Knotwords vs Well Word
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knotwords
A daily word puzzle game that challenges you to arrange letters into valid words across and down. Its minimal design and intuitive progression make it an engaging and accessible brain teaser.
- Minimalist and elegant design
- Logic-based word puzzles
- Daily challenges
- Intuitive progression system
- Valid word arrangement
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Knotwords is a minimal and elegant logic puzzle — with words. The rules are simple: arrange the letters in each section so every word is valid, across and down. Each puzzle may seem difficult at first — but like all my favorite newspaper puzzles, it gets easier as you progress. Each step guides you naturally towards the solution. This is the kind of game I've been trying to make my whole career — I'm amazed Jack and I discovered this design. We hope you like it. -- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Well Word
Challenge yourself daily with a letter board to form words and achieve high scores. Strategic play, including letter usage limits and multiplier bonuses, is key. Discover new words, compete with friends, and play offline without ads.
- Daily letter board challenges
- Word scoring and multiplier system
- Vocabulary expansion with definitions
- Offline play
- Shareable results
- Daily Lightning mode
- Game history and stats
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Welcome to Well Word! Every day you'll get a board of 25 letters. Your goal? Make the best words you can to get the highest score you can! Be careful though, each letter can only be used 3 times. Ok fine, you can use the center letter as much as you want. Think Strategically! Your word multiplier increases if you use the center letter, if your letters are all touching, or if you use 8 or more letters in a word. How high can you push the multiplier? Full Clear! Earn bonus points for each row and column you clear. Earn even more points if you clear the whole board! Share and Compete! After you finish a board, share your results with friends and enemies. Use Your Brain! Grow your vocabulary by finding new words. Tap an unknown word to see its definition. Offline Play! No internet connection required. No Ads! I don't like ads and I don't like tracking. Well Word is free. If you like it, consider the one-time purchase to upgrade to PRO. ============= Well Word PRO ============= Want more Well Word? Go PRO to unlock: - Daily Lightning. 2 minutes. No pausing. All instinct. - History. See your complete record and play any board you missed. - Stats. In-depth, shareable analysis for every board you play. - Global Stats. See how you stack up against the world. - Challenges. Compete with your friends. - Themes. Use the colors you like. - Warm Feelings. Your support helps me continue making games like this.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Knotwords at 8.2K against Well Word's 778. Well Word's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Knotwords sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Well Word sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Knotwords against 4.8 for Well Word. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knotwords has 8.2K ratings behind it against 778, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Knotwords's written reviews are positive against 80% of Well Word's.
Knotwords ships an update every 10 days, Well Word every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knotwords | Well Word |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8.2K ratings) | 4.8 (778 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.2K — better | 778 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 507 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zach Gage | Bird Cartel LLC |
Customer experience
Knotwords
Well Word
User reviews
Knotwords
From 8.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Fun and challenging
- 🚀 Simple but engaging
- 👍 Unique concept
- 👍 Addictive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Buggy cursor/input issues
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 🐛 Questionable word choices
- 🔋 Battery drain
Well Word
From 778 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging game
- 🧠 Challenges vocabulary and brain
- 🔒 No ads or distractions
- 💰 Fair one-time purchase model
- 🎨 Visually appealing design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Limited word recognition
- ⏰ Can only play once per day
- 🤔 Lack of social features (leaderboards, sharing)
Bugs and requests
Knotwords
Reported bugs
4 issues- Puzzles with missing/incorrect squares
- Incorrect words being accepted
- Puzzles not properly credited as completed
- Hints not matching the correct answers
Requested features
9 requests- Ability to turn off haptic feedback
- Improved cursor/input behavior
- Cloud sync across devices
- Difficulty settings
- Ability to see definitions of completed words
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- Restart button for puzzles
- Customizable themes
- Daily leaderboards
- Ability to disable hints once used
Well Word
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezing
- Issues with game progress/history
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to replay past daily challenges
- Option to see top words used by others
- Expanded dictionary and word recognition
- Longer timed mode (e.g. 3 minutes instead of 2)
In-app purchases
Knotwords
- Knotwords Pro subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Full Game$11.99
Well Word
- Well Word Pro$4.99
