Comparison

Down Words! vs Lettrio

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

Head to head
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

Lettrio

This word game offers an infinite grid of letters that constantly replenishes as you form words. Score points by creating longer words and earn more time to keep playing. Enjoy offline play and compete on weekly leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Infinite letter grid
  • Word linking gameplay
  • Time-based challenges
  • Scoring based on word length
  • Offline play
  • Online leaderboards
  • Supports 6 languages
Features
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Lettrio is the word game where the grid never runs out. Build words by linking neighboring letters. The moment a word is accepted, the used letters vanish and fresh ones drop in — the grid renews endlessly. No more "game over" because there's nothing left to play. Just you, the words, and the clock. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • An infinite grid: always new letters, never a dead end • Every word buys you time: the more you find, the longer you play • Long words score big: your points grow with the square of the length • An online leaderboard to beat your own record every week • Fully playable offline, anywhere, anytime EASY TO START, HARD TO PUT DOWN Link, score, repeat. Seconds to learn, hours to master. 6 LANGUAGES English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Arabic — pick your game and dictionary language. Download Lettrio for free and see how many words you can chain before time runs out! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lettrio.com/privacy

Screenshots

Down Words!4 screens
Lettrio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lettrio at 5.0 against Down Words!'s 4.0. Lettrio also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%). Down Words!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Lettrio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Down Words! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lettrio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Down Words!'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Lettrio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Down Words! ships an update every 2 days, Lettrio every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Down Words! versus Lettrio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDown Words!Lettrio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen DesiletsComey

Customer experience

Down Words!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Lettrio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Down Words!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Lettrio

Subscriptions1
  • Lettrio ad-free$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lettrio ad-free$9.99

Questions

Is Down Words! free?
Down Words! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lettrio free?
Lettrio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Down Words! or Lettrio?
Lettrio is rated higher. Down Words! averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lettrio averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Down Words! or Lettrio have ads?
Neither Down Words! nor Lettrio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Down Words! or Lettrio?
Down Words! ships an update every 2 days, and Lettrio every 5 days. Most recently, Down Words! was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lettrio on November 5, 2026.

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