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June 05, 2020

Word Search +

June 05, 2020/ Juanita Atton

Pros

Unlimited hints available
Lots of customization options, including difficulty, fonts, background colours, highlighter colours, etc.
Does not require precise control
Many categories available
Contains 5 different difficulty levels

Cons

In-App Purchases for extra categories
Cannot adjust font size
Contains full screen adverts after 3-4 puzzles (easily dismissed)

*Note: the previous app recommendation for Word Search (by Mahjong) is no longer available. This review is based on a new and independent review based on our framework

Word Search + by Sarah Pierce, recommended app for people living with dementia

Android Version

Versión en Español

Basic Version (recommended)
FREE
Contains In-App Purchases

Optional In-App Purchases

Additional Word Packs
from £3.99 / $3.99

AcTo Dementia

AcTo Dementia is a resource for people who are looking for support in identifying touchscreen activities for people living with dementia. The website contains reviews of apps that have been selected as potentially suitable for people with dementia, information on how to use touchscreen tablets in this context and a guide for users to access so that they can identify suitable apps themselves. It also contains news and publications from our specialist research group comprising researchers from the University of Sheffield in the UK and the University of Toronto in Canada.

AcTo Dementia is an international research project funded by CATCH (The University of Sheffield) and AGE-WELL, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Reading and KITE at the Toronto Rehabilitation Insitute.

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