Comparison

Down Words! vs Collect Letters!

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

Head to head

Down Words!

Stack, spell and score!

Free

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★ 4.02 ratingsView app →

About

Down Words!

A 3D tile-based word game where players spell words to score points on a daily board. Compete globally for the highest score on the same puzzle each day.

Highlights

3D tile-based gameplay
Daily new board
Global high score competition
Limited moves per game
Word spelling challenges

Features

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In this 3D tile-based word spelling game, you see how many words you can spell in a limited number of moves. Each day brings a new board. Everyone across the world gets the same board and competes for the high score.

About

Collect Letters!

Features

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· TAP the letters to complete the words · DEAL cards for new letters · RELAX and ENJOY this casual puzzle game

Screenshots

Down Words!4 screens

Collect Letters!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Down Words! at none against Collect Letters!'s 10. Down Words! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 17 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Collect Letters! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Down Words! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Down Words! ships an update every 2 days, Collect Letters! every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Down Words! versus Collect Letters!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Down Words!	Collect Letters!
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.0 (2 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	50.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	2 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 2 days — better	Every 17 months
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	116 MB	157 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Stephen Desilets	Rootcraft

In-app purchases

None

Down Words!

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Collect Letters!

One-time10

3,000 Gems$1.99
1,500 Cards$1.99
1,000,000 Coins$1.99

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5,000 Gems$2.99
8,000 Cards$3.99
8,000 Gems$3.99
16,000 Gems$4.99
60,000 Cards$5.99
50,000 Gems$5.99
120,000 Gems$6.99

Questions

Is Down Words! free?

Down Words! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Collect Letters! free?

Collect Letters! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Down Words! or Collect Letters! have ads?

Collect Letters! shows ads; Down Words! does not.

Which is updated more often, Down Words! or Collect Letters!?

Down Words! ships an update every 2 days, and Collect Letters! every 17 months. Most recently, Down Words! was updated on October 14, 2026 and Collect Letters! on October 7, 2026.