Zax: Word Arcade

Plot letters. Chase ceiling.

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

Plot five words from one rack. Bigger alphabet distances score more. Then Zax reveals the ceiling, the best five possible. Zax is a word arcade about distance, not length. Plot words from a 7-letter rack and watch the chart draw across A-Z. Every pair of neighboring letters scores by alphabet distance. A to Z is worth 25. Bigger distances, bigger score. The weird part is the hook: shorter words can beat longer ones. RATE scores 51. TRADE scores 23. Four letters can beat five when the chart moves farther. Each round gives you five submits. Every submit is a commit. No takebacks. Spend one on a safe word, or hold out for the bigger zigzag hiding in the rack. When the round ends, Zax reveals the ceiling: the best five possible words from your rack, shown beside what you actually played. See how close you got. See what you missed. WHAT YOU DO - Plot letters. The chart draws your path across A-Z. - Submit when the score feels worth it. - Use five submits, or lock the round early. - Compare your score with the ceiling. - Chase your best rounds on the rounds sheet. CLIMB - Clear score gates across five stages. - Pick power-ups that reward sharp zigzags. - Miss the gate, restart the stage. Clear the summit, unlock replay. DAILY - One shared rack each day. - Build streaks for consecutive daily completions. - Share your score without spoiling the rack. - Turn on one quiet reminder if you want a nudge. WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT - The best word is not always the longest word. - A valid word can still be a bad commit. - Every round ends by showing perfect. - The chart makes the score visible before you submit. NO NONSENSE - Works fully offline. - No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads. - Nothing to unlock, nothing to buy.

Ratings & Reviews

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    1 Ratings

v1.4: sync and quiet daily reminders. - Daily streaks and climb progress now sync with iCloud - Optional daily reminder for the shared rack - Same no-account, no-tracking Zax

Version 1.4

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    • Supported Features

      • VoiceOver

    Information

    Seller
    • Hamzah Hussain
    Size
    • 4.7 MB
    Category
    • Word
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Hamzah
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