Words for iMessage Game vs GameFox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Words for iMessage Game
Engage in a word-building game directly within your messaging app. Strategize with random bonus tile placements and compete against friends for the highest score. Upgrade for enhanced features and an ad-free experience.
- Play directly in iMessage
- Random bonus tile spaces
- Chat with friends during gameplay
- Fast dictionary validation (Pro)
- View Tile Bag (Pro)
- Ad-free experience (Pro)
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Words for iMessage is like Words with Friends & Scabble but with a couple twists. 1) Bonus tile spaces are random for new games. So be sure to look at the board and pick a good strategy. 2) The game is built into iMessage! Play with any of your friends, chat with them, and do your best to win! Create long words with as many bonus tile spaces as you can. The person with the highest score at the end of the game wins! Take the most advantage by Upgrading to Pro! You'll unlock the fast dictionary validation feature, view the Tile Bag and remove ads!!!
GameFox
Engage in competitive multiplayer games directly within iMessage. Challenge friends to word-based puzzles and creative phrase-combining games. New titles are regularly added to expand the gaming experience.
- Play games within iMessage
- Multiplayer word game
- Phrase combination game
- New games added regularly
- Compete against friends
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Compete against your friends in fun iMessage games! • Play Wurtle, the new multiplayer word game! See who can guess the hidden word first • Play Portmanteau, combine the answers to two clues into a single phrase! More games coming soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GameFox at 67% against Words for iMessage Game's 17%. GameFox also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.0). Words for iMessage Game's advantage is ratings volume (475 vs 23) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Words for iMessage Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GameFox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GameFox holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Words for iMessage Game has 475 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Words for iMessage Game's written reviews are positive against 67% of GameFox's.
Words for iMessage Game ships an update every 3 weeks, GameFox every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Words for iMessage Game | GameFox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (475 ratings) | 3.9 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 475 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appgrammers LLC | Foxtail Games LLC |
Customer experience
Words for iMessage Game
GameFox
Bugs and requests
Words for iMessage Game
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes after a few moves
- Words disappear after opponent's turn
- Can't continue game after first move
- Crashes when trying to open the app
Requested features
5 requests- Add a shuffle button
- Improve the board layout
- Expand to multiplayer
- Update the dictionary
- Add a zoom feature
GameFox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Words for iMessage Game
- Upgrade to Pro!$9.99
GameFox
- Plus$2.991 Month
- The Hard Pack$0.99
Questions
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