Original Farkle vs WordSnap Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Original Farkle
Experience the classic dice game with this app. Play against AI or human opponents, or practice solo. Enjoy the game in either landscape or portrait mode on any iPhone or iPad.
- Classic Farkle gameplay
- Play against computer
- Multiplayer mode
- Solo play
- Landscape and portrait modes
- Universal app for iPhone and iPad
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Original, classic Farkle. Play against computer opponents or other human players (or by yourself). Play in landscape or portrait mode. Fits full screen on any and all iPhones and iPads.
WordSnap Timer
This application provides various timer modes to enhance gameplay for a word puzzle game. It offers countdown, egg-type, and stopwatch functions. Players can use it for free to enjoy different game modes.
- Multiple timer modes
- Countdown clock
- Egg-type timer
- Stopwatch function
- Free to download
- Supports Classic, Speed, and Solo game versions
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The WordSnap Timer App is designed for timing play when playing WordSnap: The Puzzling Word Game. It includes multiple timer modes: a countdown clock, an egg-type timer, and a stopwatch mode. Game players can download the app for free in order to play Classic, Speed, and Solo versions of WordSnap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Original Farkle at 4.7 against WordSnap Timer's 4.0. Original Farkle also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 4). WordSnap Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 47%). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Original Farkle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Original Farkle has 4.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Original Farkle's written reviews are positive against 75% of WordSnap Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Original Farkle ships an update every 2 weeks, WordSnap Timer every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Original Farkle | WordSnap Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.6K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.9% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Scott Slocum | Skullduggery, Inc |
Customer experience
Original Farkle
WordSnap Timer
Bugs and requests
Original Farkle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to bank points
- Incorrect scoring calculations
- Unresponsive buttons and controls
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable scoring options
- Multiplayer mode with friends
- Improved dice roll randomization
WordSnap Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Original Farkle
No in-app purchases
WordSnap Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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