Red Herring

Contains adsIn-app purchases
32.2K reviews
Content rating
PEGI 3
500K+
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PEGI 3
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About this game

How to play Red Herring:

1. Group words into categories.
2. Look out for the Red Herrings, pesky little words whose sole purpose is to mislead you.
3. Have fun!

Red Herring is a unique new 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.

Red Herring is FUN, CHALLENGING, and EASY TO LEARN. 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.

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Red Herring contains 25 puzzles and a daily puzzle that you can play for free. Additional puzzles are available for purchase inside the app.
Red Herring - A categorical challenge.
Updated on
Aug 3, 2026

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  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

26.4K reviews
A Google user
October 28, 2018
Really engaging, challenging game, perfect to focus the mind at the start of the day or over a tea break. It seem and looks very simple and in many ways it is, which is part of its charm, but don't let that fool you as some of the puzzles can really have you guessing when trying to match the correct words together; especially with the red herring words which give the name it's title. Most games I find I complete in under five minutes, which is perfect for this "quick tea break" sort of game, and has a new game to download each day, as well various other additional categories both free and premium. Only very minor niggle I would have is that some of the categories it brings up are very American-centric references which can be lost on non-American players such as myself, which isn't very helpful when trying to solve a puzzle. This is a very minor gripe though and is still a very engaging little game. If like myself you enjoy the odd five minute quick word puzzle sort of game, this one is worth a look.
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Anesha Patel
May 4, 2020
It's a shame that the puzzle packs aren't available as often now. I've got all of them and played them all over at least 4 times. Please come out with a new pack soon 03/2019 I'm still waiting to purchase new packs. there has been one or two only since my first review. there Seems to be more effort put into 7 little words which is a shame. 07/2019 STILL WAITING FOR NEW PACKS. THEY SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE APP. 2 YEARS ON FROM MY FIRST REVIEW! I'VE LOST FAITH IN BLUEOX. 3 stars lost now
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Blue Ox Family Games, Inc.
July 5, 2017
So sorry for the delay! We had to do some major programming work (though it will look and feel the same) so Red Herring will be ready for the future. More puzzles are coming as soon as possible!
A Google user
November 3, 2019
A decent puzzle game of working out the categories that a collection of words have in front of you, with some 'red herrings'. No thrills graphics belie its moreish quality. Can be quite addictive for awhile, but tougher selections can leave you stumped, with all free hints gone & you have to pay for more. Here is the game's biggest problem - it can be repetitive but it's the £4.99 price tag for all of it that lets it down - even in stages with just 50 more puzzles for £1.99?! Good but overpriced
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What’s new

Bug fixes.