Stone Words vs Stressa
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.
Stressa
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A realtime word game where you need to form words using your bricks faster than your opponent! Features different game modes like local board game play, train vs AI, Zen and of course online play! No registration, no ads, play as you are. Welcome!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stressa at Free against Stone Words's $0.99. Stressa also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Stone Words's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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
Stressa is free to download; Stone Words costs $0.99 up front. Stressa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stone Words asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stone Words ships an update monthly, Stressa daily. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Stone Words | Stressa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fernando Morales | Bloop Apps |
In-app purchases
Stone Words
No in-app purchases
Stressa
- Premium$1.99
