Ears Word Cookie vs RYFT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ears Word Cookie
A word game accessible to both sighted and visually impaired players. Create words from a given set of letters, progressing through levels and cookie packs. Offers in-app upgrades for additional content.
- Fully accessible for visually impaired
- Rapid audio play
- Create words from letter sets
- Multiple levels per cookie
- In-app word pack upgrades
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Ears Word Cookie is a fully accessible word game for both sighted and visually impaired people, designed for rapid audio play. Your objective is to create as many words as possible using a set of letters. In each cookie, there are from 5 to 20 levels. Each level has a set of letters, and you have to find all the words that can be created from those letters. You can use the letters multiple times. For example, the practice cookie has one level, and has the letters "C", "A", "T". Words must be at least 2 letters long, so you can easily create the words CAT, ACT, and AT. Since you can use a letter multiple times, you can also create the word TAT by using the letter "T" twice and the word TATA by using the letters "T" and "A" twice. Once you have completed a level, you move on to the next level. Once you have completed all the levels for a cookie, you move on to the next cookie. Cookie word packs are available as in-app upgrades. Ears Word Cookie was suggested by several blind game players who enjoy Word Search.
RYFT
Embark on an audio-based mystery adventure where your voice commands guide you through a timeless manor. Solve puzzles, interact with a fully voiced cast, and unravel a sinister plot. The game is powered by your imagination, making it perfect for hands-free play.
- Voice command gameplay
- Hands-free exploration
- Challenging puzzles
- Full voice cast
- Compelling narrative
- Item combination
- Bluetooth support
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Welcome to the Nexus Manor. A place that exists outside of time — and in between your ears. RYFT is an audio-based adventure game played with speech commands. Featuring a full voice cast, challenging puzzles, and a compelling narrative, this mystery game is powered by the world's greatest graphics engine: your imagination. HANDS-FREE TO EXPLORE - Play any time you'd listen to a podcast: while cooking, cleaning, or commuting! - Navigate freely using “north,” “east,” “south” and “west” to get around - Explore rooms and interact with objects - Pick-up and combine items to solve puzzles - Chat with a fully voiced cast of eccentric characters as you attempt to solve the mystery of the manor without lifting a finger - Supports Bluetooth game play ____________________________________________________________________________________ You awake in a strange mansion that exists outside of time. You can’t remember how you got here. In your pocket is a curious stone tablet covered in mysterious symbols. As you explore the manor, you encounter its eclectic staff— all of whom seem to be as trapped as you are, working in the service of “The Master.” You unearth a series of tapes from a voice you recognize. A girl in trouble. She’s discovered that the Master has a sinister plan she needs to stop, but in order to help her, you must first puzzle your way out of the mansion and back through the doors of time. ____________________________________________________________________________________ RYFT: A Timely Manor is the first part of the RYFT series. For more information visit ryftgame.com Find us on Instagram @RYFTgame and on TikTok @RYFTgame
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RYFT at 4.9 against Ears Word Cookie's 4.2. RYFT also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Ears Word Cookie's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Ears Word Cookie sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and RYFT sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RYFT holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RYFT has 79 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Ears Word Cookie's written reviews are positive against 95% of RYFT's.
Ears Word Cookie ships an update every 3 weeks, RYFT every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ears Word Cookie | RYFT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (9 ratings) | 4.9 (79 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 79 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 301 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kid Friendly Software, Inc | Alexander Lerman |
Customer experience
Ears Word Cookie
RYFT
Bugs and requests
Ears Word Cookie
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RYFT
Reported bugs
4 issues- Speech recognition doesn't understand
- Game freezes or stops listening
- Task completion bug with flowers
- Cannot get past certain bugs
Requested features
5 requests- Tutorial for getting unstuck
- Health teacher for hints
- Shorter command phrases for typing
- More games like this
- Part two of the story
In-app purchases
Ears Word Cookie
- PACK-1$2.99
- PACK-2$2.99
- PACK-3$2.99
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- PACK-4$2.99
- PACK-5$2.99
- PACK-6$2.99
- PACK-7$2.99
- Bundle$12.99
RYFT
- $1 donation$1.00
- $3 Donation$3.00
- $5 donation$5.00
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