Comparison

Syllablade vs Wilderless

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

Head to head
About

Syllablade

Engage in a unique word-battling RPG where you chain letters to cast spells and attack monsters. Team up with friends, customize your character with powerful gear, and compete in clan wars for rewards. Join millions of players in this epic adventure.

Highlights
  • Chain letters for attacks
  • Customize weapons and items
  • Unlock rare skins
  • Compete in clan wars
  • Team up with friends
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Slay epic monsters with weapons, wands, and words! Team up with your friends and become loot hunting heroes in Syllablade - the word battling RPG! • Big Words, Big Damage • Chain letters to deal crushing blows to your enemies. • Customize and Upgrade • Unlock powerful weapons, rare items, and unique skins. • Compete in Clan Wars • Form a clan and stockpile the bones of your enemies in prize-filled competitions. • JOIN OVER 100 MILLION GAMERS WORLDWIDE • Follow @Naquatic on Facebook and Twitter to find out why our apps like MonsterCrafter and Shooting Showdown have been featured by everyone from Apple to IGN, AppAdvice, and TouchArcade.

About

Wilderless

Explore a vast, procedurally generated open world with no enemies or quests. Enjoy peaceful moments, stunning natural landscapes, and a calming soundtrack. Customize your character, build shelters, and transform into various animals for a stress-free escape.

Highlights
  • Vast procedurally generated open world
  • No enemies or quests
  • Character customization
  • Placeable shelters
  • Shape-shifting into animals
  • PhotoMode with effects and filters
  • Calming soundtrack
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A HUGE PROCEDURALLY GENERATED OPEN WORLD No enemies. No quests. Just miles of beautiful, natural, untamed wilderness to explore and relax in. Enjoy a world of quiet moments and stunning views, with golden sunsets behind sky-high mountains, flower filled rolling green hills, and frost covered tundra and frozen lakes - Explore a gorgeous, vast open world wilderness - A true Open World. Go anywhere, anytime - A beautiful soundtrack covers many moods as you explore - Customize your character with hair, hats, outfits and more - Place shelters: choose from 2 tents, natural rock and a small house - Relax in a natural and calm stress-free environment - Ad-free, no in-app purchases or additional downloads - Take beautiful photos with PhotoMode - Tons of effects, filters, and options to customize - A solo indie project made with love - Run, swim, and fly through deep forests and rolling hills - Go skating on the frozen lakes of the North - Feeling anxiety? Take a quiet boat ride along the river - Fly through the skies as a mighty hawk - Shapechange into horses, bears, boar, foxes and more - Ride a pirate ship - fireworks included - Benchmark with extensive quality options and settings - Gamepad support SUPPORT Questions or Comments? : robert@protopop.com To reset game: goto Splashscreen-options-reset button. To optimize: goto Splashscreen-optimize TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x3DeLJyR3w FOLLOW ME - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protopopgames/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/protopop - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProtopopGames/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/protopopgames/ SHARE Feel free to put footage of my game on YouTube or any other website. It helps me spread the word and reach more people, and I appreciate it. Thank you for supporting independent games:) Recommended Specifications • Devices: iPad Pro, iPad (10th Gen), iPad Air (6th Gen), iPad mini (7th Gen), iPhone 11 series, and later models • CPU: Apple A13 Bionic or newer • RAM: 4 GB or more • Operating System: iOS 16.0 or later

Screenshots

Syllablade4 screens
Wilderless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Syllablade at Free against Wilderless's $4.99. Syllablade also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Wilderless's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Syllablade is free to download; Wilderless costs $4.99 up front. Syllablade sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Wilderless asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Syllablade holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 769 and 254 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Syllablade's written reviews are positive against 75% of Wilderless's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Syllablade ships an update every 4 days, Wilderless every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Syllablade versus Wilderless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyllabladeWilderless
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (769 ratings) — better4.2 (254 ratings)
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews74.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings769 — better254
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB218 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNaquaticRobert Kabwe

Customer experience

Syllablade

All ratings771 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral12.4%
Negative15.5%

Wilderless

All ratings254 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative17.4%

User reviews

Syllablade

From 769 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Interesting RPG elements
  • 🧠 Helps improve vocabulary
  • 🎉 Entertaining and casual

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 📚 Limited word dictionary
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🏆 Clan war rewards not working

Wilderless

From 254 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌳 Beautiful, peaceful open world
  • 🎨 Customizable graphics and settings
  • 🕹️ Relaxing, stress-free exploration
  • 🌌 Stunning landscapes and visuals
  • 🔥 Cozy campfires and shelters

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Lack of clear objectives or progression
  • 🕹️ Challenging controls, especially for flying
  • 🌌 Repetitive environments after a while
  • 🤖 Absence of NPCs or interactive elements

Bugs and requests

Syllablade

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes when opening treasure chests
  • Certain valid words not recognized
  • Clan war rewards not distributed correctly
  • Game crashes on certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and content updates
  • Implement a PvP mode
  • Improve the clan system and rewards
  • Allow more customization options

Wilderless

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when changing graphics settings
  • Disappearing shelters and structures
  • Inconsistent weather and environmental effects
  • Stuck underwater or in terrain when respawning

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more animals and creatures to interact with
  • Introduce quests, missions, or a light narrative
  • Implement a save/load system for custom worlds
  • Add support for controllers and gamepad input
  • Expand customization options for character and environment

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Syllablade

One-time7
  • Stack of Gold$1.99
  • Pile of Gold$4.99
  • Doubler$4.99
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  • Gems$4.99
  • Bag of Gold$19.99
  • Chest of Gold$49.99
  • Treasure Trove$99.99
None

Wilderless

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Syllablade free?
Syllablade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wilderless free?
Wilderless costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Syllablade or Wilderless?
Syllablade is rated higher. Syllablade averages 4.4 out of 5 from 769 ratings, while Wilderless averages 4.2 from 254 ratings.
Do Syllablade or Wilderless have ads?
Syllablade shows ads; Wilderless does not.
Which is updated more often, Syllablade or Wilderless?
Syllablade ships an update every 4 days, and Wilderless every 3 months. Most recently, Syllablade was updated on October 24, 2026 and Wilderless on October 26, 2026.

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