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Hangman Challenge – Education Game Review
Hangman Challenge is a Education/Word/Puzzle game from Michael Ellard, first launched in 1st April 2010.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 33+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Hangman Challenge Stand Out
This is a simple hangman game that will run on an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Mac.
This is an all-ages game. Nobody gets hanged and no violence is depicted. With this said, some of the words are really tough. So whatever age you are, prepare yourself for a challenge!
The 3.2 release comes with nine word sets and more than 1,200 words. Every word has a definition, and more than 400 of the definitions contain illustrative graphics.
English word sets included with this version of Hangman Challenge:
- U.S. States and Capitals
- Dr. Bruce's Medical Terms
- Dr. Bruce's Stumpers
- Colors
- Musical Notation
- Starter Set
- Spices
- Bridge
Spanish word sets included with this version of Hangman Challenge (words are in Spanish, definitions are in English).
- Common Household Words
You can play the word sets independently of one another, or you can mix them together and play them all at once.
There are no ads in this game.
This Education game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Hangman Challenge is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 16th July 2024
Recent improvements include:
Performance improvements and upgrades. Fixes a bug that could cause the game to lock up in unusual circumstances.
Download & Availability
Hangman Challenge is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Hangman Challenge on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We really enjoyed the different categories of words and having the definition after we solved it. It's super functional and addicting.
Hi, our name is Mike Ellard, and we're the lead developer of Hangman Challenge. We hope you like the game. Please let us know what you think. Your feedback is important to us.
Really makes you think—and when you win, smile.
And by well composed, we mean not only the interesting definitions, but the easy-on-the-eyes screen layout. Bravo.
Musical terms make this an excellent game option. And the geographic and medical word sets make it more and more interesting.
We get sucked into this game with challenging words, not enough time in our day to play it. Get this game for a brain strain.
Fun! Great way to pass some time. Challenging words.
Okay, we went through both word sets. 400 words. Now what. Game needs lots more words.
PLEASE Need To Add Hints Will Rate With Five Stars If Hints Is Added.
It's hard to stop hitting the new word button as soon as we solve one. We wish the accumulated value of misses unused added up to allow another level of play, but we're already stuck on playing this game. We're going to want a lot more vocabulary.
The larger clean format and better choice of of Hangman for grownups.
It's good but it needs a dictionary and maybe a two player mode.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 3.2
- Size: 8.46 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
- Developer: [Michael Ellard]()
Last updated: 16th July 2024 | Genre: Education, Word | Developer: Michael Ellard