Comparison

Down Words! vs WordsDown

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

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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

WordsDown

A fast-paced word game where falling letters form words. Spell words to clear the board, trigger combos, and survive increasingly challenging levels. Offers multiple game modes, power-ups, and customization options.

Highlights
  • Spell words to clear letters
  • Trigger FRENZY combos
  • Classic, Daily, Word Trip, and Relax modes
  • Unlockable power-ups
  • 42 customizable themes
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Words are falling. Get them down before they get ideas. WordsDown is a fast, satisfying word game where falling letters become words, combos, close calls, and occasionally something you swear is in the dictionary. Spell words of four letters or more to clear them. Longer words score bigger. Chain them fast enough and the board catches fire — that’s FRENZY. Everything scores double while it burns, including your questionable decisions. SIMPLE TO LEARN. RUDELY HARD TO PUT DOWN. Letters fall. You make words. Words disappear. You feel clever. The game notices. Things get faster. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY CLASSIC — Endless. Chill, Fast, or Faster. Faster is less of a speed and more of a threat. DAILY — One board. Same for everyone. Once a day. Miss it and your streak will be taking this personally. WORD TRIP — 1,500 handcrafted levels, each with its own rules. A boss waits at the end of every chapter. Three stars if you’re brilliant. One if you technically survived. RELAX — No game over. No pressure. The letters have nowhere else to be. YOUR BAG OF TRICKS When the board fights dirty, fight significantly dirtier. PAUSEICLE! freezes everything solid. THREEDOM! makes three-letter words legal. Finally, CAT gets its moment. SPELLOOSHI! finds a word for you. You absolutely found it yourself. UFOh! calls in a squadron because apparently spelling needed air support. Then there are wildcards, bombs, lasers, a firewall, and Letter Storm — for those rare moments when what your word game really needs is more letters. 42 THEMES Not wallpapers. Actual themes. Tiles, sounds, colors, the whole thing. There are 42 of them, which is roughly 37 more than you needed and exactly as many as we wanted. Fair warning: choosing one may take longer than your next game. CHASE YOUR BEST Beat your high score. Climb the Game Center leaderboards. Collect achievements. Protect your streak. Develop an unreasonable emotional attachment to the letter S. And see how long you can keep the board under control. Whether you play word games every day or just enjoy discovering suspiciously impressive vocabulary under pressure, WordsDown is always one letter away from disaster. Get your words down.

Screenshots

Down Words!4 screens
WordsDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WordsDown at 5.0 against Down Words!'s 4.0. Down Words!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. WordsDown sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Down Words! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WordsDown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Down Words! ships an update every 2 days, WordsDown every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Down Words! versus WordsDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDown Words!WordsDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen DesiletsRoadRocks

Customer experience

Down Words!

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

WordsDown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Down Words!

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

WordsDown

One-time7
  • 1,200 NONCENT$$0.99
  • 5,200 NONCENT$$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
Show 4 more
  • 11,000 NONCENT$$4.99
  • Unlock All Themes$4.99
  • 28,000 NONCENT$$9.99
  • 74,000 NONCENT$$19.99

Questions

Is Down Words! free?
Down Words! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WordsDown free?
WordsDown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Down Words! or WordsDown?
WordsDown is rated higher. Down Words! averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while WordsDown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Down Words! or WordsDown have ads?
WordsDown shows ads; Down Words! does not.
Which is updated more often, Down Words! or WordsDown?
Down Words! ships an update every 2 days, and WordsDown every 9 days. Most recently, Down Words! was updated on September 29, 2026 and WordsDown on October 15, 2026.

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