Book vs Word Train
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Book
Navigate challenging mazes, collect letters, and spell words to win. Outsmart enemies with spells and uncover hidden bonuses. Compete in daily challenges to maintain streaks and earn high scores in this classic arcade-style word game.
- Navigate mazes
- Collect letters
- Spell words to win
- Avoid enemies (Blots)
- Cast Slow-Down spells
- Find hidden letters and bonuses
- Daily Challenges
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Help Book-Man navigate mysterious mazes to collect letters while avoiding the diabolical Blots! Spell the word to win each level while racking up points and grabbing helpful bonuses. Outsmart the Blots by casting Slow-Down spells and uncovering hidden letters! Keep your streak going and earn extra points with Daily Challenges. Get the word game that’s packed with classic arcade action! Get Book-Man! From the creators of TheFreeDictionary.com, the massively popular online dictionary.
Word Train
A daily word puzzle game where you connect two letters by forming words on a grid. Challenge yourself with higher scores by incorporating specific letters and compete on global leaderboards.
- Daily word-grid puzzles
- Connect two letters
- Form words to create paths
- Score bonuses for specific letters
- Global leaderboards
- Board game style gameplay
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Twist and turn to link two letters together in this daily word-grid puzzle! Word Train is a board game style puzzle. Create a path between two letters every day using any words you know! Challenge yourself by aiming for a higher score when you use words that contain the day's start and end letters! See other player's scores from around the world and work your way to the top of the leaderboard!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Word Train at 5.0 against Book's 4.4. Word Train also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Book's advantage is ratings volume (272 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Book sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Word Train sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Word Train holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book has 272 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Book's written reviews are positive against 100% of Word Train's.
Book ships an update every 2 months, Word Train every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Book | Word Train |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (272 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 272 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Farlex, Inc. | Mergeable Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Book
Word Train
Bugs and requests
Book
Reported bugs
8 issues- Book-Man doesn't follow directional movements
- Book-Man goes through walls
- Game crashes to home page
- Book-Man freezes during play
- Cannot unlock next level with a key
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- Login fails
- Protagonist gets stuck at end of row/column
- Android bugs
Requested features
8 requests- More levels or zones
- More languages
- Different game styles
- More 'Book-Man' heroes
- Ability to earn keys without purchase
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- Hyperdrive or speed-up option for 'Book-Man'
- New themes
- More directions/tutorials
Word Train
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Book
- 15 coins$0.99
- 40 coins$1.99
- 65 coins$2.99
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- 100 coins$3.99
- 200 coins$6.99
- 300 coins$9.99
- 1000 coins$29.99
Word Train
- 100 Ticket Reel$1.99
