Three Magic Words vs Wordsmithing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Three Magic Words
This word game challenges players to complete three five-letter words using available letter tiles. Solve all words to advance, collect stars by getting the right letter before time runs out, and win by collecting nine stars. Difficulty can be adjusted with clues, and friends can be challenged via text, email, or social media.
- Complete three five-letter words
- Test logic and language skills
- Collect stars to advance
- Adjust difficulty with clues
- Challenge friends
- Timed rounds
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A word game for people who love word games. Much more than a word jumble, in each round of Three Magic Words you are challenged to complete three five-letter words with the available tiles in a test of logic and language skills. Solve all three words to advance to the next round. Get the right letter on a star before time runs out to collect it — increasing the difficulty of the next round. Collect nine stars to win! Challenge friends via text message, email, or social media. Having trouble? Adjust the difficulty by giving yourself more clues!
Wordsmithing
Connect letters by swiping to form words and complete challenges across thousands of levels. This game offers a relaxing, offline experience to sharpen your vocabulary and mind without any in-app purchases.
- Connect letters by swiping
- Thousands of levels
- Works offline
- No in-app purchases
- Relaxing gameplay, no time limit
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Wordsmithing is a fun and challenging word game that will test your vocabulary knowledge and skills across thousands of levels. The objective of the game is simple, you'll be presented with a grid of letters, connect the letters by swiping your finger across the screen to make words and complete various goals. What makes Wordsmithing so great? - Easy to learn: connect words with a single swipe, it’s that simple. - No in-app purchases or hidden fees: no need to spend money when you don’t have to. - Works offline: play wherever and whenever you want, even without an internet connection! - Relaxing gameplay: no time limit, no rush, just relaxing vocabulary fun. - Thousands of levels: enjoy countless hours of gameplay! Wordsmithing is the perfect game to keep you entertained for hours on end, all while sharpening your mind and vocabulary skills.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wordsmithing at none against Three Magic Words's 1. Wordsmithing also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Three Magic Words's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating 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. Three Magic Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wordsmithing asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Three Magic Words against 4.8 for Wordsmithing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 22 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Three Magic Words's written reviews are positive against 83% of Wordsmithing's.
Three Magic Words ships an update every 4 months, Wordsmithing every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Three Magic Words | Wordsmithing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (85 ratings) — better | 4.8 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathan Lamont | Joshua St John |
Customer experience
Three Magic Words
Wordsmithing
In-app purchases
Three Magic Words
- Full 3.7K+ Word Pack$3.99
Wordsmithing
No in-app purchases
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