Sidewords vs Rogue Letters
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
Rogue Letters
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Turn your vocabulary into your strongest weapon in Rogue Letters, a single-player roguelike word puzzle where every word shapes your adventure. Build words on a 9×9 board, reach the score target before your turns run out, and climb through increasingly challenging levels. Plan every placement carefully, use bonus squares, and create connected words to maximize your score. 【 HOW TO PLAY 】 • Build English words using your seven letter tiles. • Place your first word across the center star. • Connect new words horizontally or vertically. • Use Letter 2×, Letter 3×, Word 2× and Word 3× bonus squares. • Reach the target score before you run out of turns or hearts. 【 ROGUELIKE POWERS 】 Every adventure offers new strategic possibilities. Collect powerful Boons that automatically improve your run, including score bonuses, stronger vowels, longer-word rewards and special combinations. Use Potions when you need an advantage. Refresh your tiles, gain extra turns, restore hearts, earn instant points or power up your next word. 【 KEY FEATURES 】 • Endless Levels: Keep playing as the targets and challenges evolve. • Strategic Wordplay: Every tile placement can open new scoring opportunities. • Powerful Boons: Create different builds and discover rewarding combinations. • Useful Potions: Save your run at the perfect moment. • Daily Challenges: Play a fresh seeded challenge with unique rules every day. • Risk and Reward: Chase bonus squares and build multiple connected words. • Large English Dictionary: Discover thousands of playable words. • Light and Dark Modes: Choose the board style you prefer. • Single-Player Adventure: Play at your own pace and improve your best level. Whether you enjoy word games, spelling puzzles, anagrams, strategy games or roguelike adventures, Rogue Letters offers a fresh challenge with every run. How deep can your vocabulary take you?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rogue Letters at Free against Sidewords's $2.99. Sidewords's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#83 vs unranked). On 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
Rogue Letters is free to download; Sidewords costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Sidewords | Rogue Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (295 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 295 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #83 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Milkbag Games | Ali Mirzayev |
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
Rogue Letters
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sidewords
No in-app purchases
Rogue Letters
No in-app purchases









