Comparison

Sidewords vs Rogue Letters

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Logic and word puzzle blend
  • Hundreds of puzzles
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Bonus game included
  • Customizable color schemes
  • No timers or penalties
Features
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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

About

Rogue Letters

Features
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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?

Screenshots

Sidewords4 screens
Rogue Letters4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

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Sidewords versus Rogue Letters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSidewordsRogue Letters
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (295 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings295 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#83 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilkbag GamesAli 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
Show 4 more
  • 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

None

Sidewords

No in-app purchases

None

Rogue Letters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sidewords free?
Sidewords costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rogue Letters free?
Rogue Letters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sidewords or Rogue Letters have ads?
Rogue Letters shows ads; Sidewords does not.

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