Comparison

Word Genius vs Balls Gravity

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

Head to head
About

Word Genius

Connect letters to solve word puzzles based on clues. Offers over 1000 challenging levels with features like shuffling and hints to help you progress. Experience satisfying puzzle-solving and brain-teasing fun.

Highlights
  • Connect letters to form answers
  • Solve puzzles based on clues
  • Shuffle puzzle for new perspective
  • Use hints when stuck
  • Share progress with friends
  • Over 1000 challenging puzzles
Features
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Are you ready to spend hours upon hours frustrated on a puzzle before going ‘OHHHHHHHH!’ and kicking yourself? You will receive a puzzle full of letters. You will receive a clue. Just solve the puzzle by connecting some letters together with your finger to form the answer. Sounds simple yeah? It is, it's really that simple. Well the game mechanics are anyway, but the puzzles can be extremely difficult. Or you can just draw random lines in frustration in the hope you'll get lucky (you won't.... probably...). Enjoy the satisfying feel when you finally solve the puzzle only to repeat the whole thing all over again on the next one, and the next one, and the one after that. Exercise that clever brain of yours in deducing the clues and riddles throughout the puzzles. • Getting stuck? Shuffle the puzzle, give yourself a new perspective • Really stuck? Use a hint, we'll show you the way • Need a second set of eyes? The share button will take a screenshot and let you send it to whoever you want, however you want • Over 1000 challenging and addicting puzzles available for play today! You will feel challenged. You will feel accomplished. You will feel frustrated. And you will have a hell of a lot of fun doing it. Welcome to Word Genius*. *You don't need to be a genius to play

About

Balls Gravity

Features
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Manipulate gravity to help the balls reach the goal

Screenshots

Word Genius4 screens
Balls Gravity3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balls Gravity at none against Word Genius's 10. Word Genius's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 33 months). 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. Word Genius sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Balls Gravity asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Genius ships an update every 3 weeks, Balls Gravity every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Word Genius versus Balls Gravity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord GeniusBalls Gravity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB53 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTimothy MironenkoMarco Andreotti

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Word Genius

One-time10
  • Pack One$0.99
  • Pack Two$0.99
  • Pack Three$0.99
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  • Pack Four$0.99
  • Pack Five$0.99
  • Pack Six$0.99
  • Pack Seven$0.99
  • 25 Hints$1.99
  • 50 Hints$2.99
  • Ultimate Upgrade$3.99
None

Balls Gravity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Genius free?
Word Genius is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Balls Gravity free?
Balls Gravity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Word Genius or Balls Gravity have ads?
Balls Gravity shows ads; Word Genius does not.
Which is updated more often, Word Genius or Balls Gravity?
Word Genius ships an update every 3 weeks, and Balls Gravity every 33 months. Most recently, Word Genius was updated on November 3, 2026 and Balls Gravity on October 27, 2026.

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