Wordiamo vs Libretto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wordiamo
Arrange letters to form words on a board, connecting them for bonuses. Focus on longer words and strategic island connections. Play against friends, random opponents, or AI.
- Arrange letters to make words
- Build bridges between words for bonuses
- Play 8 letters to win by knockout
- Score points for word islands
- Play proper nouns (optional)
- Play friends online via Game Center
- Play against AI opponents
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"...one of our highest recommendations." -The Smartphone App Review --- • Arrange letters to make words on the board. • Play words anywhere—connected to other words or not. • Build bridges between words to earn bonuses. • Play 8 letters on the "mainland" to win by knockout. • Go for long words. You're awarded bonuses according to the number of letters you play on a turn. For example, play 7 letters and you'll get a 7x point multiplier applied to those letters plus an 8th letter, a star that can become any letter. • When you play words without connecting them to others, this creates word "islands". To score their points, be sure to connect islands to the mainland before they expire. • Short words are less emphasized compared to traditional crossword games. It can still be handy to play those infamous two letter words like 'qi', 'za', or 'ka', but doing well depends less on knowing them. • Play proper nouns and other words like 'Oz', 'Fiji', 'Zion', 'Venus', 'Sunday', or 'Botox' (an optional feature). • No bonus squares to jockey over. This means you focus more on making words and less on defensive strategies. As a result, the board opens up and words begin to flow. • Play friends online through Game Center. • Play randomly matched opponents with Anyone Online games. • More ways to play: Robot (you vs computer), Solitaire (just you) and Pass & Play (you vs friend sharing one device). • With Robot games, there is a challenger ladder where each time you win, you advance to face a better robot. If you lose twice in a row to the same robot, you step down on the ladder for your next opponent. • To return and redraw, press the round button, drag letters into the tray, and press play. • To shuffle, drag letters out of your rack (but not onto the board). • To quickly retrieve letters from the board, double-tap your rack. • To zoom on the iPhone, pinch or double-tap the board. • Robot games are only available on A10X or newer devices, e.g., iPhone 8, iPad Pro 2017, iPad Mini 2019, iPad Air 2019. • Play on Macs with Apple Silicon processors • To learn about rules and scoring: https://goo.gl/1xwEok (Facebook album) • Visit us: http://wordiamo.com and http://facebook.com/Wordiamo
Libretto
This word game challenges players to build a path of connected words across a board, strategically blocking opponents. It offers a tutorial, AI challenges, and online multiplayer with friends and global players. Features include chat, rankings, and player statistics.
- Word path building
- Strategic blocking
- Built-in tutorial
- AI opponent
- Online multiplayer
- In-game chat
- Global rankings
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Ready to take word games to the next level? Libretto combines wordplay and strategy into a deceptively simple board game that takes only minutes to learn but years to master. There are no points in Libretto. Your goal is to build a path of connected words from one side of the board to the other, while strategically blocking your opponent from doing the same. It's something like playing chess with words, which is why it has become a new favorite among some of the world's top tournament word-game masters. Learn the game quickly using Libretto's built-in tutorial, then test your ability against the computer. When you're ready, challenge your friends or let the game pair you with opponents from around the world. With features like favorite players, in-game chat, global rankings, and player ratings and statistics, you can find your friends, make new ones, track everyone's progress and keep in touch. Download the free Libretto app, then discover a new word-game experience! Libretto offers an optional Libretto VIP subscription service, which removes advertisements and provides tons of additional features! Terms of Use: http://www.libretto.com/termsofuse • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the price of your chosen subscription plan. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wordiamo at 5.0 against Libretto's 4.4. Wordiamo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and ratings volume (37 vs 11). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Wordiamo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Libretto sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wordiamo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Wordiamo's written reviews are positive against 63% of Libretto's.
Wordiamo ships an update every 4 weeks, Libretto every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wordiamo | Libretto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (37 ratings) — better | 4.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clifford Wang | Dragonfly Games, LLC |
Customer experience
Wordiamo
Libretto
In-app purchases
Wordiamo
- Deluxe words, 10 plays$0.99
- Deluxe words, 40 plays$1.99
- Deluxe words, 100 plays$2.99
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- No ads$4.99
- Deluxe words, unlimited$4.99
Libretto
- Libretto VIP (1 month)$2.991 Month
- Libretto VIP (3 months)$5.993 Months
- Libretto VIP (1 year)$19.991 Year
- Lifetime VIP$79.99









