Red Herring
Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Red Herring is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. Rated 4.7/5 from 47,905 ratings. Requires iOS 16.6.
- Rating
- 4.7
- 47.9K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 84 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 10
- 2026 · v2.6.1
Screenshots
About Red Herring
Red Herring is the word connections game. How to play: 1. Make the connections and group words into categories. 2. Look out for the Red Herrings, pesky words whose sole purpose is to mislead you. 3. Have fun making the connections! Red Herring is a FUN, CHALLENGING, and EASY TO LEARN word connections puzzle game. Each puzzle has only one correct solution and there's no time limit. Three difficulty levels make it suitable for the whole family. Don't say we didn't warn you if you can't stop playing. Give Red Herring a try today! From the creators of 7 Little Words and Moxie. ----- Red Herring contains 25 puzzles and a daily puzzle that you can play for free. Additional puzzles are available for purchase inside the app.
Ratings & reviews
4.7
47.9K ratings
What’s new
Version 2.6.1 · Updated September 10, 2026
Bug fixes.
App privacy
The developer, Blue Ox Family Games, Inc., reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Location: Coarse Location
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Location: Coarse Location
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data, Product Interaction
- User Content: Customer Support
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Herring | 4.7 / 5 (47,905 ratings) | Free | September 10, 2026 |
| literally – word game | 4.5 / 5 (509) | Free | Dec 6, 2023 |
| GUBBINS — It's a word game | 4.7 / 5 (1,660) | Free | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Word Association! | 4.6 / 5 (8,184) | Free | Jan 27, 2024 |
| The Daily Puzzle | 4.7 / 5 (2,715) | Free | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Knotwords | 4.8 / 5 (8,171) | Free | May 20, 2024 |
| Letter Rooms: Fun Anagrams | 4.6 / 5 (592) | Free | Sep 11, 2025 |