Ordle vs Ordel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ordle
A word-guessing game where players have six attempts to find the correct word. It offers multiple difficulty levels based on word length and allows daily play with competitive rankings.
- Six tries to guess the word
- Adjustable word lengths (5, 6, 7 letters)
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Daily word challenges
- Global player rankings
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Guess the correct word in six tries. Ordle is a simple game, but it is not easy. It has many similarities with the classic game “Mastermind”, with the difference that you have to guess words instead of color combinations. Ordle has three levels of difficulty where you can guess words of 5, 6 or 7 letters. From easy to pretty challenging. You can guess all the words you want per day and compete with other players for the top of the rankings.
Ordel
A challenging word guessing game where players have six attempts to decipher the daily word. Compete with friends to see who can solve it in the fewest tries.
- Daily word puzzles
- Limited attempts
- Competitive scoring
- Challenging gameplay
- Simple interface
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Klurigt ordspel - du har 6 försök på dig att gissa dagens ord. Vem kan gissa ordet på minst försök?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ordel at 4.9 against Ordle's 4.6. Ordle's advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 17) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Ordle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ordel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ordel holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 17 respectively.
Ordle ships an update every 6 weeks, Ordel every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Ordle | Ordel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (67 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jacob nielsen | Volantis Ventures |
Customer experience
Ordle
Ordel
In-app purchases
Ordle
- Remove Ads$5.99
Ordel
- Reklamfri Ordel$22.99
