Comparison

Cosmic Path vs Wörtsel

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

Head to head
About

Cosmic Path

Navigate through 100 challenging levels by collecting glowing circles within a limited number of moves. Avoid obstacles and enjoy a calming experience with minimalistic graphics and serene music.

Highlights
  • 100 uniquely crafted levels
  • Collect glowing white circles
  • Avoid red dots
  • 5 stages with unique mechanics
  • Hint system
  • Minimalistic graphics
  • Calm music
Features
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Make your way through 100 uniquely crafted levels. Collect all the glowing white circles with limited moves. Avoid the red dots! Features -5 stages each with unique mechanics -Hint system -Minimalistic graphics -Calm music

About

Wörtsel

This app offers an endless arrow-word puzzle experience that generates unique challenges each time you play. Choose your difficulty, utilize helpful hints, and unlock milestones as you progress through a vast clue catalogue. An English version is planned for release soon.

Highlights
  • Endlessly growing grid
  • Always fresh, unique puzzles
  • Adjustable difficulty (Easy, Medium, Hard)
  • In-grid hints
  • Milestones every 50 rows
  • Three hint types: letter, word, check
  • Extensive clue catalogue
Features
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COMING SOON IN ENGLISH Wörtsel's puzzles are currently in German. An English version with its own clue catalogue is on the way, so you'll soon be able to play in English too. Wörtsel is the endlessly interlocking arrow-word puzzle app. A beginning, but no end. WÖRTSEL – A beginning, but no end: the grid keeps growing for as long as you keep solving. – Always fresh: every puzzle is generated the moment you open it. No one has solved it before you. – Your challenge, your pick: choose Easy, Medium or Hard, and switch anytime in Settings. – Learn as you play: hints appear right in the grid, exactly when you need them. – Milestones every 50 rows: the perfect moment to switch topics. – Three kinds of hints: reveal a letter, reveal a word, or check your answers. – 650,000 clues from a growing catalogue, curated for German-speaking players. FREE TO PLAY Wörtsel is free to use. If you'd like to support the project, get the Supporter subscription: custom accent colours, advanced game settings, additional fonts, and detailed statistics on your puzzle progress. Supporters also get unlimited hints, ad-free. No forced ads in the free version: need more of those handy hints? Top up your supply by watching a video ad. Wörtsel is an app by Buchstabenbude.de. Wörtsel Supporter is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://buchstabenbude.de/datenschutz.html

Screenshots

Cosmic Path3 screens
Wörtsel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wörtsel at 100% against Cosmic Path's 29%. Cosmic Path's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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. Cosmic Path sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Wörtsel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cosmic Path ships an update every 2 weeks, Wörtsel every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cosmic Path versus Wörtsel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCosmic PathWörtsel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRedLine GamesFrederik van der Veen

Customer experience

Cosmic Path

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

Wörtsel

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cosmic Path

One-time3
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • 20 Hints$1.99
3 purchases

Wörtsel

Subscriptions2
  • Woertsel Supporter$1.001 Month
  • Yearly Supporter$9.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Supporter$18.00

Questions

Is Cosmic Path free?
Cosmic Path is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wörtsel free?
Wörtsel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cosmic Path or Wörtsel have ads?
Wörtsel shows ads; Cosmic Path does not.
Which is updated more often, Cosmic Path or Wörtsel?
Cosmic Path ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wörtsel every 10 days. Most recently, Cosmic Path was updated on November 6, 2026 and Wörtsel on November 10, 2026.

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