between app and web (different hints, word lists, and daily words across players).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1616130804)