Comparison

Zingus vs Words and Heroes

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

Head to head
About

Zingus

Race against opponents by forming words as quickly as possible on a dynamic letter track. Longer words score more points and help you reach the finish line faster. It's a fun and addictive word game for challenging yourself and playing with friends.

Highlights
  • Dynamic letter race track
  • Word formation gameplay
  • Multiplayer races
  • Scoring for word length
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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Exhilarating. Race your way through the letters faster than your opponent, forming words as fast as you can. You might find yourself swearing or shrieking in delight when you just barely missed or made that great word at the end of a round. Zingus takes word swipe games like Boggle to the next level with a race to the finish line. Instead of a fixed set of letters to find words in, the letters go on and on like a race track, and you race through them as fast as you can. Take turns with your friends to find the most words in the least time. And longer words are even better! They get you to the end faster, and score a lot more points. Here's what players are saying about Zingus: "it's good for the brain!" "I love and am insulted by Zingus" "I love this app" "Thanks for making something fun I can play... and with my friends, to boot!" "Zingus is a fast paced spelling game that’s fun and addictive. I like challenging myself. Fun to play with friends. If you like Words with Friends, you’ll love Zingus!" "It is addicting!" Try it yourself for free!

About

Words and Heroes

Engage in a fantasy word battle game where forming words powers your attacks against monsters. Level up your hero, unlock new enemies, and track your progress through achievements. It's a unique blend of vocabulary building and RPG combat.

Highlights
  • Word-based combat with tile tracing
  • Fantasy monsters across multiple battle locations
  • Hero leveling and evolving character forms
  • Monster records and word achievements
  • Cartoon-style RPG artwork
  • Quick battles for mobile play
Features
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Build words. Battle monsters. Become a legend. Words and Heroes is a fantasy word battle game where every word you create powers your next attack. Connect letter tiles to form words, score damage, defeat monsters, earn experience, and grow your hero from a plucky adventurer into something far more dangerous. Start small against farm-troubling barbarians, then unlock new monster groups as your strength grows. Zombies, skeletons, mummies, ghosts, vampires, necromancers, and dragons all stand between you and the final rescue. Between battles, return to the tavern to check your Hero Book, study monsters in the Monster Book, and track your best records in the Achievements Book. Features: - Word-based combat with tile tracing - Fantasy monsters across multiple battle locations - Hero leveling and evolving character forms - Monster records and word achievements - Cartoon-style RPG artwork and animations - Quick battles built for mobile play Sharpen your vocabulary, power up your hero, and see if your best words are strong enough to survive the road to the black dragon!

Screenshots

Zingus4 screens
Words and Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Words and Heroes at none against Zingus's 2. Words and Heroes also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 months). Zingus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating 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. Zingus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Words and Heroes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Zingus against 5.0 for Words and Heroes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zingus has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zingus ships an update every 9 months, Words and Heroes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Zingus versus Words and Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZingusWords and Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB481 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichael HouriganJoseph Akulis

Customer experience

Zingus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Words and Heroes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Zingus

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Zingus Deluxe$4.99
None

Words and Heroes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zingus free?
Zingus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Words and Heroes free?
Words and Heroes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zingus or Words and Heroes?
Zingus and Words and Heroes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Zingus or Words and Heroes have ads?
Words and Heroes shows ads; Zingus does not.
Which is updated more often, Zingus or Words and Heroes?
Zingus ships an update every 9 months, and Words and Heroes every 2 days. Most recently, Zingus was updated on October 10, 2026 and Words and Heroes on October 13, 2026.

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