Comparison

FiddleBrix vs sQworble

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

Head to head
About

FiddleBrix

Engage your mind with a daily word puzzle that blends elements of crosswords and Sudoku. Solve intricate puzzles with increasing difficulty, including daily challenges and an archive of past puzzles.

Highlights
  • Daily word puzzles
  • Crossword and Sudoku inspiration
  • 100 built-in levels
  • Increasing daily difficulty
  • Daily Brix Archive
Features
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FiddleBrix is a colorful daily word puzzle inspired by crosswords, Sudoku, and our shared love of letters. CHALLENGE YOUR MIND FiddleBrix puzzles are elegant, intricate, and devilishly difficult. Cruciverbalists, members of the Spelling Bee Hive, and casual word gamers can all find common ground as they fiddle with brix to give their brains an anagrammatical workout. LEVELS Develop your fiddling prowess by solving 100 built-in levels of increasing difficulty. DAILY BRIX Hone your wits and stimulate your mind by solving the Daily Brix. Daily Brix difficulty increases throughout the week. ARCHIVE Enjoy unlimited access to the Daily Brix Archive.

About

sQworble

Expand your vocabulary and test your word descrambling skills with this addictive crossword puzzle game. Features a large word library, customizable gameplay, and engaging mini-games like Mosaic puzzles. Earn rewards and compete with others daily.

Highlights
  • Fast gameplay
  • Large word library
  • Themed WordPacks
  • Built-in dictionary
  • Customizable skill levels
  • Mosaic puzzle mini-game
  • Daily rewards and leaderboards
Features
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Expand your vocabulary and test your word descrambling skills with the addictive new crossword scramble game… sQworble! Main features: - Fast Gameplay - Settle in for several levels or just find a few words when you’ve got a minute to kill. - Large Library - Over 27,000 words and still growing! - Expand and personalize your library with themed WordPacks. - Word spellings localized for major English dialects. - Learn new words with the built in dictionary. - Choose Your Skill Level - Whether you want to keep it light and casual or give your brain the ultimate workout, you've got control. - Multiple Clues Per Word - If one clue doesn’t do it for you, use the Switcharoo for a whole new view. - Exciting Hints - Use the Thought Light, Insight Glass, or the striking Enlightening Bolt to get you out of those sticky situations. - Mosaic - After every game, get up to 5 pieces of a puzzle and unscramble for additional coins. Use the pieces tray to keep your puzzle organized and the Snap Light to help solve those tricky puzzles. 750 images to discover! - Set your own Mosaic zoom level to see those fine details on smaller screens. - Mosaic Paths - Take control of the imagery and size of your Mosaics... 10 additional paths to choose from totalling 380 additional images. Lots more to come! - Magically wish away problematic mosaics with the Mosaic Wand. - Think a mosaic is too easy... too hard... amazingly fun? Give each mosaic a rating after you solve it. - Learn about the world with Mosaic descriptions highlighting the subject and/or location of the image. - Gallery - View your collection of completed Mosaics and replay your favorites in puzzles up to 100 pieces. - Challenging Levels - Earn extra coins for uncovering hidden tiles. - Landmarks - Discover 15 famous Landmarks in Mosaics. Build and upgrade Landmarks for fantastic daily rewards. - Daily Rewards - Come back every day to build your coins and item inventory. - Daily Puzzle - Big rewards and unlock 52 specialty avatars. - Daily Points Race - Compete with other players to reach the top of the Daily Leaderboard. Prizes for the Top 30! - Extremely customizable - make it YOUR game. - 8 default backgrounds covering all moods and colors of the rainbow. - Get in the festive mood with different holiday backgrounds throughout the year. - Switch it up with additional purchasable backgrounds. - Integrated Game Rules and FAQ. sQworble is free to play and uses in-app purchases to buy coins and items that assist in play. Download this amazing and engaging crossword solver game to fill in your free time!

Screenshots

FiddleBrix4 screens
sQworble4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FiddleBrix at none against sQworble's 10. FiddleBrix also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). sQworble's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 44). On price, rating, 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. sQworble sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. FiddleBrix asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FiddleBrix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: sQworble has 14K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FiddleBrix's written reviews are positive against 88% of sQworble's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FiddleBrix ships an update every 24 months, sQworble every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
FiddleBrix versus sQworble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiddleBrixsQworble
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (44 ratings) — better4.8 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.4% of reviews
Number of ratings4414K — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#154 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB281 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFiddleBrix LLCA Perfect Partnership

Customer experience

FiddleBrix

All ratings44 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

sQworble

All ratings13,649 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews301 reviews
Positive88.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.6%

Bugs and requests

FiddleBrix

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

sQworble

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing on higher levels
  • Daily bonus not registering properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to turn off sound/music
  • More variety in puzzle types
  • Ability to adjust difficulty level
  • Restore purchase option for ad-free version

In-app purchases

None

FiddleBrix

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

sQworble

One-time10
  • 150 Coins$0.99
  • 300 Coins$1.99
  • 660 Coins$3.99
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  • Replay Bundle$4.99
  • Big Bundle$6.99
  • No Ads$6.99
  • 1,800 Coins$9.99
  • Super Bundle$14.99
  • 3,900 Coins$19.99
  • Mega Bundle$29.99

Questions

Is FiddleBrix free?
FiddleBrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is sQworble free?
sQworble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FiddleBrix or sQworble?
FiddleBrix is rated higher. FiddleBrix averages 5.0 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while sQworble averages 4.8 from 14K ratings.
Do FiddleBrix or sQworble have ads?
sQworble shows ads; FiddleBrix does not.
Which is updated more often, FiddleBrix or sQworble?
FiddleBrix ships an update every 24 months, and sQworble every 3 weeks. Most recently, FiddleBrix was updated on October 24, 2026 and sQworble on November 3, 2026.

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