Ordle vs Xmos
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 tries to find the correct word. It offers multiple difficulty levels and daily challenges, allowing competition with others on leaderboards.
- Six tries to guess the word
- Multiple difficulty levels (5, 6, 7 letters)
- Daily word challenges
- Global leaderboards
- Word guessing similar to Mastermind
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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.
Xmos
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Santa has an overload of things this year and needs your help to reduce them! Combine three or more of any kind, and they will disintegrate. The longer you can keep up, the higher the score. - Buy premium to get an ad free experience with unlimited credits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Xmos at daily against Ordle's monthly. Ordle's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Ordle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Xmos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ordle ships an update monthly, Xmos daily. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ordle | Xmos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (65 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | jacob nielsen | Harry Lundström |
In-app purchases
Ordle
- Remove Ads$5.99
Xmos
- Premium$0.99
