Comparison

Whirred vs Gridwordy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Whirred

Compete with friends to create the most impressive words using your letters and those from previous words. Earn points for various word attributes like rhymes, anagrams, and rarity. Share your creations and look up definitions easily.

Highlights
  • Word creation with bonus points
  • Rhyme and anagram scoring
  • Periodic table and Shakespearean word bonuses
  • Onomatopoeia and silent 'g' scoring
  • Achievement system
  • Social sharing of words
  • In-app word definitions
Features
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Whirred is an amazing new game where you compete with your friends to see who can make the best words! In Whirred, you get points for making the most awesome word out of your letters and the letters of the previously played word. Gets points for: - Rhymes - Anagrams - Rarity - Elements of the periodic table - Words invented by Shakespeare - Onomatopoeia - Silent Gs - And many more… Earn an achievement for each new bonus. Whether you're competing against your friends over Facebook or Game Center, or just playing a random opponent, Whirred is the word game you've been looking for. Make a great word? Easily tap to share so everyone can know. Don't know what a word means? Just tap on it and hit Define!

About

Gridwordy

This word puzzle game challenges you to find words hidden within a jumbled grid. Swipe rows or columns to rearrange letters and discover new word combinations. Enjoy customizable backgrounds, multiple time modes, and various grid sizes for endless word-finding fun.

Highlights
  • Drag finger over letters to form words
  • Swipe rows/columns to slide letters
  • Find words horizontally, vertically, diagonally
  • Letters disappear and new ones fall
  • Customizable background colors
  • Multiple time modes
  • Various grid sizes
Features
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Welcome to Gridwordy - the game where words are jumbled in a grid. Find a word, form it, look for the next. When you form a word, then its letters disappear and the ones above drop down to replace them. Fresh letters enter to keep your grid full. Horizontal, vertical, diagonal - the chain of letters could be hiding in any direction as long as successive letters remain adjacent to the previous. And that’s not all - swipe over a row or column to shift its letters around and open up new possibilities to find hidden words. Customise the background colours to suit your preference. Multiple time modes and grid sizes provide endless hours of gameplay. So look sharp, be wise. Rather, be Wordly Wise. And earn the ultimate distinction for making the longest word!

Screenshots

Whirred4 screens
Gridwordy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Whirred at 5.0 against Gridwordy's 4.4. Whirred also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Gridwordy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (14 vs 4). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Whirred sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gridwordy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Whirred holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Whirred's written reviews are positive against 67% of Gridwordy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whirred ships an update monthly, Gridwordy every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Whirred versus Gridwordy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhirredGridwordy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings414 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuipsoteric, LLC.Vaibhav Electronics Pvt Ltd

Customer experience

Whirred

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gridwordy

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Whirred

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
None

Gridwordy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whirred free?
Whirred is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gridwordy free?
Gridwordy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Whirred or Gridwordy?
Whirred is rated higher. Whirred averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Gridwordy averages 4.4 from 14 ratings.
Do Whirred or Gridwordy have ads?
Gridwordy shows ads; Whirred does not.
Which is updated more often, Whirred or Gridwordy?
Whirred ships an update monthly, and Gridwordy every 2 months. Most recently, Whirred was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gridwordy on October 24, 2026.

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