Comparison

Word Crush vs Tile Match

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

Tile Match

A tile-matching puzzle game where players tap to place tiles into a stack. Matching three identical tiles clears them, with the goal of clearing the entire game area to win. Strategic planning and the use of props are key to success.

Highlights
  • Tap to place tiles
  • Match three identical tiles
  • Clear the game area
  • Strategic planning required
  • Utilize in-game props
  • Multiple levels to complete
Features
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Tile Match is a match-3 tiles game where you tap to place tiles into the stack. Matching three identical tiles will eliminate them. HOW TO PLAY Goal: Your goal is to clear the game area. Play: Click to put tiles into the deck. Three identical tiles will be paired. Win: After clearing the game area, you win! Failure: If you don't complete the merger of seven tiles, you will be stuck and lose the game. You have up to seven steps to merge three tiles! With a 0.1% chance of clearing a level, you must not play blindly, use your brain, plan the sequence, make good use of props, and keep trying.

Screenshots

Word Crush4 screens
Tile Match3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tile Match at 13.0 against Word Crush's 15.0. On price, rating, 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. Word Crush sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Tile Match sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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 Tile Match. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Word Crush versus Tile Match: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord CrushTile Match
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size353 MB155 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNicholas L BelmorePeiWen Hu

Customer experience

Word Crush

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

Tile Match

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
7 purchases

Tile Match

One-time7
  • Gift Pack$0.99
  • 1000 Coins$2.99
  • 2000 Coins$5.99
Show 4 more
  • 3330 Coins$9.99
  • 6660 Coins$19.99
  • 19980 Coins$59.99
  • 33300 Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Word Crush free?
Word Crush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tile Match free?
Tile Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Word Crush or Tile Match?
Word Crush and Tile Match are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Word Crush or Tile Match have ads?
Neither Word Crush nor Tile Match shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Word Crush or Tile Match?
Word Crush ships an update every 2 months, and Tile Match every 2 months. Most recently, Word Crush was updated on September 19, 2026 and Tile Match on September 18, 2026.

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