Comparison

Werewords vs Five Minute Mystery Timer

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

Head to head
About

Werewords

This app facilitates the Werewords board game by managing the night phase, generating magic words, and controlling timers. It requires the physical Werewords or Werewords Deluxe Edition game to play. Players guess a secret word by asking yes/no questions before time runs out, while a hidden werewolf tries to thwart them.

Highlights
  • Night phase management
  • Magic word generation
  • Timer controls
  • Customizable word lists
  • Themed word lists
  • Adjustable game settings
Features
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The Werewords™ app is used with the game Werewords to run the night phase, generate Magic Words, and perform timer options for players. This app requires either the physical Werewords or Werewords Deluxe Edition game, sold by Bezier Games, Inc. (purchase on Amazon or at beziergames.com) In Werewords, players guess a secret word by asking “yes” or “no” questions. Figure out the magic word before time is up, and you win! However, one of the players is secretly a werewolf who is not only working against you, but also knows the word. If you don’t guess the word in time, you can still win by identifying the werewolf! To help you out, one player is the Seer, who knows the word, but has to be careful not be too obvious when helping you gure it out; if the word is guessed, the Werewolf can pull out a win by identifying the Seer! If the logo at the top of the app screen does not match the logo on your box, tap the settings button (gear) and then tap the box at the top of the settings screen that matches your version of the game. Choose the roles you are using in the game, then tap the Play button to start the game. The app will ask all of the players to close their eyes, then wake up the Mayor and any other selected roles in order. Then the app will ask all player to open their eyes, and the day timer will start. If the players guess the Magic Word before time is up, the Mayor taps the "Correct" button, and then the Werewolves can still win if they figure out who the Seer is. If the players do NOT get the Magic word before time is up (or if they run out of Yes/No tokens), the players can still win by figuring out who one of the werewolves is. The Werewords app also includes the following options (tap the gear to adjust them): -- Over 40,000 words in four different difficulties (Easy, Medium, Hard, and Ridiculous) -- Built-in themed wordlists such as Movies, 80s, Music, 50s & 60s, Literature, Food, TV, Video Games, Monsters, Animals, Hobbies, and Celebrities -- the ability to create custom word lists -- Load community word lists from werewords.com -- Use multiple wordlists in the same game -- The ability to adjust the in game and day phase timers -- The ability to adjust how many words the Mayor may pick from -- The ability to have proper nouns on or off (or even just proper nouns) -- a custom soundtrack -- Speedwords (for owners of Werewords Deluxe Edition) See the in-app help for more details. Werewords is designed by Ted Alspach, the game designer of other popular games such as One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Suburbia, Silver, Ultimate Werewolf, and Castles of Mad King Ludwig. Bezier Games publishes party games and strategy games. Check out their entire game library and pick up a copy of Werewords at beziergames.com.

About

Five Minute Mystery Timer

This timer app supports a real-time, cooperative tabletop game. It tracks remaining time for solving mysteries and offers encouraging reminders from the museum's curator.

Highlights
  • Real-time timer
  • Cooperative game support
  • Mystery solving countdown
  • Encouraging reminders
  • Curator character interaction
Features
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This timer is a companion app for 5-Minute Mystery, the real-time, co-operative tabletop game set in the fanciful Museum of Everything. This app keeps track of the time you have left to solve each mystery, while providing helpful reminders and encouragement from Scrubbles McBubbledy, the eccentric curator of the museum.

Screenshots

Werewords4 screens
Five Minute Mystery Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Werewords at 4.1 against Five Minute Mystery Timer's 3.7. Werewords also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (48% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, ads and 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Werewords holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Werewords's written reviews are positive against 40% of Five Minute Mystery Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Werewords ships an update every 3 months, Five Minute Mystery Timer every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Werewords versus Five Minute Mystery Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWerewordsFive Minute Mystery Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (39 ratings) — better3.7 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews48.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBezier Games, Inc.Wiggles 3D

Customer experience

Werewords

All ratings39 ratings
Positive74.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative40.0%

Five Minute Mystery Timer

All ratings18 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative56.0%

In-app purchases

None

Werewords

No in-app purchases

None

Five Minute Mystery Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Werewords free?
Werewords is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Five Minute Mystery Timer free?
Five Minute Mystery Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Werewords or Five Minute Mystery Timer?
Werewords is rated higher. Werewords averages 4.1 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Five Minute Mystery Timer averages 3.7 from 18 ratings.
Do Werewords or Five Minute Mystery Timer have ads?
Neither Werewords nor Five Minute Mystery Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Werewords or Five Minute Mystery Timer?
Werewords ships an update every 3 months, and Five Minute Mystery Timer every 10 months. Most recently, Werewords was updated on September 4, 2026 and Five Minute Mystery Timer on September 21, 2026.

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