Wordy Tile vs Gridword Official
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Gridword Official
This word puzzle game challenges you to combine letters and form words on a grid to achieve the highest score. Strategize by using letters twice and leveraging bonus points for longer words. Expand your vocabulary and compete with friends for top scores.
- Daily word challenges
- Letter tile manipulation
- Point maximization strategies
- Bonus points for long words
- Vocabulary expansion
- Score sharing and competition
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Master the art of combining letters to create words to maximize your points. Each day Gridword presents a new challenge. Each word puzzle is a unique grid and a different set of letter tiles. Each challenge will require different a different strategy to get the most points. Once you have laid letters on the grid in a valid crossword, don't submit yet as you may be able to increase your points. Using letters twice allows them to be counted twice in your score. Some letters have higher point values than others - so make sure to use them twice as much as possible. Also don't forget bonuses. When you make a word of at least 5 letters long you will get a bonus for that word. Bonuses are exponential, meaning if you make a word longer by a single letter the value of the bonus will increase by the new length of the word! Expand your vocabulary and improve your pattern recognition skills with Gridword. After you submit your puzzle, make sure to share with friends and compete for the top score. A great score may be 60 points one day and the next day a great score could be 130! Steps to play: 1. Drag the tiles onto the board 2. Rearrange them until you have formed valid words 3. When the puzzle is valid the letters will turn blue and the submit button will become enabled 4. Submit to see your score! 5. Share and compare your score with others
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gridword Official at 67% against Wordy Tile's 17%. Gridword Official also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). Wordy Tile's advantage is chart position (#168 vs unranked) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Gridword Official is free to download; Wordy Tile costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gridword Official holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wordy Tile has 20 ratings behind it against 3, 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 67% of Gridword Official's.
Wordy Tile ships an update every 9 months, Gridword Official fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wordy Tile | Gridword Official |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (20 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #168 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | pkclSoft | Wasdesign, LLC |
Customer experience
Wordy Tile
Gridword Official
In-app purchases
Wordy Tile
No in-app purchases
Gridword Official
No in-app purchases
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