Downspell vs SlideWord Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Downspell
A fast-paced arcade word game where players catch falling letters to form words. Navigate through levels, collect coins, and avoid obstacles to achieve high scores.
- Fast-paced arcade action
- 30 levels
- Freestyle mode
- Coin collection
- Bonus points
- Obstacle avoidance
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Letters are falling from the sky, falling faster and faster... can you catch them all and make words? With 30 levels of arcade action plus a Freestyle mode, Downspell is a word game unlike any other. Collect coins, rack up bonus points, avoid obstacles and hazards, and compete to earn the highest score possible!
SlideWord Game
This word game challenges players to slide rows and columns of letters to form words. It offers adjustable difficulty levels, themed word lists, and an endless play mode. Earn in-game tokens to purchase helpful tools like hints and refreshes.
- Slide rows and columns to form words
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Themed word lists (sports, movies, food)
- Indefinite play with unique grids
- In-game tools: hints, refreshes, letter removers
- Earn tokens for in-game purchases
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Rather than simply finding words in a fixed grid the old way, you drag rows and columns of letters to assemble the given words. SlideWord has difficulty levels from 4 letter words to 8 letter words. SlideWord also has word themes, like sports, movies, food and more! SlideWord has the potential for indefinite play with no two games ever being identical. Players can remove every instance of a single letter, refresh the entire grid or simply get a hint for a word, making the game more fun and interesting. Players can earn tokens in the game to buy extra tools such as hints, refreshes and letter removers. Challenge yourself with a game today! This game is 100% free and ad-free for now and NO in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SlideWord Game at none against Downspell's 10. Downspell's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Downspell sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. SlideWord Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Downspell against 5.0 for SlideWord Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Downspell has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Downspell ships an update fortnightly, SlideWord Game every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Downspell | SlideWord Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Sheckler | Emerging Designs |
Customer experience
Downspell
SlideWord Game
In-app purchases
Downspell
- Pack of 20 coins$0.99
- Pack of 50 coins$1.99
- Pack of 400 coins$1.99
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- Chapter II$3.99
- Chapter IV$3.99
- Chapter III$3.99
- Chapter V$3.99
- Pack of 1,000 coins$3.99
- Pack of 2,000 coins$6.99
- All Chapters$11.99
SlideWord Game
No in-app purchases
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