Downwordly vs Worph
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Downwordly
A word building game where you strategically use available letters to form the longest possible words. Engage in turn-based multiplayer or test your skills in various solo modes, including daily challenges and puzzle-solving.
- Word building with limited letters
- Turn-based multiplayer
- Solo play modes
- Daily challenges
- Puzzle mode
- Leaderboards
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Downwordly is a word building game that challenges you to make the most out of the letters you have. Not all letters you see are playable! Use your intellect to find the best word you can make while also planning for the future. Play against your GameCenter friends in turn-based multiplayer! Play solo with an endless stack of letters! Try searching for words in Puzzle mode! Work your way through a new set of 5 layers of tiles every day in the Daily Challenge! See how you stack up against your friends and the world on the leaderboards. ========= LAYER TWO ========= • Solo Versus - Test your skills against four different difficulties of computer opponents. • 50 new Puzzles • 8 new themes • Customize your theme and app icon • Compete on 2 new leaderboards What's the longest word you can make?
Worph
Test your vocabulary and word-building skills in this classic word morphing game. Transform one word into another by changing a single letter at a time. Enjoy a stress-free experience with no time limits or ads, featuring a clean interface and soothing audio.
- Word morphing puzzles
- Change one letter at a time
- 15 puzzle packs
- Over 100 free puzzles
- Clean interface
- Soothing music and sound effects
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Are you a wordsmith? A logophile? Put your skills to the test in this classic game of word morphing, where wee words become deceptively difficult. The concept is simple: morph one word into another by changing one letter at a time. For example: CAT -> COT -> DOT -> DOG But many puzzles are not so simple! Worph will repeatedly challenge your repertoire of English vocabulary. How many puzzles can you solve? Can you solve them perfectly? Worph has: + A clean interface and a simple design + 15 puzzle packs + More than 100 free puzzles + Soothing music and sound effects Worph does not have: - Time limits - too stressful! - Ads - too annoying!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Downwordly at every 4 days against Worph's every 2 weeks. Downwordly also leads on ratings volume (756 vs 151) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Worph's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 74%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Downwordly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Worph sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Downwordly against 4.8 for Worph. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Downwordly has 756 ratings behind it against 151, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Downwordly's written reviews are positive against 89% of Worph's.
Downwordly ships an update every 4 days, Worph every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Downwordly | Worph |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (756 ratings) | 4.8 (151 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | 89.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 756 — better | 151 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bird Cartel LLC | Ryan Schalk |
Customer experience
Downwordly
Worph
Bugs and requests
Downwordly
Reported bugs
4 issues- Multiplayer games not showing up correctly
- Rewind arrow causing game to get stuck
- Puzzle mode issues with overlapping words
- Endless mode not dropping enough letters
Requested features
6 requests- Auto-orientation for iPad
- Dark theme option
- Leaderboards for Endless mode
- Hints for Puzzle mode
- Ability to restart Daily Challenge
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- Improved multiplayer experience
Worph
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Downwordly
- Multiplayer+$1.99
- Layer Two$2.99
Worph
- Unlock All Puzzles$1.99
