Sidewords vs Dropcaps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sidewords
This app offers a unique blend of logic and word puzzles with no timers or penalties. It provides hundreds of puzzles of varying difficulty, with new ones added daily, and includes a bonus game. Users can customize the color scheme to suit their mood.
- Logic and word puzzle blend
- Hundreds of puzzles
- Daily new puzzles
- Bonus game included
- Customizable color schemes
- No timers or penalties
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Grab a cup of coffee and relax with Sidewords. Sidewords is part logic puzzle, part word game, all original. No timers. No penalties. No pressure. Just you and a good puzzle. Sharpen your mind with hundreds of puzzles, from small and quick, to large and captivating. Plus three new puzzles to do every day! There’s even a bonus game included! Choose a color scheme that fits your mood and environment. Get your morning started with bright colors, or unwind at the end of a long day with a dark theme. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a good puzzle. You deserve your Sidewords time. ----- Critics Are Saying ----- "If you're looking for a truly new word game experience, this is the game to get." - 148Apps "The word and logic elements mashed together create a special experience that I’ve never seen before in a word game" - AppAdvice "If you’re looking for a word game with some unique ideas, go download Sidewords" - AppUnwrapper "Sidewords isn't quite like anything else you've ever played before." - PocketGamer
Dropcaps
A strategic word game where players arrange falling letter tiles to spell words starting with large letter tiles. Explore eight themed levels at your own pace while uncovering medieval facts. Relax, enhance strategic thinking, and improve vocabulary recall.
- Strategic word arrangement
- Falling letter tiles
- Eight thematic levels
- Uncover medieval facts
- Vocabulary recall enhancement
- Strategic thinking development
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Wise worders welcome! Dropcaps is a strategy word game inspired by Medieval manuscripts. Arrange small, falling letter tiles on a game board to spell words that start with the large letter tiles. Play through eight, thematic levels at your own pace to uncover wild and wonderful Medieval facts. Relax, sharpen your strategic thinking, and hone your vocabulary recall! Make Words. Nerd Out. Dropcaps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sidewords at 295 against Dropcaps's 5. Sidewords also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (81% vs 67%). Dropcaps's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Sidewords costs $2.99 and Dropcaps $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sidewords holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sidewords has 295 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Sidewords's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dropcaps's.
| Parameter | Sidewords | Dropcaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (295 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 295 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #84 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Milkbag Games | Jessie Contour |
Customer experience
Sidewords
Dropcaps
Bugs and requests
Sidewords
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crash when clicking 'share solution'
- Applies unreal words
- Sometimes rejects real words
Requested features
9 requests- Improve tutorial or add clear instructions
- Sync between devices
- Add a scoring system or way to measure excellence
- Allow iPad rotation to landscape
- More puzzles/daily puzzles
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- Undo option after tapping a word
- Fix crash when sharing solution
- Algorithm for randomly creating levels
- Ability to rotate iPad in all directions
Dropcaps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sidewords
No in-app purchases
Dropcaps
No in-app purchases
