Stone Words vs Word Hoops!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stone Words
A challenging word puzzle game where you form words by placing letter stones on a board. Score points for longer words and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy engaging animations and sound effects in English or Spanish.
- Form words with letter stones
- Score points for word length
- English and Spanish language support
- Engaging animations and sound effects
- Game Center leaderboards
- Random letter generation
- Replay previous game
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• Place your Letter Stones and start forming Stone Words! The longer the word, the more points you get! Try beating your High Score! • Stone Words is a word puzzle game where you place Letter Stones on a board with the objective of forming words with 3 or more contiguous letters. Swipe to form words to remove them from the board. • You can play Stone Words in English or Spanish. • Fun and engaging animations and sound effects. • Game Center support with Worldwide Leaderboards. • Random generation of letters with a letter distribution that approximates chosen language letter frequency. • Replay game option allows you to play the game again with exactly the same letter order as in the previous game.
Word Hoops!
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Take a shot at the right basketball hoop in order to form words! Don’t let the grid get filled by popping words! Survive as long as you can and reach the highest score possible!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Word Hoops! at Free against Stone Words's $0.99. Word Hoops! also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Stone Words's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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
Word Hoops! is free to download; Stone Words costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stone Words ships an update monthly, Word Hoops! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stone Words | Word Hoops! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fernando Morales | Full Fat Productions Ltd |
In-app purchases
Stone Words
No in-app purchases
Word Hoops!
No in-app purchases
