Comparison

Gridword Official vs WUZZY

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

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About

Gridword Official

This word puzzle game challenges you to combine letters and form words on a grid to achieve the highest score. Strategize by using letters twice and leveraging bonus points for longer words. Expand your vocabulary and compete with friends for top scores.

Highlights
  • Daily word challenges
  • Letter tile manipulation
  • Point maximization strategies
  • Bonus points for long words
  • Vocabulary expansion
  • Score sharing and competition
Features
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Master the art of combining letters to create words to maximize your points. Each day Gridword presents a new challenge. Each word puzzle is a unique grid and a different set of letter tiles. Each challenge will require different a different strategy to get the most points. Once you have laid letters on the grid in a valid crossword, don't submit yet as you may be able to increase your points. Using letters twice allows them to be counted twice in your score. Some letters have higher point values than others - so make sure to use them twice as much as possible. Also don't forget bonuses. When you make a word of at least 5 letters long you will get a bonus for that word. Bonuses are exponential, meaning if you make a word longer by a single letter the value of the bonus will increase by the new length of the word! Expand your vocabulary and improve your pattern recognition skills with Gridword. After you submit your puzzle, make sure to share with friends and compete for the top score. A great score may be 60 points one day and the next day a great score could be 130! Steps to play: 1. Drag the tiles onto the board 2. Rearrange them until you have formed valid words 3. When the puzzle is valid the letters will turn blue and the submit button will become enabled 4. Submit to see your score! 5. Share and compare your score with others

About

WUZZY

Features
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WUZZY is the word puzzle game you didn't know you were missing — where the satisfying tile-sliding of 2048 meets the vocabulary thrill of Scrabble. HOW TO PLAY Swipe up, down, left, or right to slide all the letter tiles on a 5×5 grid. As tiles move, they lock into place — then WUZZY automatically spots every valid word hiding in the board. Tap the highlighted tiles to score them, clear space, and keep the game alive. Simple to learn. Impossible to put down. THINK FAST. THINK BIG. Three-letter words keep you in the game. Four-letter words score triple points. But land a five-letter word and you'll earn 10× the base value — making every single move a strategic decision. Do you go for the quick score, or set up something bigger? SCRABBLE-STYLE SCORING Every letter carries its own point value, just like Scrabble. Save those high-value Q's and Z's for a long word and watch your score explode. BLOW IT UP WITH BOMBS Sometimes the board has other plans. Earn bomb power-ups as your score hits new milestones — then use them to blast all tiles off the board and open up your next big word. The higher you score, the more firepower you unlock. FEATURES - 5×5 swipe-to-slide gameplay — no typing, no dragging individual letters - Automatic word detection for 3-, 4-, and 5-letter words - Scrabble-style letter values with length multipliers - Bomb power-ups earned through score milestones - High score saved locally — beat your personal best - Clean, ad-free experience - No account required WUZZY is made by LeMaNg Labs — a small independent studio building focused, fun games. Play free in your browser at wuzzy.info, or grab the app for offline play anytime.

Screenshots

Gridword Official4 screens
WUZZY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Gridword Official at 12.0 against WUZZY's 15.1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Gridword Official versus WUZZY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridword OfficialWUZZY
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWasdesign, LLCLeMaNg LLC

In-app purchases

None

Gridword Official

No in-app purchases

None

WUZZY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gridword Official free?
Gridword Official is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WUZZY free?
WUZZY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gridword Official or WUZZY have ads?
Neither Gridword Official nor WUZZY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gridword Official or WUZZY?
Gridword Official ships an update fortnightly, and WUZZY fortnightly. Most recently, Gridword Official was updated on October 14, 2026 and WUZZY on October 13, 2026.

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