Last updated on January 20th, 2026 at 12:00 am
Missing Link – Puzzle Game Review
Missing Link is a Puzzle/Word/Education game from Sarah Pierce, first launched in 3rd February 2012.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 343+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Missing Link Stand Out
Missing Link is a simple and addictive word puzzle game. Try to find the missing letters that will solve all three words. Each puzzle only has one solution, and figuring it out can be trickier than you think!
Missing Link is a fun way to keep your brain sharp, and is also great for improving spelling and vocabulary. Three levels make it perfect for both beginners and those who are looking for a serious challenge!
Features:
- Three levels
- Thousands of puzzles (750 are free)
- Hints to help you learn to play
- Great for building vocabulary and spelling skills
- A fun mental exercise to keep your brain sharp!
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Missing Link is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 30th March 2018
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
This app needed some TLC because it had been 6 years since the last update! Here's what's new:
- Full screen on long phones
- Added a done button to stats
- Fixed broken fonts
- "Pass" and "back" buttons are easier to click
- Restoring previous purchases is more intuitive
Every time I play Missing Link I am surprised by just how difficult the "Hard" level is. I had a lot of fun testing the update, and I hope you guys enjoy playing it too! ~Sarah
Download & Availability
Missing Link is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
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:
A very pleasant way to waste time. Well-crafted.
There are lots of wonderful "aha" moments as one suddenly figures out the missing letters. We like the hard level.
We just came across this game and love it. The three levels offer us choices according to how much time we have to play. We like to set a goal of the number we want to reach at that time. We make sure we reach it at all three levels. They are generous with the clues as you can earn more quickly. Thanks for a great game.
Fun game! Ive mostly played the hardest level, which can be a tough challenge. Im glad theres no timer because we dont like feeling rushed. We prefer relaxing games. One problem is that we cant listen to YouTube videos in the background. Whenever we open this app, the sound is cut off (yea, we have the upgraded YouTube service). Other apps arent a problem just this one. Also, Id prefer to have landscape orientation for our iPad because its annoying to have to rearrange it from how we use it 95% of the time. We also lose the prop-up feature of our case because that only works in landscape. Note that this game does not have a level select screen. The plus is that you jump right into a game without having to navigate to and select your current puzzle. The minus is that you dont have any goalposts. You dont know the total number of puzzles, and you dont know what your progress is (20% done? 50%?). We kinda miss knowing that. You also cant go back to a previous puzzle. Most of the time, we only want to go forward, but for one or two puzzles (hard ones where we were caught by surprise when we solved them), Id kinda like to go back.
Since we found our first Sara pierce game we've been hooked. We like puzzle type games that challenge and make us think. Thanks for the great games.
We love this game and play it alot. It relieves stress and sharpens our mind, and it's fun. It frequently has us tapping our front teeth with our index fingernail for a little while before we solve it.
Great challenging game. We are happy it was updated so we can keep playing it.
Hello we enjoyed playing Missing Link. But at one point, we could no longer play it because there was a message on the screen that said it needed to be updated. So now we cant play it unless its updated. Are you going to get it updated? Diane.
This is an awesome puzzle game. It is super cute and we love the challenge it provides. It is great for playing offline. Please update it so that we may continue enjoying it. Thank you.
We would probably pay for this app!!! Beware: it is addictive. Addictive= super fun.
It is 4:45 a.m. And we cannot stop playing this game… It's a great game. With one drawback though – we cannot Put it down. It's not like we don't have together up in a couple of hours……….ZZZzzzzzz.
If you like puzzle word games- you'll love this one!! Very addictive.
Great game! Easy to figure how to play. Challenging at medium and hardship levels.
This game is fun and addicting. Like the levels and sound effects. WTG – High 5's.
Makes you think and looks nice. We like the typewriter feature. Downloaded several apps by this creator. Keep up the great work!! :).
Much fun! Great spelling review.
We really like this app. Lots of fun.
We enjoy playing this game to simulate our mind.
We thoroughly enjoyed this game!! Lots of fun.
Great anti-Alzheimer's training. Challenging enough to NOT be boring, but not so hard that it becomes frustrating.
This game really keeps you thinking! We're hooked.
We enjoy doing this kind of exercise in puzzle magazines, so this is a good app for us. We do agree that the developer could have made use of the platform to add features, perhaps progressive difficulty, etc.
Excellent app helps you to learn to spell we all need that Lee Rudder Fenton, Mo.
Makes you think. . . . If you love words, you'll enjoy this game.
We love this little game. It is fun to play. We're glad we installed it.
Quick for passing time while exercising your mind :).
This is a must-have for any word-lover. And you will explore it on your own: Words with Friends this ain't. Every waiting-room and airplane on the planet can be coped with with this glorious app.
Some of them are easy, true. But some are very difficult! It's that way for us, anyway. And we went to college and all. Like we said…tough.
Perfect app for exercising your noggin'.
Harder than it looks…..makes you really think.
A lot harder than it looks especially on the HARD level.
A real challenge of the extent of your vocabulary.
Easy & enjoyable. Might just help a few folks brush up on their spelling. A plus is that this is a single player game & doesn't require Internet connection.
Good game to challenge everyone's mind.
We love word games and this one doesn't disappoint! It stretches our brain in a way we enjoy. Addicting, too.
Keeps your brain in check. Hard to put it down.
Awesome game! Lots of fun, really gets you thinking.
Challenging and fun. This game is hard to put down.
Love this game. Nice way to pass time. If you like word games this one is great and it's free.
Just when you think you've got it figured out, one will pop up that isn't very obvious. Great fun.
Easy yet sometimes not. It will sharpen vocabulary and spelling skills that sometimes dull with spellcheck and autocorrect. We just think games like this are fun AND worthwhile. Like a crossword very relaxing.
This is such a fun game. You really have to stay sharp. Pretty intense.
This is really a great game! It sure does keep you on your toes! We have had a few of the three word sets where two of the words would use the same two letters and provide appropriate words, but the third word wouldn't be a valid word and we would have to go back to the drawing board and try again. We have downloaded several of this developer's apps, and we do have to say they are all very well made, most of them very unique and special from the usual run o' the mill, and all of them very, very fun!!! ((~.~)) One of our very favorites by this developer is the word jigsaw game which we have had for quite a long time now. It is so very different from the usual la-di-da word game, and we are totally nuts about it! If you haven't tried it you should try it now. It is very clever, and can be VERY challenging! Great job, Dev, and we're surely keeping our eyes and ears open for anything new by you.
This game had us stumped. It is so much fun and we haven't put it down yet.
Challenging, creative, extremely fun.
Can make it as challenging as you want.
This is a fun game that is a little different.
Fun game..it's challenging and different from other word games we've played.
Sometimes it's so easy and other times it stumps us for a few minutes. All in all it's a fun game.
Really love this game … Please have new levels or updates!!!! Want to play more.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.0
- Size: 15.02 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Sarah Pierce
Last updated: 30th March 2018 | Genre: Puzzle, Word | Developer: Sarah Pierce