Comparison

Wordfully vs SpellingGnat

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

Head to head
About

Wordfully

Engage in unlimited word guessing games with a variety of challenges. Choose between relaxed play or a timed 10-second mode. Customize your experience with different word lengths, hints, and themes.

Highlights
  • Unlimited word guessing games
  • 10-Second Challenge Mode
  • 6- and 7-letter word options
  • Reveal first letter hint
  • Eliminate repeating letter option
  • Light, dark, and tropical themes
  • Play multiple games daily
Features
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Guess a small word with just a handful of letters. It's popular, fun, & challenging! Play relaxed, or try the 10-Second Challenge Mode! The game gets nerve-wracking with only 10 seconds to make a guess - try it now! Wordfully's other great features include: - 6- and 7-letter words, for more challenge - an option to reveal the first letter in gameplay - an option to eliminate words with repeating letters - three different display themes: light, dark, and tropical And Wordfully always lets you play more than one game a day. With over 15,000 words to guess, you'll never run out. The word list is curated - no proper nouns or offensive language. Play as much as you want, with as much challenge as you like! Download now! How the game works - every time you make a guess, the letter color tells you how close you are to finding the solution: - If the letter is grey, it is not part of the word - If the letter is orange, it *is* part of the word, but not in the right place - If the letter is green, it is part of the word and in the right place too

About

SpellingGnat

This word puzzle game challenges you to find words from nine random letters. It offers dictionaries in multiple languages to help you expand your vocabulary.

Highlights
  • Find words from nine random letters
  • Expand your dictionary
  • Multiple language dictionaries
  • Addictive word puzzle gameplay
Features
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Test your word knowledge and expand your dictionary in this addictive word puzzle! SpellingGnat challenges you to find as many words as you can from nine random letters! Dictionaries in English, German, French and Spanish are available!

Screenshots

Wordfully3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wordfully at 4.7 against SpellingGnat's 3.0. Wordfully also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (11K vs 4). SpellingGnat's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wordfully sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and SpellingGnat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wordfully holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wordfully has 11K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Wordfully's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpellingGnat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wordfully ships an update fortnightly, SpellingGnat every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Wordfully versus SpellingGnat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordfullySpellingGnat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11K ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 22 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElizabeth AshleySteffen Hauf

Customer experience

Wordfully

All ratings10,642 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative26.3%

SpellingGnat

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wordfully

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Doesn't accept correct answers
  • Repeated words in short time
  • Ads return after purchasing ad-free version

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to disable plurals
  • Ability to place letters out of order
  • Difficulty levels or word size options
  • Colorblind mode
  • Landscape mode for tablets
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  • Stats tracking and progress metrics

SpellingGnat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wordfully

One-time2
  • Wordfully tvOS Unlimited$0.99
  • Disable Ads$3.99
1 purchases

SpellingGnat

One-time1
  • Enable Hints$0.99

Questions

Is Wordfully free?
Wordfully is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpellingGnat free?
SpellingGnat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wordfully or SpellingGnat?
Wordfully is rated higher. Wordfully averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while SpellingGnat averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Wordfully or SpellingGnat have ads?
Wordfully shows ads; SpellingGnat does not.
Which is updated more often, Wordfully or SpellingGnat?
Wordfully ships an update fortnightly, and SpellingGnat every 22 months. Most recently, Wordfully was updated on November 10, 2026 and SpellingGnat on November 3, 2026.

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