Comparison

Spelling Queen Pangrams vs 4Gems

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

Head to head
About

Spelling Queen Pangrams

This word puzzle game challenges you to find words using a set of seven letters, with a mandatory center letter. Compete with friends, track your progress through ranks, and discover pangrams. Customize your word list for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • 7-letter word generation
  • Play with friends and family
  • Rank progression system
  • Pangram discovery
  • Customizable word list
  • Game of the Day
Features
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App version of the popular game, with many added features like the option to play together with friends & family on your Wi-Fi! Each 7-letter game is generated on the fly by algorithm. There are over 4000 unique 7 letter games to play! Work your way up from Novice, to Brilliant, to Mastermind, and on to win! There are only two rules to finding words and winning the game: words must be at least 4 letters long, and words must always use the center letter. Some games have only 10 words to find, to win the spelling game... other ones have over 50 words! Use Help to get a word count that will tell you how big the challenge is, see how many you've found, and get hints. There's now also a Game of the Day which is the same for everyone, everywhere. Each game has at least one pangram - a word that uses all 7 of the game's individual letters. Some games have more than one! The game's word list is a partial English dictionary of the most frequently used words that have 7 or fewer unique letters. In your game, you can customize your own personal word list! Here's how it works: if you enter a word that *is* in the English dictionary but *is not* in the game's list, you can add that new word to your own list. That new word will be included in future games, no matter which of your iCloud devices you are playing on!

About

4Gems

A fun and challenging word guessing game where players try to decipher a four-letter word. It offers a simple yet engaging experience that tests your vocabulary and deduction skills.

Highlights
  • Four-letter word puzzles
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Simple interface
  • Vocabulary testing
  • Deduction skills
Features
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Have fun guessing this 4-letter word. It is trickier than you think!

Screenshots

Spelling Queen Pangrams4 screens
4Gems3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 4Gems at none against Spelling Queen Pangrams's 2. 4Gems also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Spelling Queen Pangrams's advantage is ratings volume (6.1K vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Spelling Queen Pangrams sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 4Gems asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

4Gems holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spelling Queen Pangrams has 6.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spelling Queen Pangrams ships an update monthly, 4Gems every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spelling Queen Pangrams versus 4Gems: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpelling Queen Pangrams4Gems
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.1K — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrederic BacroVanitha Kumar

Customer experience

Spelling Queen Pangrams

All ratings6,012 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive45.4%
Neutral23.6%
Negative31.0%

4Gems

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Spelling Queen Pangrams

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress not saved properly
  • Revealed words not matching entered words
  • Crashes and freezes after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to choose game difficulty level
  • Option to save and resume games
  • Improved accessibility for visually impaired
  • Alphabetized word list display

4Gems

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Spelling Queen Pangrams

One-time2
  • Unlimited Play on Apple Watch$0.99
  • No Ads$4.99
None

4Gems

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spelling Queen Pangrams free?
Spelling Queen Pangrams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 4Gems free?
4Gems is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spelling Queen Pangrams or 4Gems?
4Gems is rated higher. Spelling Queen Pangrams averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while 4Gems averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Spelling Queen Pangrams or 4Gems have ads?
Spelling Queen Pangrams shows ads; 4Gems does not.
Which is updated more often, Spelling Queen Pangrams or 4Gems?
Spelling Queen Pangrams ships an update monthly, and 4Gems every 3 weeks. Most recently, Spelling Queen Pangrams was updated on October 27, 2026 and 4Gems on October 23, 2026.

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