Text Twirl vs WordLove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Twirl
A fast-paced word puzzle game where you slide letters to form English words of five letters or less against the clock. Solve levels quickly to earn more stars and unlock over 250 themed levels.
- Slide letters to form words
- Timed levels
- Earn stars for speed
- Unlock themed level packs
- Over 250 levels
- Dark Mode support
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Race the clock in this fast paced, minimalistic word puzzler! Quickly slide letters to create English words of five letters or less. Tap the word to complete it. Complete all the words to solve the level. Earn more stars the faster you solve the level! Unlock additional themed level packs to keep the fun going - over 250 levels in total to solve! Supports Dark Mode for those night time play sessions!
WordLove
Guess a daily phrase by tapping letters one by one. Correct letters are revealed, guiding you to the solution. You have three chances to guess wrong before losing. Use hints to help solve the puzzle.
- Daily phrase guessing
- Letter-by-letter input
- Correct letter placement hints
- Limited wrong guesses
- In-game hints
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WordLove is the hottest word game that everyone is talking about. Here's how it works. Every day, there's one phrase that you have to guess. You guess 1 letter at a time by tapping a key in the keyboard. If the letter is in the word, we’ll show you where it belongs. Keep guessing letters until you figure out the whole phrase. Use the hint at the top to help figure it out. Be careful — you can only guess three wrong letters before you lose! It's pretty addicting, you've been warned. For support, visit https://www.shakd.io/help ● Privacy Policy https://www.shakd.io/privacy ● Terms of Service https://www.shakd.io/terms ● SUBSCRIPTION POLICY Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase on a once a week basis. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription where applicable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text Twirl at 5.0 against WordLove's 4.1. Text Twirl also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months). WordLove's advantage is ratings volume (350 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Text Twirl sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and WordLove sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text Twirl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WordLove has 350 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Text Twirl ships an update every 6 weeks, WordLove every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Twirl | WordLove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.1 (350 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 350 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Chrien | Zachary Shakked |
Customer experience
Text Twirl
WordLove
Bugs and requests
Text Twirl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WordLove
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes on opening
- App does not open after update
- Clue appears late
- UI layout issues
- Non-stop ads
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- Unresponsive controls
- Glitchy game mechanics
Requested features
3 requests- Allow commas in answers
- Bring back old format
- Update 'How To Play' section
In-app purchases
Text Twirl
- Animals Level Pack$0.99
- Cities (USA) Level Pack$0.99
- Colors Level Pack$0.99
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- Food Level Pack$0.99
- Winter Sports Level Pack$0.99
- Occupations Level Pack$0.99
- Transportation Level Pack$0.99
- Books Level Pack$0.99
- Movies Level Pack$0.99
- Science Level Pack$0.99
WordLove
- WordLove Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year









