Down Words! vs PuzzPutt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 3D tile-based gameplay
- Daily new board
- Global high score competition
- Limited moves per game
- Word spelling challenges
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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.
PuzzPutt
This game blends word-building with minigolf strategy. Construct words to guide a ball into the hole, using your vocabulary to overcome obstacles and achieve a low score.
- Word building mechanics
- Minigolf strategy
- Par challenge scoring
- Compete with friends
- Navigate obstacles
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Tee off on a new kind of word puzzle challenge with PuzzPutt! This unique game combines the brain-twisting fun of word building with the strategic gameplay of minigolf. Instead of searching for words, you'll use your vocabulary skills to build them and navigate the ball into the hole in as few “strokes” as possible. How to Play: Word Building: Construct words to advance through the board. The more letters on the board you use, the fewer strokes it will take to can complete the course. Golf Strategy: Navigate around sand traps (harder letters) and rocks (empty spots). Par Challenge: Aim to complete each level in as few “strokes” as possible. Compete with Friends: Share your scores and challenge friends to see who can complete the course with the fewest strokes. Download PuzzPutt now and swing into a word-building adventure on the green!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PuzzPutt at 100% against Down Words!'s 50%. PuzzPutt also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Down Words!'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PuzzPutt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Down Words!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of PuzzPutt's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Down Words! | PuzzPutt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Stephen Desilets | Gavel-It LLC |
Customer experience
Down Words!
PuzzPutt
In-app purchases
Down Words!
No in-app purchases
PuzzPutt
No in-app purchases
