Canvas Run vs WordroW+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canvas Run
Navigate through levels by expanding your canvas. Enjoy addictive gameplay with simple, intuitive controls.
- Expand canvas to clear levels
- Easy slide controls
- Addictive gameplay mechanic
- Progress through levels
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Make your way through level by creating bigger canvas! Slide easy-to-learn controls with addictive gameplay mechanic!
WordroW+
This game combines word guessing with a Tetris-like mechanic. Players rearrange letters to form five-letter words within a time limit, earning points and progressing through new words. Unsolved words can be revisited, but filling all slots with incomplete words ends the game.
- Form five-letter words
- Reshuffle letters
- Time-limited challenges
- Points-based progression
- Revisit incomplete words
- High score tracking
- Shareable results
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WordroW+ is a fast-paced 5-letter word game, like a cross between Wordle and Tetris. Reshuffle letters to form words before time runs out. Guess correctly to score points and unlock the next word. Miss the timer, and the unfinished word drops into the stack so you can try it again later. Each correct guess gives you another chance to recover previous incomplete words. But once all 7 stack slots are filled, the game is over. After each game, WordroW+ shows a score summary, highlights new high scores, and lets you share your results. You can also save scores to the leaderboard, play in English or Spanish, and switch to Dark Mode for a more comfortable experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WordroW+ at 100% against Canvas Run's 29%. WordroW+ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Canvas Run's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (33K vs 1). On 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
Canvas Run is free to download; WordroW+ costs $1.99 up front. Canvas Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WordroW+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
WordroW+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Run has 33K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Canvas Run's written reviews are positive against 100% of WordroW+'s.
Canvas Run ships an update fortnightly, WordroW+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canvas Run | WordroW+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (33K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Henry Van Den Broek |
Customer experience
Canvas Run
WordroW+
Bugs and requests
Canvas Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera glitches and falls through the map
- Game freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent ball count reductions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spend gems on upgrades or customization
- Offline play mode
- More obstacles and challenges
- Clearer progression and scoring system
WordroW+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
WordroW+
No in-app purchases
