Comparison

Lexitaire vs WORD PUSH

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

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About

Lexitaire

An addictive word game where you form words of three or more letters using letter tiles. Tiles shift up as they are used, revealing new ones. Compete for top scores and view game details.

Highlights
  • Form words from letter tiles
  • Shifting tile mechanic
  • Top score leaderboards
  • View played and missed words
  • Online dictionary lookup
  • Undo tile selections
Features
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Lexitaire is a fast, addictive word game: spell words from tiles arranged in columns, score points, and keep playing until the board runs dry — solo, racing a friend's score in a Challenge, or trading turns in a Duel or Team match, in any of 9 languages. HOW TO PLAY • The board is built from columns of letter tiles — only the tile on top of each column is playable. • Tap tiles across columns to spell a word in your current-word tray. • Apply a valid word to score it and clear those tiles, revealing the next letters underneath. • Longer, higher-value words score more — each tile carries its own point value. • The game ends when no more words can be made. Beat your personal best and land on the on-device top-10 list. TIMED MODE Prefer to race the clock? Start a Timed Game instead — tiles keep regenerating so the board never runs dry. When the countdown ends, so does the round. CHALLENGE A FRIEND Finish a board, then send your score and time to a friend (Messages, AirDrop, however you like) and see if they can beat it. No accounts, no signup. DUEL & TEAM UP Trade turns with a friend on the very same board — a Duel pits you head-to-head, a Team match combines your scores. Just send a link; no accounts or server required. PLAY IN NINE LANGUAGES Lexitaire ships with nine full dictionaries, each using its own standard letter distribution and point values: English · Spanish · French · Italian · German · Portuguese · Greek · Romanian · Dutch Know more than one? Combine any of the eight Latin-script languages in Settings, and a word scores if it's valid in any language you've selected — the more languages you know, the more ways there are to find a word on the same board. (Greek uses its own alphabet and always plays solo.) The app itself is localized into an even larger set of languages, so the menus and interface feel at home no matter what you play in. ADAPTIVE BOARD The board size adjusts to your screen, so Lexitaire looks great on any iPhone or iPad — and plays great on Apple TV with the Siri Remote too. Lexitaire is free to play and supported by ads. An optional one-time Premium unlock adds extra tile styles, background textures/photos, and Apple Intelligence word insights (ad removal is on the roadmap, not in yet) — Challenges, Duels, and Team matches stay free for everyone either way. Lexitaire was originally released in 2008 as Word Nerd, later renamed Wordly — the same game you remember, now with a new name.

About

WORD PUSH

This word puzzle game challenges your vocabulary and strategy with unique mechanics. Remove gem-colored letter tiles by forming words, but all tiles of the same color must be included. Progress through 100 levels with increasing difficulty and special abilities.

Highlights
  • Unique gameplay mechanics
  • 100 challenging levels
  • Vocabulary and strategy focus
  • Special abilities (Word-manas)
  • No in-app purchases
  • No ads
Features
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Word Push is a unique word puzzle game - that combines features of popular word board games that you grew up playing with. - Unique game play never seen in any word games on the planet. - 100 levels to solve - each level progresses harder. - First ten levels features friendly game walk throughs and game hints. - Each level will challenge not only your vocabulary but your strategy. - Balanced word game puzzle with special abilities gained from Word-manas. - Absolutely no In-App purchase (You buy it it's yours) - Absolutely no Ads (Designed for end user enjoyment) User ratings ------------------------------------- "Brain Game" - 5 star "this game isn't any other word game...very unique...makes the brain works and think fast before time runs out. very challenging and stimulating" - user rating 5 star - review "Word push is just as challenging as they said it would be. It is well worth the cost and very enjoyable." - user rating 5 star - Really Fun "I love word games but most of those available (thus far) aren't very interesting. Word Push is a lot of fun, though. It's challenging and you can replay the levels to beat your score. I only wish I had a better sense of direction because I often make the tiles fall the wrong way." - user rating ----------------------------------- The goal of the game is to remove all the gem colored letter tiles. The gem colored letter tiles can be removed by forming a word with the gem colored tile letters selected within the word. but! there is catch. if you choose a gem colored tile letter, you also need to choose all the same gem colored letters within your word, otherwise your move is invalid. gem colored tile can be mixed with regular tiles to form a word. you may want to ask, how is this possible, specially if the gem colored tiles are spaced out in the tile grid. that's what makes this game challenging , fresh and engaging. you can move the tiles, by selecting where the new letters will push from. letter pushes can come from four directions top, bottom, left and right once you select a valid word, the letters dissappear and new tiles are inserted depending on the push direction. the board is adjusted, and the letters are maneuvered. strategize your word drop directions to properly align the gem tiles to form a word. there are also two special abilities that will help you solve the puzzle. 1. you can choose a non dictionary valid word. ( by choosing all the tiles of the same letter, as long as the tiles are adjacent to each other) 2. you can choose two letter valid words. this special abilites are acquired as you progress along the level, by forming words and maneuving the gem tiles. you will acquire word-manas, each special ability will require certain mana value.

Screenshots

Lexitaire2 screens
WORD PUSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WORD PUSH at none against Lexitaire's shown. WORD PUSH also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (88% vs 71%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Lexitaire against 4.1 for WORD PUSH. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Lexitaire's written reviews are positive against 88% of WORD PUSH's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lexitaire ships an update every 5 months, WORD PUSH every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lexitaire versus WORD PUSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLexitaireWORD PUSH
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (9 ratings) — better4.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMarc AbramowitzROBERTO MANONGDO

Customer experience

Lexitaire

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative19.0%

WORD PUSH

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.8%

In-app purchases

None

Lexitaire

No in-app purchases

None

WORD PUSH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lexitaire free?
Lexitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WORD PUSH free?
WORD PUSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lexitaire or WORD PUSH?
Lexitaire is rated higher. Lexitaire averages 4.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while WORD PUSH averages 4.1 from 8 ratings.
Do Lexitaire or WORD PUSH have ads?
Lexitaire shows ads; WORD PUSH does not.
Which is updated more often, Lexitaire or WORD PUSH?
Lexitaire ships an update every 5 months, and WORD PUSH every 6 weeks. Most recently, Lexitaire was updated on October 23, 2026 and WORD PUSH on October 23, 2026.

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