Comparison

Subwords vs Erudite Trivia

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

Head to head
About

Subwords

This app combines trivia and word puzzles by splitting words into syllables that users must reassemble. Each level focuses on a specific topic, encouraging learning and vocabulary expansion. It offers various modes and accessibility options for a broad audience.

Highlights
  • Syllable-based word reassembly
  • Topic-specific levels
  • Learn new vocabulary
  • Classic and Timed modes
  • VoiceOver and Voice Control accessibility
  • Head control play
Features
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Subwords is an exciting mix between a trivia and a word game. Words are split into syllables and you have to put them back together as fast as possible. The words in every level are bound to a certain topic, so you have to know about the topic to solve it. But it's no problem if you aren't that familiar with a specific topic: Simply click the bulb to learn something new! Features: - 45 levels, ranging from animals and fruits to European countries, our solar system or greek mythology etc. - 20 bonus levels built specifically for kids up to an age of 8 years. - Two modes: Classic and Timed! - Fully accessible via VoiceOver and Voice Control - Learn spelling and syllabification of words, plus new vocabulary! - Head control: Play the game by just moving your head! (Requires a device with a TrueDepth camera) - Play in different languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian) Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/subwords Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/subwords Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rVZvGn8RFk If you want to influence which topics will be added in the future, then join the official Subwords Discord channel! Discord: https://discord.gg/9nnf3fU

About

Erudite Trivia

Engage in daily brain training with a unique trivia game. Test your general knowledge across various subjects with a puzzle-like interface. Improve memory and learn new facts while playing.

Highlights
  • Daily category selection
  • Unique puzzle-style trivia
  • Questions on history, science, geography, and more
  • Points and bonuses for correct answers
  • Offline play
  • Brain training and memory improvement
Features
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Do you remember when you were small, your grandmother or grandfather always were doing brain teasers: crosswords, quizzes, trivia, and sudoku? All these educational games for adults and almost all of us thought it was boring and they were only doing it because there is nothing else to do. That is not the case. They were doing brain training. Our brain is like our body is needed to be trained and looked after. You won’t have the same ease of remembering something in your 70s, unfortunately. To keep your brain sharp, you need to practice, and the best practice is when you don’t get bored. You are playing a game, and the brain thinks that you are relaxing, but you are actually training. Check your general knowledge while playing our game. We have questions on every topic: history, science, even vexillology. So how does our game work? As you expected from a logic puzzle game. You have questions, and you need to answer them. We designed a new style for quizzes. The main question is located right in the center, and there are two circles. One is for hint questions and another for answers. All you need to do is to match them. So it is a quiz game for adults with a puzzle element that looks like trivia. For each correct answer, you will get points. Ingeniously, isn’t it? Each card with a question gives you three tries. After that, you will lose all bonuses you’ve got while doing this card. Our game’s puzzles consist of interesting facts, some of them you know, some of them you will need to recollect. Don't worry we'll test your knowledge with a few mind games here and there. We have loads and loads of puzzles and questions History will help you not to make the same mistakes twice • Math to count faster • Geography, you will become a walking globe • Some science to keep you up-to-date • Linguistic to enrich your active vocabulary • Musical: sometimes you just need to have fun! Do you want to improve your memory without studying hard like you have an exam tomorrow? Our offline trivia game for adults will help you with that! Different topics, tricky questions, interesting facts you didn’t know. Outsmart your brain! It is just a game and another way to relax what your subconscious will think. No negative association, so it would be easier to enjoy your everyday brain training routine. Instead of getting grumpy and irritated, you will gain new knowledge! Subscriptions ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Erudite contains subscriptions for Premium Account. Information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase or when the trial period is over • Free trial subscription is automatically renewed unless canceled 24 hours before the renewal • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period Privacy policy: https://www.mioris.com/erudite-privacy-policy Terms of use: https://www.mioris.com/erudite-terms-of-use

Screenshots

Subwords4 screens
Erudite Trivia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Erudite Trivia at Free against Subwords's $2.99. Erudite Trivia also leads on ratings volume (20K vs 788) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Subwords's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, chart position, device support and iOS requirement 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

Erudite Trivia is free to download; Subwords costs $2.99 up front. Erudite Trivia sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Subwords asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Erudite Trivia holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Erudite Trivia has 20K ratings behind it against 788, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Subwords's written reviews are positive against 58% of Erudite Trivia's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subwords ships an update monthly, Erudite Trivia fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Subwords versus Erudite Trivia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubwordsErudite Trivia
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (788 ratings)4.8 (20K ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.8% of reviews — better58.1% of reviews
Number of ratings78820K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#57#35 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKlemens StrasserMioris LTD

Customer experience

Subwords

All ratings788 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive67.8%
Neutral10.2%
Negative22.0%

Erudite Trivia

All ratings19,560 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews327 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative31.5%

User reviews

Subwords

From 788 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and challenging game
  • 💡 Accessible with screen reader
  • 🚀 Quick and easy to play
  • 👍 Great for learning and practice
  • 👍 Variety of topics and categories

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unresponsive touch controls
  • 🔍 Lack of new content updates
  • 🔍 Limited number of levels
  • 🔍 Some color schemes hard to read

Erudite Trivia

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and educational
  • 🤓 Challenges knowledge and memory
  • 🎶 Enjoyable music trivia levels
  • 🧠 Sharpens the mind

Room to improve

  • 💰 Music levels locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
  • 🤔 Some incorrect or misleading answers
  • 📺 Too many ads

Bugs and requests

Subwords

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress not syncing across devices
  • Unresponsive touch input in timed mode

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and categories
  • Ability to customize color themes
  • Option to save progress across devices
  • Multiplayer or leaderboard functionality

Erudite Trivia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress loss after app updates
  • Incorrect categorization of common knowledge
  • Freezing issues when ads are shown

Requested features

4 requests
  • More frequent content updates
  • Replay button for levels
  • Improved question quality assurance
  • Ability to zoom in on images

In-app purchases

None

Subwords

No in-app purchases

19 purchases

Erudite Trivia

Subscriptions6
  • PRO account for a week3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium for a Week$4.997 Days
  • Erudite Premium for a month$4.991 Month
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  • All Guessing Games for 1 Week$4.997 Days
  • 6 Months Premium Special Offer$4.996 Months
  • 6 Months of Quiz Adventure!$14.996 Months
One-time13
  • 100 Coins Treasure$1.99
  • 55 Coins Special Offer$2.49
  • Coins 100 ps$2.99
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  • Coins 20 ps$2.99
  • 50 Coins$2.99
  • Coins 55 ps$4.99
  • Erudite Premium Forever$4.99
  • Gold Pass$4.99
  • PRO account forever$4.99
  • Coins 115 ps$9.99
  • PRO account forever$14.99
  • Coins 240 ps$19.99
  • Coins 500 ps$39.99

Questions

Is Subwords free?
Subwords costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Erudite Trivia free?
Erudite Trivia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Subwords or Erudite Trivia?
Erudite Trivia is rated higher. Subwords averages 4.6 out of 5 from 788 ratings, while Erudite Trivia averages 4.8 from 20K ratings.
Do Subwords or Erudite Trivia have ads?
Erudite Trivia shows ads; Subwords does not.
Which is updated more often, Subwords or Erudite Trivia?
Subwords ships an update monthly, and Erudite Trivia fortnightly. Most recently, Subwords was updated on September 20, 2026 and Erudite Trivia on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Subwords or Erudite Trivia?
Subwords currently peaks at #57 in the App Store charts, and Erudite Trivia at #35. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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