Knotwords vs Sambble
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/
Sambble
This word game helps users expand their vocabulary through engaging study sessions. It offers a fun and interactive way to learn new words and improve language skills.
- Vocabulary building
- Word study sessions
- Interactive learning
- Language skill improvement
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Word game study app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sambble at none against Knotwords's 2. Sambble also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Knotwords's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price 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. Sambble asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sambble holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knotwords has 8.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Knotwords's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sambble's.
Knotwords ships an update every 10 days, Sambble monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knotwords | Sambble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8.2K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 507 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zach Gage | William Altschul |
Customer experience
Knotwords
Sambble
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
Sambble
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Knotwords
- Knotwords Pro subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Full Game$11.99
Sambble
No in-app purchases
