Letter Linker vs FOURWORD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Letter Linker
A tranquil word game where you connect letter tiles to form words on a grid. Enjoy a stress-free experience with no timers or scores, focusing solely on creative word building.
- Rearrange letter tiles
- Form words in a contiguous map
- No scoring
- No time limit
- Relaxing gameplay
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Letter Linker is a relaxing word game. Rearrange lettered tiles to build words that connect into one word map, crossword style. No score, no timer; just relax and enjoy. Try the daily puzzle or shuffle new letters, swap a tile when you’re stuck, and look up any word. Pick a seasonal theme, tile size, or new app icon, and spread out on iPad or an unfolded iPhone Duo.
FOURWORD
This word puzzle game challenges you to stack letter blocks and form words by swiping across the grid. Earn points, use power-ups, and compete on leaderboards across three distinct game modes. Enjoy a relaxing experience or a timed challenge.
- Stack letter blocks
- Swipe to spell words
- Three game modes (Zen, Arcade, Daily)
- Power-ups for strategic play
- Global leaderboards
- Extensive word dictionary
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Stack blocks. Find words. Chase the high score. Letter-filled blocks fall. Place them on the grid, then swipe across letters to spell words. Found words vanish, blocks collapse, and points stack up. Keep the board from filling to the top! THREE WAYS TO PLAY ZEN - No pressure. Blocks fall at your own pace. Hunt for words at your own speed. Free forever! ARCADE - Race the clock. Each piece comes with a decision timer that shrinks as you level up. Find words to earn extra time. DAILY - Two minutes. One shot. Compete on the global leaderboard. POWER UP YOUR GAME Earn powerups by finding 5+ letter words. Bombs, zappers, freezes, wildcards, and more. Unlock additional powerup packs for new strategic options. - 7 free powerups included - 5 optional powerup packs ($0.99 each) - No ads, no subscriptions, EVER. FEATURES - Point-based scoring with length multipliers - 105,000+ word dictionary - Game Center leaderboards - Robot voice reads your words aloud - Synthwave soundtrack and 8-bit sound effects - Portrait mode, one-hand friendly Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pokeitforward.com/privacy/fourword
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Letter Linker at none against FOURWORD's 5. Letter Linker also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). FOURWORD's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. FOURWORD sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Letter Linker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Letter Linker against 5.0 for FOURWORD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Letter Linker ships an update every 8 months, FOURWORD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Letter Linker | FOURWORD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryley Herrington | Doug Hicks |
Customer experience
Letter Linker
FOURWORD
In-app purchases
Letter Linker
No in-app purchases
FOURWORD
- Blast Pack$0.99
- Rescue Pack$0.99
- Time Pack$0.99
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- Tactics Pack$0.99
- Forge Pack$0.99









