Comparison

Text Express vs xorBETA

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

Head to head
About

Text Express

Embark on an epic word adventure with a young woman on a train journey. Solve unique crossword puzzles and find hidden words to unlock interactive stories and shape the narrative. Explore a magical world, fix a train, and collect souvenirs.

Highlights
  • Relaxing word search puzzles
  • Unique crossword levels
  • Interactive story progression
  • Train fixing and decoration
  • Daily challenges
  • Vocabulary expansion
Features
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Play Text Express: Word Adventure - a new English word game that combines word search puzzles, interactive stories and epic adventures! Join Tilly, a brave and smart young woman, as she travels in her old train to majestic destinations, meets new friends and unlocks her true destiny. Discover how the words you find impact the story! RELAXING WORD SEARCH Text Express doesn’t have any time limits or penalties! Sit back, relax, swipe words and enjoy a wonderful story as Tilly starts her epic journey. UNIQUE WORD PUZZLES Play thousands of unique crossword levels, find hidden words, discover new daily challenges and combine letters into words to progress in the story. Who knows, maybe you will pick up a new word or two and expand your English vocabulary! MAGICAL WORLD A world full of wonders awaits Tilly. Fix and decorate an old train to travel all around it! Reach fantastic locations: from beautiful gardens to mysterious towns. Collect cute souvenirs on the way! IMMERSIVE STORIES Mysteries, family secrets, drama, comedy, adventure, love story - Tilly will experience it all! Unlock stories with every new chapter and help Tilly become the author of her own life. Text Express is an English word game that is free-to-play, though some items can be purchased for real money. SUBSCRIBE TO TEXT EXPRESS Subscribe to Text Express for all of the following benefits: - No Ads, which removes non-optional adverts from the game - Bigger Bank - Double Daily Chest - Always Faster - Double XP Wallet SUBSCRIPTIONS INFORMATION: Text Express VIP Membership access offers three membership options: 1) A weekly subscription costing $2.99 per week after a 3 day FREE trial period. 2) A monthly subscription costing $8.99 per month. 3) A yearly subscription costing $79.99 per year. After buying this subscription, you will unlock; a bigger bank so your piggy bank can hold 225 coins, double daily chest where you will receive double the dose of your daily extras, increase your score by 50% from every level, double XP wallet so you can earn more points every day and receive no ads, which removes non-optional ads from the game. This is an auto-renewable subscription. The payment is charged to your account after confirmation. The subscription is renewed unless you unsubscribe 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will also be charged for renewal. The prices noted are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may change and actual charges may be converted to local currency. End of trial and subscription renewal: - The payment is charged to your iTunes account after a confirmation of purchase - The subscription is renewed unless you unsubscribe 24 hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current period at the standard cost of the weekly subscription - The user may manage the subscription and auto-renewal by accessing the user's account settings after purchase in the store - No cancellation of the current subscription is permitted during the active subscription period - Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when the subscription is purchased Cancelling a trial or subscription: - In order to cancel a subscription during the free trial period you need to cancel it through your account in the Store. This must be done at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period to avoid being charged. http://privacy.servers.kwalee.com/privacy/TextExpressEULA.html Got issues with the game? Drop us an email at textexpress@kwalee.com. We're focused on bringing fun and meaningful gaming experiences to players around the world. Thanks!

About

xorBETA

Features
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A tile-based platformer with two buttons, left and right. Bounce off walls, teleport past enemies, and style your way through the world of xorBETA.

Screenshots

Text Express4 screens
xorBETA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: xorBETA at none against Text Express's 10. xorBETA also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Text Express sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. xorBETA asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Text Express versus xorBETA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText ExpressxorBETA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size633 MB14 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKwalee LtdCody Johnson

Bugs and requests

Text Express

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes after watching ads
  • Progress and account data loss after updates
  • Inability to access certain game modes or features

Requested features

4 requests
  • More story updates and new levels
  • Option to disable ads or pay a one-time fee
  • Better tracking of completed words
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding

xorBETA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Text Express

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Golden Ticket3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Golden Ticket3 Days trial$8.991 Month
One-time8
  • 500 Daily Tilly XP Ration$0.99
  • Diamond pack 1$1.99
  • 2000 Daily Tilly XP Ration$2.99
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  • Diamond pack 2$4.99
  • Open the vault$4.99
  • Weekend Deal Large$8.99
  • Diamond pack 3$9.99
  • Diamond pack 4$19.99
None

xorBETA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Express free?
Text Express is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is xorBETA free?
xorBETA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text Express or xorBETA have ads?
Text Express shows ads; xorBETA does not.

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