Comparison

BallMazingLE vs Words Inside

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

Head to head
About

BallMazingLE

Experience a modern twist on the classic wooden ball labyrinth game. Tilt your device to guide a ball through challenging mazes filled with obstacles like bouncers, blockers, and slime tanks. This lite version offers initial levels to test your skills.

Highlights
  • Tilt controls
  • Classic labyrinth gameplay
  • Modern obstacles (bouncers, blockers, slime)
  • Variable ball speed
  • 80 levels (in full version)
  • Practice and Beginner packs included
Features
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Ballmazing Lite is the modern day version of the classic wooden ball bearing game labyrnith with a few new twists to challenge you, in this Lite Edition you can only paly the first two game packs (Practice and Beginner). Purchase the full version of BallMazing to play all the game packs. As you tilt your iPhone or iPod Touch the ball will weave its way through the maze but watch out for the new twists there are bouncers, blockers, skid pads and slime tanks for you to contend with, not to mention the classic holes you will need to avoid. With 80 levels to play and variable ball speed to match your skill level you will have hours of entertainment.

About

Words Inside

Uncover hidden words in a 3x3 grid. Enjoy casual, arcade, and daily challenge modes. Create and save your own custom grids with a one-time purchase. Unlock themed packs and utilize built-in hints.

Highlights
  • 3x3 grid word puzzles
  • Casual, Arcade, and Daily Challenge modes
  • Create and save custom grids
  • Themed word packs
  • Built-in hints and word lookup
  • Player statistics and achievements
Features
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Words Inside is a free word game where you uncover as many hidden words as you can from a letter grid. Enjoy 3x3 and 4x4 puzzles, with optional Apple Intelligence features on supported devices. Play your way: Casual Mode lets you take your time, saves your progress automatically, and makes it easy to come back later. Arcade Mode is a fast 1-minute score attack with combo multipliers for quick streaks. Daily Challenge gives you a new puzzle every day, with separate progress tracking and replayable Casual or Arcade runs. Explore the themes: Start with the free starter theme, then discover premium theme packs across a wide range of interests. Themed puzzles now include both 9-letter 3x3 and 16-letter 4x4 grids, giving you more letters to explore. Find longer words for bigger scores, with up to 40 base points for a 16-letter word. Want even more ways to play? Unlock My Grids with a one-time purchase to create, save, and replay your own custom boards. Build 3x3 or 4x4 grids, generate a random board, or enter your own letters and let the app solve it before you start. Need help? Hints are built in, and you can earn more by playing: Complete the tutorial, discover anagrams, hit word milestones, finish Casual grids, and complete the Daily Challenge. Extra hint packs are also available in-app. Features: • No in-game advertising • Light and dark mode support • Free starter theme, including a 4x4 puzzle • Daily Challenge included free with a new puzzle every day • Casual Mode with automatic progress saving • Arcade Mode with 1-minute score runs and combo bonuses • Themed 3x3 and 4x4 puzzles across a wide range of interests • Create and save your own grids with My Grids (one-time in-app purchase) • Build random or custom-letter 3x3 and 4x4 grids • Replay saved grids in Casual or Arcade • An expanded word dictionary, with words up to 16 letters long • Player statistics to track your progress • Game Center achievements • Built-in word lookup for found words • Optional Apple Intelligence features on supported devices, including Grid Analysis, Word Meanings, grid summaries, and post-game coaching • Interactive onboarding tutorial • Built-in hints plus extra hint packs available to purchase • iPhone and iPad support

Screenshots

BallMazingLE4 screens
Words Inside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Words Inside at 75% against BallMazingLE's 25%. Words Inside also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.8). BallMazingLE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ratings volume (8.5K vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Words Inside sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. BallMazingLE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Words Inside holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BallMazingLE has 8.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of BallMazingLE's written reviews are positive against 75% of Words Inside's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BallMazingLE ships an update every 2 months, Words Inside every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BallMazingLE versus Words Inside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBallMazingLEWords Inside
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (8.5K ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.5K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS2.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCantasoftA5 Multimedia

Customer experience

BallMazingLE

All ratings8,503 ratings
Positive32.1%
Neutral23.1%
Negative44.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive24.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative64.9%

Words Inside

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BallMazingLE

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not working as intended
  • Ball controls and responsiveness issues
  • Compatibility problems with iOS updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and difficulty options
  • Improved responsiveness and ball control
  • Compatibility updates for newer devices

Words Inside

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BallMazingLE

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Words Inside

One-time11
  • 100 Hints$0.49
  • Pop Stars Theme$0.99
  • Computing Theme$0.99
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  • Anagrams Theme$0.99
  • Animals Theme$0.99
  • Bands Theme$0.99
  • Birds Theme$0.99
  • Clothes Theme$0.99
  • Colours Theme$0.99
  • Flowers Theme$0.99
  • Food Theme$0.99

Questions

Is BallMazingLE free?
BallMazingLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Words Inside free?
Words Inside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BallMazingLE or Words Inside?
Words Inside is rated higher. BallMazingLE averages 2.8 out of 5 from 8.5K ratings, while Words Inside averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do BallMazingLE or Words Inside have ads?
Neither BallMazingLE nor Words Inside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BallMazingLE or Words Inside?
BallMazingLE ships an update every 2 months, and Words Inside every 3 months. Most recently, BallMazingLE was updated on October 16, 2026 and Words Inside on October 2, 2026.

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