Comparison

Wordy Tile vs Crowd Runners

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

Head to head
About

Wordy Tile

Compete against opponents to quickly build word grids from a tile stack. Request more tiles strategically, discard when stuck, and challenge AI or friends online. Offers three difficulty levels for varied gameplay.

Highlights
  • Build word grids from tile stacks
  • Request and discard tiles strategically
  • AI opponent with adjustable difficulty
  • Online multiplayer via Game Center/iCloud
  • Three levels of play
  • Large word database
Features
Currently charting
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Wordy Tile is a game where you race against your opponent to build a grid of words from a stack of tiles. Every game starts with a stack of tiles from which you and your opponent are given a starting set. As you play you can request more tiles from the stack, so long as more remain. When you do get one though, remember that your opponent gets one too. So it’s a race! Don’t get caught spending too much time thinking about your tiles; your opponent may get more of them, and sometimes more tiles means you have more choices. Fewer tiles doesn’t always mean it’s easier to finish first! Stuck? You can also discard a tile, but be warned, that results in you being given three in return! Wordy Tile has a huge database of two to nine letter words. The AI has been carefully built to be smart, but not too smart, and not too quick. There are three levels of play. Each level has a different stack size, so the game gets more complex with the bigger stack, but it also gets longer. Offline? No problems, just play the AI! Online? Great, be sure you’re logged into Game Center and iCloud and you can play anyone else that has Wordy Tile. Play with friends and family! Wordy Tile is a fast paced game; it’s not a turn based game so it’s a new take on word games that is a lot of fun

About

Crowd Runners

Guide your growing crowd through challenging obstacle courses. Swipe to collect more people and expand your group while skillfully avoiding collisions with walls and other individuals. The goal is to amass the largest crowd possible.

Highlights
  • Collect people to grow crowd
  • Swipe left and right to control
  • Avoid colliding with others
  • Avoid colliding with walls
  • Grow your crowd size
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Collect as many of your people as you can while avoiding obstacles. How to play: - Swipe left and right to control horizontal slide on the platform. - Collect your people to grow crowd. - Avoid colliding with other people & walls.

Screenshots

Wordy Tile4 screens
Crowd Runners4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Crowd Runners at Free against Wordy Tile's $1.99. Crowd Runners also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). Wordy Tile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Crowd Runners is free to download; Wordy Tile costs $1.99 up front. Crowd Runners sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wordy Tile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crowd Runners holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crowd Runners has 1.5K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Wordy Tile's written reviews are positive against 25% of Crowd Runners's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wordy Tile ships an update every 9 months, Crowd Runners monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Wordy Tile versus Crowd Runners: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordy TileCrowd Runners
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (20 ratings)4.5 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings201.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#162 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB148 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperpkclSoftRocketship Studios LLP

Customer experience

Wordy Tile

All ratings20 ratings
Positive45.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative35.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%

Crowd Runners

All ratings1,472 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative68.8%

Bugs and requests

Wordy Tile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Crowd Runners

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes on privacy policy screen
  • Paid version still shows ads
  • Purchases not restoring properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add sound option
  • Fix diagonal gameplay issue
  • Improve ad experience

In-app purchases

None

Wordy Tile

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crowd Runners

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Wordy Tile free?
Wordy Tile costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crowd Runners free?
Crowd Runners is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wordy Tile or Crowd Runners?
Crowd Runners is rated higher. Wordy Tile averages 3.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Crowd Runners averages 4.5 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Wordy Tile or Crowd Runners have ads?
Crowd Runners shows ads; Wordy Tile does not.
Which is updated more often, Wordy Tile or Crowd Runners?
Wordy Tile ships an update every 9 months, and Crowd Runners monthly. Most recently, Wordy Tile was updated on October 30, 2026 and Crowd Runners on October 22, 2026.

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