Comparison

Sootly vs WORDLACE

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

Head to head
About

Sootly

Engage your mind with a daily logic and word puzzle. Discover the correct six-letter word by combining clues and improving your guesses before you run out of tries. Challenge friends and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Daily logic and word puzzles
  • Six-letter word guessing
  • Clue-based gameplay
  • Social leaderboards
  • Custom puzzle creation
  • Performance tracking
  • Dark and grayscale modes
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Sootly is a daily logic puzzle that will challenge and surprise you! Your vocabulary, working memory, and logical thinking skills will be put to the test as you try to discover the right word before you run out of guesses. HOW TO PLAY - Type and submit a six-letter word - You’ll get a clue about each pair of letters - Combine clues to improve your guesses - Submit the right word before you run out of tries - Share your results and challenge your friends! FEATURES - No ads, subscriptions, paywalls, or daily limits - 2,400 daily puzzles included - Social leaderboard: add your friends and compare scores on the daily puzzle - 16 earnable achievements - Create your own puzzles and share them with friends - Play a random puzzle anytime - Track your performance over time on the Stats page - Dark mode and grayscale mode for sensitive eyes

About

WORDLACE

A unique word puzzle game where you can freely arrange letters to form words within a 24-hour time limit. Compete against yourself, friends, or the global community in this stress-free, strategic challenge.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop letter placement
  • No time limits on moves
  • Daily global challenges
  • Solo and social play modes
  • Competitive leaderboards
  • Adjustable difficulty
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Tired of the old word games? Try WORDLACE, the boss of word puzzles, a brand-new game that delivers the best of crossword’s making. Forget long waits, annoying time limits, regrets on past moves: you can drag letters anywhere on the board to make words, rearrange them, change strategy as many times as you wish until you are ready to submit your final board. No stress, you have 24hrs. And no luck either: everybody in the world gets the same letters. WORDLACE is as hard as you want it to be; it satisfies the needs of the beginners, the laid-back word gamers, and the most competitive word masters depending on how you decide to play it. You can play WORDLACE by yourself or social-play it with one or more friends as a fun daily challenge by sharing your board (with or without letters to make it more interesting). You can also play WORDLACE with a larger number of people you decide to follow, a feature you will find in the Menu Page, or play against the whole English-speaking world to see how you fare. Again, it is all up to you! WORDLACE is a product of New York Shows Off, Inc., a company based in New York City dedicated to culture and entertainment. WORDLACE is trademarked and has a patent pending. For additional information on Wordlace, visit wordlace.com Apple’s Standard License Agreement applies: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Sootly4 screens
WORDLACE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sootly at none against WORDLACE's shown. Sootly also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). WORDLACE's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Sootly sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and WORDLACE sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WORDLACE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sootly versus WORDLACE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSootlyWORDLACE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB78 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperIsaac LymanNew York Shows Off, Inc.

Customer experience

Sootly

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WORDLACE

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sootly

One-time3
  • Feedback - No Reply Needed$4.99
  • Feedback - Reply by Email$19.99
  • Feedback - Public Reply$59.99
1 purchases

WORDLACE

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Subscription$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Sootly free?
Sootly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WORDLACE free?
WORDLACE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sootly or WORDLACE?
WORDLACE is rated higher. Sootly averages 4.8 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while WORDLACE averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Sootly or WORDLACE have ads?
WORDLACE shows ads; Sootly does not.
Which is updated more often, Sootly or WORDLACE?
Sootly ships an update every 2 weeks, and WORDLACE every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sootly was updated on October 21, 2026 and WORDLACE on October 24, 2026.

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