Comparison

Word Crush vs Thirteen Two

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

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About

Word Crush

Learn a new language through a fun, match-3 puzzle adventure. Crush sweet treats to unlock words and progress through levels. This game focuses on essential word parts to help you build thousands of new words quickly and effectively.

Highlights
  • Match-3 puzzle gameplay
  • Language learning focus
  • Unlock words and levels
  • In-app dictionary
  • Cherokee language prefixes
  • Over 100 levels
Features
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Unlock a new language as you crush, smash, combo, switch, and match candies and other sweet treats! Use your super special combo sweets to blast your way to new levels as you take a new kind of sweet puzzle adventure: learning! The more points you win the more words you unlock and learn! With more than a hundred levels, an in-app dictionary, and no-pressure reviews, you'll be learning a new language in no time! Inspired by the Candy Crush Saga series, a now mythic puzzle game loved by millions of players around the world. The current version of Word Crush - Languages teaches you some of the most important Cherokee prefixes necessary for speaking the language. Learning a new language doesn't have to be a chore, it can be fun and effective. This is why with Word Crush - Languages you focus on the minimum number of words or word parts that you need to learn to start making thousands of words in a new language! For the Cherokee game, the numbers that look like exponents indicate short and long syllables, so 11 is a long level 1 tone, 2 is a short level 2 tone etc. Remember that you can check your dictionary at any time to review the words you have learned, including when you must ace a little quiz! Word Crush - Languages is a new language learning game created by Harvard University researcher and founder of Seeing Hope inc.---a nonprofit organization that leverages technology to address indigenous language loss worldwide. Very special thanks, acknowledgement and credit is due to Professor J.W. Webster, who is a Cherokee Master Speaker and one of the most gifted linguistic and cultural thinkers of his generation. He is an expert in language revitalization and the reconstruction of dormant cultural systems. He provided us with the prefix charts which inform the Cherokee vocabulary that you will see in the game. Any errors that may persist are ours, not his! May indigenous languages, cultures, and the peoples who make them flourish now and always. Happy learning!

About

Thirteen Two

A puzzle game inspired by a challenging clock puzzle from Final Fantasy XIII-2. It offers multiple difficulty levels and tracks your progress, including winning streaks and total puzzles solved. Detailed instructions are included within the game.

Highlights
  • Clock puzzle gameplay
  • Inspired by Final Fantasy XIII-2
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • Tracks winning streaks
  • Tracks total puzzles played
  • Tracks puzzles solved per difficulty
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Thirteen Two is a puzzle game based on the infamous clock puzzle from the game Final Fantasy XIII-2. Thirteen Two contains 4 different difficulty levels and offers endless fun or annoyance depending on what type of person you are. The game tracks winning streaks, total puzzles played and how many times you've solved a puzzle in any of the difficulties. Detailed instructions for how to play the game can be found in the game.

Screenshots

Word Crush4 screens
Thirteen Two4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thirteen Two at none against Word Crush's 6. Word Crush's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Word Crush sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Thirteen Two asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Word Crush against 5.0 for Thirteen Two. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Crush ships an update every 2 months, Thirteen Two every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Word Crush versus Thirteen Two: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord CrushThirteen Two
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size353 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas L BelmorePatrik Ell

Customer experience

Word Crush

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Thirteen Two

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Word Crush

One-time6
  • Best Pack$2.99
  • 42 coins$4.99
  • 88 coins$9.99
Show 3 more
  • 276 coins$29.99
  • 480 coins$49.99
  • 999 coins$99.99
None

Thirteen Two

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Crush free?
Word Crush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thirteen Two free?
Thirteen Two is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Word Crush or Thirteen Two?
Word Crush and Thirteen Two are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Word Crush or Thirteen Two have ads?
Neither Word Crush nor Thirteen Two shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Word Crush or Thirteen Two?
Word Crush ships an update every 2 months, and Thirteen Two every 12 months. Most recently, Word Crush was updated on October 6, 2026 and Thirteen Two on October 8, 2026.

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