Comparison

Ordle vs Enigma Words

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Six tries to guess the word
  • Multiple difficulty levels (5, 6, 7 letters)
  • Daily word challenges
  • Global leaderboards
  • Word guessing similar to Mastermind
Features
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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.

About

Enigma Words

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Enigma Words bietet über 2000 Rätsel auf Deutsch. Weitere Sprachen folgen!

Screenshots

Ordle4 screens
Enigma Words2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Enigma Words at none against Ordle's 1. Enigma Words also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). Ordle's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Ordle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Enigma Words asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ordle ships an update monthly, Enigma Words every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ordle versus Enigma Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrdleEnigma Words
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjacob nielsenTobias Hanns Friedrich

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ordle

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
None

Enigma Words

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ordle free?
Ordle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Enigma Words free?
Enigma Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ordle or Enigma Words have ads?
Ordle shows ads; Enigma Words does not.
Which is updated more often, Ordle or Enigma Words?
Ordle ships an update monthly, and Enigma Words every 7 months. Most recently, Ordle was updated on October 18, 2026 and Enigma Words on October 8, 2026.

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