Codewords Pro vs SaMurra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Codewords Pro
Engage in a unique word puzzle game where numbers replace letters. Solve hundreds of free puzzles or tackle two new daily challenges. Customize your experience with various difficulty levels, grid styles, and language options.
- Hundreds of free puzzles
- Two daily puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Various grid styles
- Multiple languages
- Customizable settings
- VoiceOver compatibility
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Codewords Pro is an app to play Codewords, a popular word game similar to crosswords. It features several hundred free puzzles as well as 2 daily puzzles. Codewords puzzles are similar to crosswords, but instead of clues, each letter has been replaced by a number from 1 to 26, and you need to figure out which letter each number represents. Features : - Several levels of difficulty, from beginner to very hard - A mix of grid styles : american, french, italian, ... (the difference is in the way the black squares are placed) - 2 new puzzles every day - Several languages available - Many settings to customize the features and the look and feel of the grid - Playable with VoiceOver
SaMurra
Engage in a classic finger-guessing game online against real players or AI. The objective is to correctly predict the sum of fingers shown by both players to win rounds and ultimately the match. Enjoy a simple yet engaging experience with fun characters and sounds.
- Online multiplayer matches
- Traditional 'morra' game
- Guess the sum of fingers
- Win 3 rounds to win match
- Simple user interface
- Funny characters and sounds
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SaMurra is a skill game for everyone, it allows to play online matches against real players if there aren’t connected people in the platform. It plays the traditional “morra” game. How to play? Choose to show 1 to 5 fingers, then try to guess the sum of all fingers shown by your hand and your opponent’s hand. It’s easy, who guess the sum wins the round, who wins 3 rounds wins the match. Enjoy it! Clear and simple user interface, funny characters and original sounds make the experience awesome!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Codewords Pro at 88% against SaMurra's 43%. SaMurra's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Codewords Pro sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. SaMurra asks for nothing beyond the download.
Codewords Pro ships an update every 3 months, SaMurra every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Codewords Pro | SaMurra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (259 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.6% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 259 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emmanuel Mathis | Davide Onida |
Customer experience
Codewords Pro
SaMurra
Bugs and requests
Codewords Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- VoiceOver not working as expected
- Cannot reset the grid
- Incorrect display of letters/numbers with VoiceOver
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- English version of the app
- Option to remove ads with purchase
- Synchronization between devices (iPad/iPhone)
- More grids available
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- Provide solutions the following day
SaMurra
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Codewords Pro
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 4$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 5$1.99
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- Intermediate Puzzles - Vol. 4$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 6$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 7$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 8$1.99
- Hard Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Intermediate Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Hard Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Intermediate Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 7$1.99
- All-Access Pass$9.99
SaMurra
No in-app purchases









