Waggle Words vs Dropcaps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waggle Words
This word puzzle game challenges players to connect letters within a beehive to form words, clear the board, and achieve high scores through strategic chains and combos. Utilize power-ups to manipulate letters and discover new words. It offers multiple game modes, including an AR experience for compatible devices.
- Strategic word chaining
- Power-up letter manipulation
- Augmented Reality mode
- Multiple game modes (Casual, Speed, Daily)
- Unlimited levels with unique hives
- Game Center leaderboards
- iCloud sync
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Waggle Words is a strategic word search puzzle game set inside a buzzing beehive. Flying letters, swarming tiles, and word chains create an energetic and endlessly replayable experience. Connect letters to form words, clear the board, and multiply your score with powerful chains and combos. Use power-ups to move and transform letters, discover new words, and keep the hive alive. With three distinct game modes plus an Augmented Reality (AR) experience for supported devices, every round brings a fresh challenge. FEATURES - Expanded Dictionary: Over 172,800 recognized English words. - Augmented Reality Mode: For devices with A9 chips (or newer) running iOS 12+ that support ARKit. - Standard Play Mode: Compatible with all devices running iOS 12 or later. - Unlimited Levels: Explore 400 unique hives with limitless letter combinations. - Casual Game: Play at your own pace—each puzzle is unique. - Speed Game: How many words can you create in 90 seconds? - Daily Game: A new downloadable challenge every day. - Game Center: Climb global leaderboards and compare scores. - iCloud Sync: Track progress and stats across your devices.
Dropcaps
A strategic word game where players arrange falling letter tiles to spell words starting with large letter tiles. Explore eight themed levels at your own pace while uncovering medieval facts. Relax, enhance strategic thinking, and improve vocabulary recall.
- Strategic word arrangement
- Falling letter tiles
- Eight thematic levels
- Uncover medieval facts
- Vocabulary recall enhancement
- Strategic thinking development
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Wise worders welcome! Dropcaps is a strategy word game inspired by Medieval manuscripts. Arrange small, falling letter tiles on a game board to spell words that start with the large letter tiles. Play through eight, thematic levels at your own pace to uncover wild and wonderful Medieval facts. Relax, sharpen your strategic thinking, and hone your vocabulary recall! Make Words. Nerd Out. Dropcaps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Waggle Words at 48 against Dropcaps's 5. Waggle Words also leads on chart position (#109 vs unranked). Dropcaps's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and review sentiment (67% vs 58%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
Waggle Words costs $3.99 and Dropcaps $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Waggle Words against 4.4 for Dropcaps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waggle Words has 48 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Waggle Words's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dropcaps's.
| Parameter | Waggle Words | Dropcaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (48 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #109 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vermont Digital Arts LLC | Jessie Contour |
Customer experience
Waggle Words
Dropcaps
In-app purchases
Waggle Words
No in-app purchases
Dropcaps
No in-app purchases
