Comparison

Castle Raid! vs Waveword

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

Head to head
About

Castle Raid!

Control your army by cutting grass and engage in battles to conquer enemy castles. This game features interactive cutting gameplay, 3D graphics, and army upgrades.

Highlights
  • Interactive cutting gameplay
  • 3D graphics
  • Army upgrades
  • Castle raiding
  • Conquest battles
Features
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Cut the grass to control your army and battle the enemies to raid their castles! - Interactive cutting gameplay - 3D graphics - Upgrade your army

About

Waveword

An addictive word game where you spell words from falling letter blocks in an ocean-themed environment. Score points by creating words horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, with special tiles boosting your score. Enjoy a relaxing atmosphere and a challenge that increases with speed.

Highlights
  • Falling letter blocks
  • Spell words in 4 directions
  • Special scoring tiles (Wildcard, x2, x3)
  • Ocean-themed atmosphere
  • Increasing speed challenge
  • Best score tracker
  • Pause and resume gameplay
Features
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Dive into Waveword - the addictive word game where letter blocks sink down through shimmering ocean water and you spell words to score big! HOW TO PLAY Stack falling letter blocks on the underwater playing grid. Spell words horizontally, vertically, or diagonally as blocks land - the longer the word, the bigger the score! SPECIAL TILES * Wildcard - matches any letter to complete your word x2 Double - doubles your entire word score x3 Triple - triples your entire word score for massive points OCEAN ATMOSPHERE - Beautiful animated water surface with real wave motion - Rising bubbles drift through the underwater grid - Relaxing ocean sounds with distant waves and seagulls - Colorful letter tiles sink to the bottom like treasure FEATURES - Words scored in 4 directions - horizontal, vertical and both diagonals - Letter values based on Scrabble scoring - rare letters worth more - Speed increases as you level up - how long can you last? - Best score tracker across games - Pause and resume anytime Perfect for word game lovers, puzzle fans, and anyone who enjoys a fresh twist on classic falling block gameplay. Easy to learn, impossible to put down! Can you spell your way to the top before the blocks reach the surface?

Screenshots

Castle Raid!4 screens
Waveword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Waveword at 5.0 against Castle Raid!'s 4.4. Waveword also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Castle Raid!'s advantage is ratings volume (80K vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Castle Raid! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Waveword asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Waveword holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Castle Raid! has 80K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Castle Raid! versus Waveword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCastle Raid!Waveword
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (80K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings80K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVoodooRoderick Vaughan

Customer experience

Castle Raid!

All ratings80,367 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews1,039 reviews
Positive17.8%
Neutral9.2%
Negative73.0%

Waveword

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Castle Raid!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes at level 119
  • Upgrade/purchase issues
  • Progress loss after updates
  • Inability to progress past certain levels

Requested features

5 requests
  • More level variety
  • Faster raid/battle speed option
  • Better progression system
  • Improved castle/upgrade functionality
  • More detailed graphics

Waveword

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Castle Raid!

One-time10
  • Small pack of coins$0.99
  • Unlock Fire Power$1.99
  • Unlock Water Power$1.99
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  • Unlock Wind Power$1.99
  • No Ads$3.99
  • Medium Pack of Coins$4.99
  • Unlock all powers$9.99
  • Premium Pass$9.99
  • No Ads bundle$13.99
  • Large Pack of Coins$14.99
None

Waveword

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Castle Raid! free?
Castle Raid! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waveword free?
Waveword is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Castle Raid! or Waveword?
Waveword is rated higher. Castle Raid! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 80K ratings, while Waveword averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Castle Raid! or Waveword have ads?
Both Castle Raid! and Waveword show ads.

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