Words Without Friends vs YourSpell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Words Without Friends
Engage in a unique single-player word game where you construct branching words to collect valuable items. Strategically use letters to meet level objectives and earn rewards, progressing through hundreds of challenging stages.
- Build branching words
- Collect Gift Cards, Stars, and Targets
- Complete hundreds of levels
- Utilize four types of assist cards
- Employ strategic genius
- Many board configurations
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Single player word game like no other! With Words Without Friends, you build branching words while collecting Gift Cards, Stars and most importantly Targets. Complete objectives to win free Cards that will help you complete Hundreds of Levels. - Hundreds of challenging Levels - Many board configurations - 4 types of Cards (assists) to win and collect - Employ your strategic genius If you enjoy word board games, then give this one a try. Completing a level requires you to simply collect Targets. The not-so-simple part is that each Target has a letter which must be used in a word. You will need to use all your word skills as you strategically place letters. Placing a letter in a bad spot just might make it impossible to complete the level.
YourSpell
Transform words into magical spells with elemental properties and combat parameters. Engage in turn-based battles, customize your mage, and share your unique spell creations with others. Create lobbies to challenge friends or compete against players worldwide.
- Word-to-spell creation
- Elemental spell assignment
- Turn-based team battles
- Mage customization
- Lobby creation for multiplayer
- Auto-battle option
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Just type in any word you like to create spells! (ChatGPT is used) Spell is assigned elements such as "Fire", "Poison", and "Healing", and parameters such as "Power" and "Accuracy" are also assigned. Your cool, unusual, or popular words could become powerful or unique spell! If you create interesting spell, let's share it! By equipping mages with created spell, you can compete against other players' mages. The battle is a turn-based team battle, and players fight using the spell they have equipped! You can also create spell during the battle, so you may be able to overturn your inferiority depending on your ideas! Auto-battle is possible, and the mage will use the spell you created according to the situation, so it's easy to play! By creating a lobby, you and your friends can play against other players, or you can play against your friends! Show off your spells to your friends! *In-app purchase allows you to create a lobby You can use the coins earn from the matches to purchase equipment for your mage's appearance. Make your mage's appearance unique and make it your own, equipped with your own spell! Terms of Service: https://kamegiwa.github.io/terms-and-conditions.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Words Without Friends at 52% against YourSpell's 0%. Words Without Friends also leads on ads (none vs shown). YourSpell's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Without Friends sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and YourSpell sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Words Without Friends ships an update every 2 months, YourSpell monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Words Without Friends | YourSpell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (33 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 242 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Les Ganton | Eriya Miwa |
Customer experience
Words Without Friends
YourSpell
In-app purchases
Words Without Friends
- 2 of each Card$0.99
- 5 of each Card$1.99
- 10 of each Card$2.99
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- 25 of each Card$5.99
- 50 of each Card$9.99
- 200 of each Card$29.99
YourSpell
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
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