Comparison

Plain Games vs Word Busters!

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

Head to head
About

Plain Games

Enjoy a collection of free, fun, and simple games playable offline. Compete with friends in classics like Checkers or test your vocabulary in a word-building challenge. High scores sync when you reconnect, with more games planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Offline play
  • Checkers game
  • Word Builder game
  • High score syncing
  • Regular updates
Features
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Free, fun and simple - that is what this app is all about. At the moment there is Checkers and a Word Builder game in which you start with a number of letters that you then use to find as many words as you can before the time runs out. It works offline and allows you to sync your high scores when you have connection again. More games are being added! There are many many updates, features and games in the works. Make sure and allow updates!

About

Word Busters!

Features
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Clear the screen by tapping the coloured tiles to form words! Earn gold and buy hints to help you clear the grid! Can you find every word?!

Screenshots

Plain Games4 screens
Word Busters!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Plain Games at none against Word Busters!'s shown. Word Busters!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plain Games ships an update monthly, Word Busters! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Plain Games versus Word Busters!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlain GamesWord Busters!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB138 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJames ThomasFull Fat Productions Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Plain Games

No in-app purchases

None

Word Busters!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plain Games free?
Plain Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Word Busters! free?
Word Busters! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plain Games or Word Busters! have ads?
Word Busters! shows ads; Plain Games does not.
Which is updated more often, Plain Games or Word Busters!?
Plain Games ships an update monthly, and Word Busters! every 3 days. Most recently, Plain Games was updated on October 20, 2026 and Word Busters! on October 10, 2026.

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