Comparison

InnerName vs Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

InnerName

Rearrange letters from any name to create new words, phrases, or even descriptive terms. Challenge yourself or compete with friends in timed wordplay games. Offers optional in-app purchases for extra inspiration.

Highlights
  • Create anagrams from letters
  • Edit anagrams with spaces and punctuation
  • Share creations with friends
  • Store favorite anagrams
  • Optional inspiration suggestions
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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What's 'InnerName'? If you rearrange the letters in your own name, what other names could you make with them? How about using a friend's name, a cartoon character, a figure from history? Or perhaps you could make a short phrase out of the letters? Are you smart enough to create words that describe the person whose name gave you the letters to play with? Designed for anyone who gets a buzz from the challenges of creative wordplay, this app lets you decide what's in a name. Choose whether to challenge your brain privately, or make it social: you can share your wit with other InnerNamers, admire their ideas, or you could even set up InnerName competitions to see who can make the best InnerName against a time limit. Come and have a go! Features: - see the letters from a name as tiles and select them one by one to build an anagram of the name - edit the anagram as you create it by moving or removing letters or words - add spaces and punctuation characters - share anagrams with friends and family - store your favourite anagrams - optional extra inspiration available via the Suggestions function (in-app purchase), showing you what names and words you could make from the letters currently available, and allowing you to add them with a single tap - full support for VoiceOver users

About

Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle

Link letters within bubbles to form words in this engaging puzzle game. Challenge your brain with thousands of levels, discover beautiful landscapes, and boost your vocabulary. Play offline or online, anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Link letters to form words
  • Thousands of levels
  • Offline and online play
  • Boost vocabulary
  • Collect bonus words
  • Useful clues
Features
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Pop the bubbles. Connect the syllables. Build the word. Word Bubbles is a word puzzle with a twist: instead of loose letters, every word is split into syllables floating in coloured bubbles. Tap them in the right order and the word snaps back together. EASY TO LEARN, HARD TO PUT DOWN Tap two bubbles to join them. Get the order right and the word locks in. Get it wrong and nothing is lost, so you can experiment freely. The rules take five seconds; the harder levels take a lot longer. WHY SYLLABLES CHANGE THE GAME Most word games hand you a pile of letters and let you brute-force your way through. Here the pieces already mean something, which means guessing gets you nowhere. You have to hear the word before you can build it. THOUSANDS OF LEVELS From short warm-ups to long chains that will genuinely make you think. New words are added with every update. BONUS WORDS AND REWARDS Spot a valid word we did not ask for and you still get credit. Bonus finds earn coins you can spend on clues when a level has you stuck. CLUES WHEN YOU NEED THEM Stuck on one word? Use a clue and keep moving. No level is a dead end. PLAYS FULLY OFFLINE No connection required. Perfect on a plane, on the train, in a waiting room or anywhere with no signal. GOOD FOR YOUR VOCABULARY Every level is a small workout for your word recall. Players use it to keep sharp, to build vocabulary, and to practise English. Breaking words into syllables is how people learn to read, which is part of why this sticks. WHAT YOU GET - Thousands of syllable puzzles, regularly expanded - Full offline play, no account needed - Bonus word rewards and a coin economy - Clues to break through hard levels - Clean interface built for one-handed play - No timers, no pressure, no streaks to lose - Family friendly, ages 4+ Free to download and play. Optional in-app purchases are available for extra coins, and a Remove Ads upgrade if you want to play without interruptions. Download Word Bubbles and see how many you can connect.

Screenshots

InnerName3 screens
Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: InnerName at 100% against Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle's 58%. InnerName also leads on ads (none vs shown). Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 18 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. InnerName sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InnerName ships an update every 18 months, Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
InnerName versus Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInnerNameWord Bubbles Connect Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (292 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—292 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB998 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuncan WoodsOne Up Games Studio

Customer experience

InnerName

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle

All ratings289 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral6.2%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

InnerName

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game freezes frequently
  • Ads impossible to close without turning off phone
  • Game freezes and has to be restarted
  • Levels have same words and seem repetitive
  • Some words do not make sense with clues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix game freezing issues
  • Improve ad closing mechanism
  • Adjust word difficulty
  • Make background less distracting
  • Ensure words make sense with clues

In-app purchases

1 purchases

InnerName

One-time1
  • Suggestions$0.99
7 purchases

Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle

One-time7
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • 200 Coins$0.99
  • 440 Coins$1.99
Show 4 more
  • 1200 Coins$3.99
  • 2600 Coins$8.99
  • 5600 Coins$17.99
  • 15000 Coins$44.99

Questions

Is InnerName free?
InnerName is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle free?
Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do InnerName or Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle have ads?
Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle shows ads; InnerName does not.
Which is updated more often, InnerName or Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle?
InnerName ships an update every 18 months, and Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle every 4 months. Most recently, InnerName was updated on November 2, 2026 and Word Bubbles Connect Puzzle on November 3, 2026.

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