Comparison

Sootly vs Dead Letters

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

Dead Letters

Engage your mind with a unique word puzzle game set in a vibrant synth-wave world. Uncover hidden 4-letter words from 8-letter puzzles, utilizing power-ups and daily challenges. Immerse yourself in retro visuals and an electrifying soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Synth-wave electronic theme
  • Mind-teasing word puzzles
  • Power-ups for assistance
  • Daily challenges
  • Synth-wave soundtrack
Features
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Prepare to immerse yourself in a vibrant universe of glowing neon lights and addictive word challenges. Have you ever seen an electric sign with a few dead letters, and the remaining lit letters form a new word? Now you can play off that theme by embarking on a journey of lexical discovery, where the goal is to uncover 4-letter words from an 8-letter puzzle. Engage your mind and sharpen your vocabulary as you dive into an electrifying puzzle-solving adventure. Key Features: • Electronic Synth-Wave Theme: Let the pulsating beats and dazzling neon visuals transport you to a retro-futuristic realm, filled with nostalgia and excitement. • Mind-Teasing Puzzles: Exercise your brain with unique and captivating word puzzles. Uncover the hidden 4-letter words by lighting and extinguishing the letters in the puzzles. • Power-Ups: Activate a special power-up to enhance your word-solving abilities. Disable wrong letters when you need that extra spark of inspiration. • Daily Challenges: Test your skills and compete against the world with daily puzzles. Come back every day for a new challenge to stay sharp! • Synth-Wave Soundtrack: Immerse yourself in an electrifying audio experience with a captivating synth-wave soundtrack that complements the neon visuals. Get lost in the rhythm as you conquer each word puzzle. Dead Letters is the perfect fusion of addictive gameplay, retro aesthetics, and brain-teasing challenges. Get ready to dive into a mesmerizing world where words come alive amidst a neon-lit atmosphere. Download now and let the neon waves guide your way to word-solving glory!

Screenshots

Sootly4 screens
Dead Letters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Sootly at free against Dead Letters's free with in-app purchases. Sootly also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 6). Dead Letters's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, 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. Sootly sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Dead Letters sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dead Letters holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sootly ships an update every 2 weeks, Dead Letters every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sootly versus Dead Letters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSootlyDead Letters
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (22 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB119 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIsaac LymanLobo Concepts LLC

Customer experience

Sootly

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

Dead Letters

All ratings6 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

Dead Letters

One-time1
  • Unlock All Puzzles$1.99

Questions

Is Sootly free?
Sootly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dead Letters free?
Dead Letters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sootly or Dead Letters?
Dead Letters is rated higher. Sootly averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Dead Letters averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Sootly or Dead Letters have ads?
Neither Sootly nor Dead Letters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sootly or Dead Letters?
Sootly ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dead Letters every 4 days. Most recently, Sootly was updated on October 4, 2026 and Dead Letters on October 17, 2026.

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