Comparison

Typeshift vs Wordfully

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

Head to head
About

Typeshift

This word puzzle game challenges you to unscramble letters within stacked words to form new words in the center row. It offers daily challenges with global leaderboards and special clue-based puzzles. Unlock additional content and remove ads with in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Anagram and word search mechanics
  • Shift letter columns to spell words
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • Special clue puzzles
  • Unlockable puzzle packs
  • Themes and statistics
Features
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From the creator of SpellTower, comes a new and completely original word game! Anagrams meets Word Search, with a sprinkle of Crosswords. Typeshift is the modern anagram puzzle; re-imagined from the ground up, combining wordplay, modern game design, and a mobile-first approach. In most anagram games, you search for new combinations within a single word, but in Typeshift, you search within three to five words stacked & scrambled up together. Shift columns of letters up and down as you try to spell words in the center row. Play continues until you have used all letters in a puzzle at least once. Special Clue Puzzles combine Crosswords with Anagrams as you match clever clues provided by Typeshift's various puzzle authors. - Daily Word Game Play with Global Leaderboards - Typeshift features a free daily challenge with global leaderboards. The easiest challenge for the week appears on Monday, and progressively more challenging puzzles build throughout the week. Compare your fastest Typeshift daily solving times with players around the globe! ------WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING "Addictive and edifying, like popping a special kind of bubble wrap that expands your vocabulary.” - The Verge "Typeshift is a unmissable entry to the [word] genre." Gold Award. - Pocket Gamer "Typeshift is f*cking awesome" - Giant Bombcast "The Word Puzzle Game You've Been Waiting For" - Waypoint "Well worth your time" - Sixcolors ------WHATS IN THE “BOX”? Typeshift comes with over a hundred free puzzles, with more coming soon, plus new free daily puzzles every day. Additional puzzle packs may be purchased in-app. Purchasing any puzzle pack removes ads, and unlocks themes & detailed statistics. ------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER Typeshift continues my quest to re-imagine classic newspaper games in the digital era. Where SpellTower tackled word search and Really Bad Chess handled chess puzzles, Typeshift re-examines Anagrams and Crosswords. Typeshift has been a joy to develop, and I hope you have as much fun playing it as I had making it. As always, thanks so much for your support! -zach

About

Wordfully

Engage in unlimited word guessing games with a variety of challenges. Choose between relaxed play or a timed 10-second mode. Customize your experience with different word lengths, hints, and themes.

Highlights
  • Unlimited word guessing games
  • 10-Second Challenge Mode
  • 6- and 7-letter word options
  • Reveal first letter hint
  • Eliminate repeating letter option
  • Light, dark, and tropical themes
  • Play multiple games daily
Features
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Guess a small word with just a handful of letters. It's popular, fun, & challenging! Play relaxed, or try the 10-Second Challenge Mode! The game gets nerve-wracking with only 10 seconds to make a guess - try it now! Wordfully's other great features include: - 6- and 7-letter words, for more challenge - an option to reveal the first letter in gameplay - an option to eliminate words with repeating letters - three different display themes: light, dark, and tropical And Wordfully always lets you play more than one game a day. With over 15,000 words to guess, you'll never run out. The word list is curated - no proper nouns or offensive language. Play as much as you want, with as much challenge as you like! Download now! How the game works - every time you make a guess, the letter color tells you how close you are to finding the solution: - If the letter is grey, it is not part of the word - If the letter is orange, it *is* part of the word, but not in the right place - If the letter is green, it is part of the word and in the right place too

Screenshots

Typeshift4 screens
Wordfully3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wordfully at 4.7 against Typeshift's 4.3. Wordfully also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 497) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Typeshift's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Typeshift sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Wordfully sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wordfully holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wordfully has 11K ratings behind it against 497, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Typeshift's written reviews are positive against 61% of Wordfully's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, Wordfully fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Typeshift versus Wordfully: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeshiftWordfully
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (497 ratings)4.7 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews60.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49711K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZach GageElizabeth Ashley

Customer experience

Typeshift

All ratings497 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral17.5%
Negative33.2%

Wordfully

All ratings10,616 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral12.7%
Negative26.8%

User reviews

Typeshift

From 497 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and fun
  • 👍 Unique and innovative game concept
  • ⭐ Great brain workout
  • 🎨 Elegant and minimalistic design
  • 📚 Helps expand vocabulary

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Obscure/uncommon words used
  • 🔇 Intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • ⚠️ Compatibility issues with newer devices

Wordfully

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game, easy input
  • 💡 Unlimited games, more than 6 tries
  • 👍 Little to no ads, one-time payment to remove ads
  • 👍 Clean interface, similar to Wordle

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy on Apple Watch, letters not selectable
  • 🐛 Partial letters shown on keyboard
  • 🐛 Accepts non-words or obscure words
  • 🔍 Too many plural words used as answers

Bugs and requests

Typeshift

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzle timer inaccuracies
  • Purchased content not restoring properly
  • Letters not registering correctly
  • Puzzles not displaying properly on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More clue puzzles and puzzle packs
  • Option to reset/replay completed puzzle packs
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Support for British/Australian English
  • Built-in dictionary with better word definitions

Wordfully

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Doesn't accept correct answers
  • Repeated words in short time
  • Ads return after purchasing ad-free version

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to disable plurals
  • Ability to place letters out of order
  • Difficulty levels or word size options
  • Colorblind mode
  • Landscape mode for tablets
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  • Stats tracking and progress metrics

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Typeshift

One-time10
  • Chocolate Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Peppermint Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Pecan Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
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  • Walnut Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Parmesan Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Umami Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Pistachio Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Sophomore Bundle$1.99
  • Gumshoe Clue Bundle$3.99
2 purchases

Wordfully

One-time2
  • Wordfully tvOS Unlimited$0.99
  • Disable Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wordfully free?
Wordfully is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Typeshift or Wordfully?
Wordfully is rated higher. Typeshift averages 4.3 out of 5 from 497 ratings, while Wordfully averages 4.7 from 11K ratings.
Do Typeshift or Wordfully have ads?
Both Typeshift and Wordfully show ads.
Which is updated more often, Typeshift or Wordfully?
Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, and Wordfully fortnightly. Most recently, Typeshift was updated on September 22, 2026 and Wordfully on September 22, 2026.

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