Words Collide vs Word Train
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Words Collide
Engage in a clever word-building game where you arrange letters to spell words. Collaborate with friends, discover new vocabulary, and aim for high scores through strategic combos. Unlock upgrades and enjoy different game modes.
- Solo or cooperative play
- Zen and Adventure modes
- Combo construction for high scores
- In-game dictionary for word learning
- Letter arrangement for word spelling
- Unlockable upgrades (letters, hints, combos)
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- Play by yourself or cooperatively with friends. - Relax in Zen Mode, or challenge yourself with Adventure Mode. - Carefully construct combos to achieve high scores! - Discover and learn new words using our in game dictionary. - Arrange letters to spell words; your friends can reuse your words to spell bigger words. - Earn coins to unlock upgrades like extra letters, hints and combos. Start playing Words Collide today!
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 review sentiment: Word Train at 100% against Words Collide's 38%. Word Train also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). Words Collide's advantage is ratings volume (299 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. Words Collide sells 19 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 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Words Collide has 299 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Words Collide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Word Train's.
Words Collide ships an update every 2 months, Word Train every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Words Collide | Word Train |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (299 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 299 — 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, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lamington Games Pty Ltd | Mergeable Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Words Collide
Word Train
Bugs and requests
Words Collide
Reported bugs
6 issues- Game resets progress on app close
- Crashes and freezes on launch
- Inability to save progress
- Broken co-op game invitations
- Sound issues and muting
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- Compatibility problems on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to change username
- Improve tutorial and instructions
- Implement cloud/account sync
- Add more word list options
- Improve friend/multiplayer functionality
Word Train
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Words Collide
- Sale Spectral Boutique Card$1.99
- Sale Spectral Robot Card$1.99
- Sale Spectral Wooden Card$1.99
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- Sale Banded Tennis Card$1.99
- Small Coin Pack$1.99
- Sale Spectral Gold Bar Card$1.99
- Sale Shiny Candle Card$1.99
- Sale Spectral Glass Card$1.99
- Sale Banded Robot Card$1.99
- Sale Spectral Tennis Card$1.99
- Classic Boutique Card$2.99
- ClassicWooden Card$2.99
- Classic Glass Card$2.99
- ClassicRounded Card$2.99
- Classic Candle Card$2.99
- Starter Pack$3.99
- Classic Attic Background$3.99
- Medium Coin Pack$4.99
- Large Coin Pack$9.99
Word Train
- 100 Ticket Reel$1.99
