Pressed For Words vs Stressa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pressed For Words
This anagram word puzzler challenges you to find all possible words from six letters within a time limit. It's designed to expand vocabulary, improve spelling, and train your brain with over 4,000 puzzles. Play offline and compete against your high score.
- Find all words from six letters
- Beat the clock with 2.5 minutes
- Over 4,000 puzzles
- Mix letters to reorder
- Check answer grid for possibilities
- Work against high score
- No internet or sign-in required
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Pressed For Words is a fast, satisfying anagram word game built around one simple challenge: make as many words as you can from six letters before time runs out. Each round gives you a new six-letter puzzle. Tap letters to build words, shuffle the letters to see new possibilities, and keep going until you either complete the puzzle or the clock wins. It is quick to learn, easy to replay, and built for anyone who likes anagrams, word puzzles, and short daily brain games. Features: - Over 4,000 six-letter anagram puzzles - Fast tap-to-spell gameplay - Shuffle letters to spot new words - Timed rounds for extra pressure - Clean, classic presentation - Great for quick sessions or repeated play Pressed For Words is simple on the surface, but every round gives you the same tempting question: Can you find one more word before time runs out?
Stressa
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A realtime word game where you need to form words using your bricks faster than your opponent! Features different game modes like local board game play, train vs AI, Zen and of course online play! No registration, no ads, play as you are. Welcome!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pressed For Words at none against Stressa's 1. Stressa's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Stressa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pressed For Words asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pressed For Words ships an update every 3 months, Stressa daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pressed For Words | Stressa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Harm | Bloop Apps |
Bugs and requests
Pressed For Words
Reported bugs
14 issues- End game not working
- Game freezes after a few plays
- App crashes after games
- Game won't open after updates
- Game crashes when beating high score
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- Letters unresponsive
- App disappears after one game
- Ad pop-ups don't go away
- Fake security alerts with ads
- Linking to malicious sites
- Game not opening on new iOS versions
- Game crashes after every round
- Constant pop-up reminders if typing too fast
- Button to close & start another game is gone
Requested features
9 requests- Option to pay to remove ads
- Option to turn timer off
- Ad-free version
- Extra minute on the clock
- Allow mixing letters while selected
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- More puzzles
- Play in landscape mode
- Editable dictionary
- Different difficulty settings with varying time limits
Stressa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pressed For Words
No in-app purchases
Stressa
- Premium$1.99
