Comparison

Three Magic Words vs Fordle

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

Head to head
About

Three Magic Words

This word game challenges players to complete three five-letter words using available letter tiles. Success requires logic and language skills to advance through rounds and collect stars. Players can adjust difficulty and challenge friends.

Highlights
  • Complete three five-letter words
  • Use available letter tiles
  • Test logic and language skills
  • Collect stars to win
  • Adjust difficulty with clues
  • Challenge friends
Features
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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!

About

Fordle

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Fordle is the daily word game built for friends and family. Create a room, invite people with a code, and everyone gets the same puzzle each day. See who solves it first and compare guesses on the in-room leaderboard. HOW IT WORKS • One puzzle per room, per day. The word is the same word for everyone in the room • Guess the hidden word using green (correct letter, correct spot), yellow (letter in the word, wrong spot), and gray (letter not in the word) • Create your own room or join with an invite code; optional host approval keeps your room private • After you play, check the daily ranking to see how you did vs. friends FLEXIBLE GAMEPLAY • Choose word length: 4, 5, 6, or 8 letters • Adjust max guesses and turn on hard mode for a tougher challenge • Each room has its own settings, so you can run a quick 4-letter room and a classic 5-letter room side by side FRIENDS & STATS • Add friends and see when they’ve played • Track career stats: puzzles played, solve rate, streaks, and average guesses • Optional daily reminder so you never miss the puzzle • Share your result or invite others to join your room Built for iOS with a clean, readable design and support for light and dark mode. No ads! Just you and your group playing the daily word game together.

Screenshots

Three Magic Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fordle at none against Three Magic Words's 1. Three Magic Words's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (14.4 vs 18.6). On price 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. Three Magic Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fordle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Three Magic Words versus Fordle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThree Magic WordsFordle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (85 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better—
Requires iOS14.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNathan LamontDYLAN KYLE REHL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Three Magic Words

One-time1
  • Full 3.7K+ Word Pack$3.99
None

Fordle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Three Magic Words free?
Three Magic Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fordle free?
Fordle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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