WordWhile vs YaDicee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WordWhile
Fill in the missing words in classic literature, nursery rhymes, and proverbs. Enjoy humorous wrong answers, create your own solutions, and compare them to the originals. Play in relaxed or timed modes, with achievements to earn.
- Fill missing words in classic texts
- Humorous wrong answer options
- Create custom solutions
- Zen and Timed play modes
- Save and review completed texts
- Compare to original author's words
- Victorian-inspired styling
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Nursery rhymes, tongue twisters, proverbs, great prose and poetry. These timeless texts are missing words. Tap the author's word and feel clever. Don’t know it? Don’t sweat it! Our ”Wrong answers” are usually pretty funny. Now you can even add your own! Nearly 5,000 timeless words in 50 playable texts with over 1,500 missing words and 15,000 hand-crafted Novel alternatives to select...or avoid. * RELAX in Zen Mode or THRILL to Timed Mode * LAUGH at the Silly solutions * REFLECT on the Tricky ones and the source texts * CREATE custom solutions * READ the original texts * SAVE your completed texts however you filled those gaps * REVIEW your saved versions * COMPARE your solution to the author's * ADMIRE the classy Victorian styling * ENJOY a growing collection of playable texts (see below) FUN FOR AGES 10+ : * DISCOVER classic texts playfully with your kids * GIGGLE at the puns, crazy rhymes, category errors,... * GROW from ACCESSIBLE texts like proverbs and nursery rhymes to literary gems from Shakespeare, Dickens, Byron, Wordsworth and more * BOOKISH KIDS love it, even if (especially because?) it’s not “made for kids” CLASSROOM and LIBRARY FRIENDLY : * Unlimited player profiles on the same device * No ads or in-app purchases * Works offline * No links or sharing outside the app SILLY FUN or EXTREME LITERARY SPORT : * Think you know these texts cold? Try picking the _wrong_ Tricky word on purpose every time with a time limit. We call that 100% Novel. It can be brutal! * Have you got the endurance to complete the Virtuoso Race on “Once more unto the breach”? How about the “Major-General’s Song”? * Achievements for all modes of play, text collections and challenge categories. How many can you earn? WARNING: possible side effects of playing WordWhile include: increased vocabulary, improved memory, greater familiarity with literary classics, learning poems and famous speeches by heart...and laughter. The WordWhile Editorial Team assumes no responsibility for any learning incurred as a result of playing WordWhile...but the laughing is entirely our fault. WHICH TIMELESS TEXTS? The collection of playable texts is growing and any new texts will come to you as free updates. That is worth repeating: when WordWhile gets an update, take a look at "What's New". There are always new texts to try. 1) “Proverbs”: over 40 well-known proverbs divided into eight playable texts 2) “Shakespeare: Speeches and Sonnets”: "To be or not to be", "O Romeo", "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" and five others 3) "Children's Classics" --- 8 nursery rhymes, tongue twisters and several "Poems Every Child Should Know" including "Jabberwocky" (ADDED September 2017) 4) "Pickin's from Dickens": "Please, sir, I want some more", "It was the best of times", and 10 more (ADDED September 2017) 5) "Selected Poems": "How do I love thee", "She walks in beauty", "Death, be not proud" and 5 more (ADDED Winter 2017) 6) "Love, sweet love": "Roses are red", quotes from Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night", Hamlet's love letter to Ophelia, Hugo, Austen, Burns (8 texts, ADDED Valentine's Day 2018)
YaDicee
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YaDicee is a classic dice game for two, three or four players (in-person). The game can be played in 4 game modes: 1- Classic: where players play 13 rounds of rolling dice to get the best combination scores. 2- Dyed Dice: where colored diced are added for additional combinations in 16-round games. 3- Quick Game: where players play only 3 rounds and have a limited number of combinations they can select. 4- Score Keeping where players bring their own dice and use the app to keep score. In classic, dyed dice and quick game mode players can also select to bank dice rolls. At each turn, players are given 3 dice rolls. In this mode unused rolls are save for future turns. Special features of YaDicee includes: - no ads, - no subscription - no in-app purchase - no network connection required to play Simple user interface for players to enjoy the game This app is optimized for iPhones with iOS 16 or newer. It is compatible with iPads and Macs (MacOS 14), but the UI is not optimal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: WordWhile at 8.0 against YaDicee's 16.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WordWhile ships an update every 6 weeks, YaDicee every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WordWhile | YaDicee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (166 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 166 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gregory McDonald | Richard Gauthier |
In-app purchases
WordWhile
No in-app purchases
YaDicee
No in-app purchases









