GHOST! vs Downspell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GHOST!
This word game challenges players to expand their vocabulary and think strategically about language. It offers a fun twist on classic word games, pushing users to discover new words and their meanings.
- Vocabulary expansion
- Strategic language thinking
- Classic word game twist
- Discover new words
- Challenging gameplay
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Deliquescent? Perspicacious? Who knew these were words?! Adding a fun twist to the classic word game, GHOST is any word nerd's dream! It will challenge (and most likely expand) your vocabulary, pushing you to think strategically about language like you never have before.
Downspell
A fast-paced arcade word game where players catch falling letters to form words. Navigate through levels, collect coins, and avoid obstacles to achieve high scores.
- Fast-paced arcade action
- 30 levels
- Freestyle mode
- Coin collection
- Bonus points
- Obstacle avoidance
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Letters are falling from the sky, falling faster and faster... can you catch them all and make words? With 30 levels of arcade action plus a Freestyle mode, Downspell is a word game unlike any other. Collect coins, rack up bonus points, avoid obstacles and hazards, and compete to earn the highest score possible!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GHOST! at none against Downspell's 10. GHOST! also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Downspell sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. GHOST! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GHOST! against 5.0 for Downspell. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
GHOST! ships an update every 4 days, Downspell fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GHOST! | Downspell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Eliot Greenfield | Justin Sheckler |
Customer experience
GHOST!
Downspell
In-app purchases
GHOST!
No in-app purchases
Downspell
- Pack of 20 coins$0.99
- Pack of 50 coins$1.99
- Pack of 400 coins$1.99
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- Chapter II$3.99
- Chapter IV$3.99
- Chapter III$3.99
- Chapter V$3.99
- Pack of 1,000 coins$3.99
- Pack of 2,000 coins$6.99
- All Chapters$11.99
