7 Little Words vs Rettel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
7 Little Words
Engage in relaxing word-building puzzles using clues and letter blocks to solve scrambled words. This unique game offers bite-sized challenges perfect for short breaks or passing time.
- Unique word puzzles
- Clues and letter blocks
- Scrambled word solving
- Bite-size puzzles
- Relaxing gameplay
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Get ready for relaxing, word-building fun with the unique puzzles in 7 Little Words. Whether you enjoy word finds, anagram and jumble games, or crosswords, 7 Little Words is the perfect puzzle when you’re taking a short break or passing time while waiting! Use the clues and letter blocks to find the scrambled words in each bite-size puzzle. 7 Little Words is FUN and EASY TO LEARN. We guarantee you've never played anything like it before. Give 7 Little Words a try today! From the creators of Moxie - Word Traveller, Monkey Wrench, and Red Herring.
Rettel
Engage in a strategic 2-player word-building game on a letter grid. Plan your moves as submitted words are reversed in the grid. Features include competitive play, friend challenges, and progress tracking.
- 2-player word building on a grid
- Submitted words reverse in the grid
- Play against random players or friends
- Track wins, best words, and top scores
- Daily word finding challenge
- Zen mode with random letters
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Rettel is a 2-player word game on a grid of letters. Plan your moves carefully — submitted words reverse in the grid. (Sounds like how we got our name!) Features & Games: RETTEL Build words by connecting letters on a grid, head-to-head against your opponent. PLAY Always have a game going and play on your time. Match with random players and track your progress. FRIENDS Build your friends list and play people you know. Add friends with a friend code, challenge them directly, or get matched with another player for a quick game. PROFILE Track your wins, best words, and top scores all in one place. Customize your avatar and display name to match your style! RETTEL SEARCH Get 5 attempts to find today's word. RETTEL OPS Reach the target number using all four operations. ZENTTEL Zen mode version of Rettel with randomly generated letters and no stats.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rettel at none against 7 Little Words's 1. Rettel also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 7 Little Words's advantage is ratings volume (6K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. 7 Little Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rettel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rettel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 7 Little Words has 6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
7 Little Words ships an update every 5 weeks, Rettel every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 7 Little Words | Rettel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.7 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. | Rettel LLC |
Customer experience
7 Little Words
Rettel
Bugs and requests
7 Little Words
Reported bugs
2 issues- Puzzles not loading or showing correctly
- Quick Play mode not functioning properly
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to replay previous puzzles
- More accessibility features (e.g., VoiceOver support)
Rettel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
7 Little Words
- Remove Ads for 30 Days$4.99
Rettel
No in-app purchases
