Comparison

Word Crush vs Souvenirs

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

Souvenirs

Engage in an object-merging puzzle game with a compelling storyline. Discover the secrets of a painter's family by combining items across unique levels. Unlock narrative elements and progress through challenges.

Highlights
  • Object merging gameplay
  • Narrative storyline
  • Unlockable story elements
  • Challenging levels
  • In-game currency
Features
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Souvenirs is an object-merging game with a narrative dimension. Merge objects in increasingly bizarre levels and unlock the story of the painter Leonard and his family. You can use limited bonuses and a chance to continue the level by spending in-game currency, which is unlocked by completing levels and watching ads (no forced or intrusive advertising).

Screenshots

Word Crush4 screens
Souvenirs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Souvenirs at none against Word Crush's 6. Souvenirs also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Souvenirs 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 Souvenirs. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Crush ships an update every 2 months, Souvenirs every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Word Crush versus Souvenirs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord CrushSouvenirs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size353 MB262 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas L BelmoreArkelium Studio

Customer experience

Word Crush

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

Souvenirs

All ratings2 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

Souvenirs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Crush free?
Word Crush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Souvenirs free?
Souvenirs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Word Crush or Souvenirs?
Word Crush and Souvenirs are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Word Crush or Souvenirs have ads?
Neither Word Crush nor Souvenirs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Word Crush or Souvenirs?
Word Crush ships an update every 2 months, and Souvenirs every 8 days. Most recently, Word Crush was updated on September 19, 2026 and Souvenirs on June 1, 2026.

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