# Letterary vs Betweenle

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Betweenle at none against Letterary's 1. Betweenle also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 33) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). Letterary's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Letterary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Betweenle asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Letterary against 4.7 for Betweenle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Betweenle has 1.6K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Letterary's written reviews are positive against 56% of Betweenle's.

Letterary ships an update every 8 days, Betweenle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on July 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Letterary | Betweenle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (33 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/letterary/id1619794425/reviews)** | [4.7 (1.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/betweenle/id6480464462/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 33 | **1.6K** |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **55.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 10 MB | 59 MB |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [microdj](https://appshunter.io/developer/323288159) | [Michal Gorny](https://appshunter.io/developer/1406776060) |

## What reviewers say

### Letterary

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/letterary/id1619794425)

A modern word search game where you find a hidden nine-letter word by sliding letters. Solve daily puzzles or unlock more with in-app purchases. View definitions and share your progress.

**Highlights:** Slide letters to find hidden words, Daily new puzzles, Word definitions and clues, Share puzzle results, Unlock more puzzles with purchase

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nine Days | $0.99 | one-time |


### Betweenle

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/betweenle/id6480464462)

A word guessing game where players deduce a hidden word by entering guesses and receiving feedback on its alphabetical position. Utilize clues like dots to narrow down the possibilities within a limited number of attempts.

**Highlights:** Guess the secret word, 14 guess limit, Alphabetical dictionary, Before/after word placement feedback, Orange dot proximity indicator, Daily and unlimited modes

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Creative and clever word game
- 💡 Great for coffee dates and friendly competition

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Easy to get stuck on random words with no option to give up
- 🔍 Lack of a way to share scores without revealing hints
- 🔒 No option to pay for ad-free version

**Reported bugs**

- Keyboard input can be slow to react
- No landscape mode option, only portrait

**Requested features**

- Add a quit/give up option for stuck levels
- Implement a way to quickly share scores without revealing hints
- Offer a one-time purchase to remove ads


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Letterary free?

Letterary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Betweenle free?

Betweenle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Letterary or Betweenle?

Letterary is rated higher. Letterary averages 4.8 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Betweenle averages 4.7 from 1.6K ratings.

### Do Letterary or Betweenle have ads?

Betweenle shows ads; Letterary does not.

### Which is updated more often, Letterary or Betweenle?

Letterary ships an update every 8 days, and Betweenle every 3 days. Most recently, Letterary was updated on July 29, 2026 and Betweenle on September 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*