Castle Raid! vs Waveword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Interactive cutting gameplay
- 3D graphics
- Army upgrades
- Castle raiding
- Conquest battles
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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
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.
- 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
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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?
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Castle Raid! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Waveword asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Castle Raid! | Waveword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (80K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 282 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Roderick Vaughan |
Customer experience
Castle Raid!
Waveword
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
Castle Raid!
- 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
Waveword
No in-app purchases









