Comparison

Eterna vs Letter Lattice

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

Head to head
About

Eterna

Engage in a citizen science game to design RNA molecules for medical research. Solve puzzles to unlock lab access and contribute to inventing new medicines through challenges.

Highlights
  • Design RNA molecules
  • Solve scientific puzzles
  • Participate in medical research
  • Invent new medicines
  • Unlock lab access
Features
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Eterna is a citizen science game where players learn to design RNA molecules for medical research by solving puzzles. Complete introductory puzzles to unlock lab access and participate in challenges where you can invent medicine!

About

Letter Lattice

This word puzzle game blends anagrams and crosswords, challenging players to connect words by finding anagrams. It offers hundreds of handcrafted puzzles, daily challenges, and an arcade mode for competitive play. Unlock achievements and customize your game with vibrant color palettes.

Highlights
  • Anagram and crossword word-weaving puzzles
  • Hundreds of handcrafted puzzles
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Arcade Mode with procedural puzzles
  • Achievements and progress tracking
  • Unlockable color palettes
Features
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Letter Lattice combines the best parts of anagrams and crosswords into challenging word-weaving madness! How do DOG and CAT relate to each other? What about GUITAR and MELODY? I made this game as an appreciation for the intertwining nature of words in the English language. Most word games have you searching for anagrams within a single word. In Letter Lattice, puzzles use anagrams as connectors to morph from one word to another, each word you find being essential for solving the rest of the puzzle. — SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE — Whether you’re better at anagramming or solving crosswords, there’s something that suits you in Letter Lattice. With hundreds of handmade puzzles, beginners can become experts, climbing their way up from “Easy Threes” to the dreaded Super-Skull puzzles. — SOMETHING FOR COMPETITORS — “Arcade Mode” pits you against procedurally-generated puzzles of increasing difficulty until the clock runs out. Race to solve as many puzzles as you can, gaining bonus points for finding rare words. Can you reach Milestone 5? What about Milestone 10?! — SOMETHING FOR ACHIEVERS — Unlock achievements by completing daily puzzles, solving clues, and zooming through Arcade Mode. As you progress, earn vibrant, hand-crafted color palettes that change the look of the entire game. From the earthy greens of the “Sequoia” palette to the rich pastels of “Coral,” there’s something here you’ll love. —ALL FEATURES (for FREE!) — - 20 Puzzle Packs (with 400+ crafted puzzles) - Infinte Procedural Puzzles in Arcade Mode - New Puzzles Daily! - Statistics and Achievements to track progress - 8 Beautiful Color Palettes — FULL VERSION - 10 More Puzzle Packs - More Arcade Plays - Access to the ever-growing Daily Archive - 4 Additional Color Palettes - Day/Night Palettes, effectively adding 12 palettes! ~ A note from me ~ — I started developing Letter Lattice after playing these puzzles in a notebook on New York subway commutes. I enjoyed the paper puzzles so much, I spent over a year building the optimal digital interface for the puzzles to exist within. Along the way, I discovered so much about the English language becoming entranced by the similarities between words I had once thought were very different. I began to appreciate even the simplest of words and how they relate to others. If you have read this far, I hope playing Letter Lattice will help you find this same magic that made me passionate to develop this game. ~ Ethan

Screenshots

Eterna4 screens
Letter Lattice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Letter Lattice at 96% against Eterna's 33%. Letter Lattice also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (564 vs 15). Eterna's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and 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. Letter Lattice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Eterna asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Letter Lattice holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Letter Lattice has 564 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Eterna's written reviews are positive against 96% of Letter Lattice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eterna ships an update every 3 weeks, Letter Lattice every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Eterna versus Letter Lattice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEternaLetter Lattice
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (15 ratings)4.9 (564 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews95.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15564 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB136 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVital Mind MediaEthan Zarov

Customer experience

Eterna

All ratings15 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

Letter Lattice

All ratings564 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.2%

Bugs and requests

Eterna

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Letter Lattice

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Daily game not working
  • Calendar trick to play daily no longer working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Word definitions for solved words
  • More game packs and difficulty levels
  • Landscape mode support
  • External keyboard support

In-app purchases

None

Eterna

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Letter Lattice

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$2.99

Questions

Is Eterna free?
Eterna is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Letter Lattice free?
Letter Lattice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eterna or Letter Lattice?
Letter Lattice is rated higher. Eterna averages 3.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Letter Lattice averages 4.9 from 564 ratings.
Do Eterna or Letter Lattice have ads?
Letter Lattice shows ads; Eterna does not.
Which is updated more often, Eterna or Letter Lattice?
Eterna ships an update every 3 weeks, and Letter Lattice every 3 months. Most recently, Eterna was updated on November 3, 2026 and Letter Lattice on November 3, 2026.

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