Comparison

Wordle! vs Headlines The Game

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

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About

Wordle!

Engage your mind with daily word puzzles and various game modes. Challenge your spelling and vocabulary skills with timed modes, unlimited play, and social challenges. Train your brain with fun and creative word games.

Highlights
  • Daily word puzzles
  • Unlimited word games
  • Timed challenges
  • Social sharing
  • Hint and booster options
  • Multiplayer challenges
Features
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Are you a word games master? Whether you are a fan of classic crossword puzzles or are just hopping on viral new word game trends, Wordle! will get you thinking. Take on daily brain teasers and train your mind with our fun word games. With several unique game modes, Wordle! will Challenge your mind and spelling skills. Want a fun and viral challenge? Try Daily Puzzle mode, where you’ll have 6 guesses to solve the word of the day. Each time you get a letter correct, the tile will turn yellow if it is in the word or green if it is in the right spot. Can you solve it with one guess? Once you’ve figured it out, share your score with friends. It's just like the viral word game, but on your phone! Can’t get enough Wordle!? Play Unlimited Wordle! in Classic mode, and play as long as you want. No need to wait a whole day for the next puzzle. Getting stuck? Not to worry! Use a hint to get out of a sticky situation and unlock the solution! Or take on a timed challenge in Word Fever mode, where you will test your speed and spelling skills. Spell the word before the timer runs out, each time you find the word, the timer will reset and you will have to think fast and solve the next word. How far can you go? Want to test your mind for the duration? In Secret Word mode you will have 3 chances to guess each word with the letters and clue provided. Push your word association skills to the limit, and guess each word before moving on to the next. Guess wisely, 3 incorrect guesses and you will have to start over! Expand your adult mind and make your brain stronger with our free word games! It is like taking your brain to the gym! Wordle! Together. Choose a word and challenge your friends to see if they can guess it in six tries or less. Take turns solving each other’s words and earn points for solving the least amount of guesses. Enter a random match or challenge your friends to the ultimate viral battle of wits! It’s a fun and all new way to Wordle! Game Features 1. Fun Word Puzzles Play the viral word game, or try one of our fun and creative game modes for a unique challenge like you’ve never seen before 2. Unlimited Wordle! Solve as many Wordle! puzzles as you’d like In Classic mode. No need to wait a whole day for the next puzzle! 3. Share Your Results Try Daily Puzzle mode, where you can solve the Wordle! of the day, then share your results and compare stats with friends 4. Special Boosters Having trouble? Unlock special boosters like the Dart, which will remove letters or Hint to reveal a correct letter, or use a Skip to pass a level entirely or try again if you lose. 5. Play at Your Own Pace: Whether you enjoy the pressure of a timed challenge, or want to try to go the duration in Secret Word mode. Wordle! Has several games to play at your desired pace 6. Flex Your Brain Muscles Ready for a tougher challenge? Test your skills in more challenging levels with longer words! Will you be the Wordle! Champion? Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC

About

Headlines The Game

Craft humorous headlines for bizarre real-life news stories. An AI judge scores your creativity, and the community votes on the best submissions. Compete daily for the funniest headline.

Highlights
  • Daily real news stories
  • AI headline scoring and feedback
  • Community voting and leaderboard
  • Back issue access
  • Personal stats tracking
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Every morning, one genuinely strange news story. Your job: write the funniest headline for it. An AI judge reads what you wrote, scores it out of 10, and tells you exactly why it landed or didn't. Then the newsroom votes. HOW IT PLAYS 1. Read today's real story 2. Write your headline. Sixty characters. Add a subtitle if you're feeling ambitious. 3. Get the verdict: a score out of 10 and a note from the editor. 4. Vote for the best headlines on the day's front page. One story. One headline. One minute a day. AN EDITOR WITH OPINIONS This one doesn't hand out participation trophies. It rewards puns that actually land, wordplay built on the real details of the story, and jokes only you could have written about today's news. When an angle doesn't work, it says so. THE PEOPLE'S FRONT PAGE Every headline filed that day goes up on the leaderboard. Read them all, vote for your favorites, and watch the best ones rise. Come back tomorrow and the whole paper has been replaced. WHAT'S INSIDE • A new real news story every single day • Scored out of 10 by an AI judge, with a written verdict on every entry • A community leaderboard you can vote on • Back issues: read past editions and the headlines that won them • My Clippings: your scores, streaks, personal best, and career average • A daily reminder, so you never miss an edition • Free to play. No account, no sign-up, no email address. Real stories. You make the headline.

Screenshots

Wordle!4 screens
Headlines The Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Headlines The Game at none against Wordle!'s 10. Headlines The Game also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Wordle!'s advantage is ratings volume (846K vs 2) and chart position (#14 vs unranked). On price, ads 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. Wordle! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Headlines The Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Headlines The Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wordle! has 846K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wordle! ships an update fortnightly, Headlines The Game weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Wordle! versus Headlines The Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordle!Headlines The Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (846K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings846K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB9 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLion Studios Plus LLCGavel-It LLC

Customer experience

Wordle!

All ratings843,464 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews3,411 reviews
Positive15.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative73.9%

Headlines The Game

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wordle!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress and data loss issues
  • Inability to skip ads or claim rewards
  • Inconsistent behavior with ad-free version

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to view previous puzzle attempts
  • Support for non-American English spellings
  • Reduced ad frequency or better ad placement
  • Improved performance and stability

Headlines The Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Wordle!

One-time9
  • 240 Coins$0.99
  • 720 Coins$2.99
  • 800 Coins$2.99
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  • Treasure Offer 1$2.99
  • 1330 Coins$4.99
  • 1400 Coins$4.99
  • Remove Ads2 variants$5.99
  • 2900 Coins$9.99
  • 3200 Coins$9.99
None

Headlines The Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wordle! free?
Wordle! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Headlines The Game free?
Headlines The Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wordle! or Headlines The Game?
Headlines The Game is rated higher. Wordle! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 846K ratings, while Headlines The Game averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Wordle! or Headlines The Game have ads?
Both Wordle! and Headlines The Game show ads.
Which is updated more often, Wordle! or Headlines The Game?
Wordle! ships an update fortnightly, and Headlines The Game weekly. Most recently, Wordle! was updated on November 4, 2026 and Headlines The Game on October 31, 2026.

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