Word Shaker vs Grabble Words!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Shaker
A word searching game where words can be found in any direction, not just straight lines. Earn points by finding words, with bonuses for longer ones. Shake your device to shuffle letters when stuck. Compete with others on online leaderboards.
- Non-linear word finding
- Letter shuffling by shaking device
- Online leaderboards
- Customizable game modes
- Progress tracking
- Multiple grid sizes
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This is the classic version of Word Shaker, a word searching game with a twist: words don't have to be in a straight line. Your goal is to earn the most points by finding words in a grid. Each letter has a particular point value, and you earn bonuses by forming longer words. If you get stuck, just shake your device to scramble the letters! Online leaderboards, compete with friends and people around the world. - Grid sizes from 4x4 to 8x8 - 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 30 minute timed games - Relaxing untimed games - Shake to shuffle your letters - Fast unlimited board generator, no waiting - Easy & smooth word circling (tap or slide) - Full report of found and missed words after a game - Option to email the report+board for review - Customize with many different themes - Option to turn off sounds and/or special effects - Personal high scores, track your progress - Daily, Weekly, Monthly and All Time Online leaderboards - Highest scoring words toplist, personal and global Got an iPad? Check out Word Shaker HD!
Grabble Words!
A fun and challenging word game where you find and steal words from opponents. Strategize to build the highest letter score by choosing between quick finds or longer words. Compete against friends or an AI.
- Find words
- Steal words from opponents
- Play with friends
- Play against AI
- Score based on letter values
- Strategic word choice
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Grabble Words is the Fun, Free, Social and Challenging New Word Game that You Should Already Be Playing! Play Grabble Words With Friends, or Test Your Skills With the Grabot. Find words, and grab words from your opponent - when the tiles run out the player with the highest letter score wins. The fastest to find a word gets it - but careful - longer words beat faster words! Should you be quick and grab the first word you find? Or should you take your time to find the longest word you can? The choice is yours... Grabble Words is inspired by a word game from the Victorian era - many years older than Scrabble! Join the fun now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Grabble Words! at Free against Word Shaker's $2.99. Word Shaker's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and chart position (#82 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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
Grabble Words! is free to download; Word Shaker costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Word Shaker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Shaker has 33 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 93% and 93% positive.
Word Shaker ships an update every 3 months, Grabble Words! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Shaker | Grabble Words! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (33 ratings) — better | 3.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews — better | 92.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #82 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | C Loep | Craig Grummitt |
Customer experience
Word Shaker
Grabble Words!
Bugs and requests
Word Shaker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes when trying to start a new game after iOS 18 update
- Difficulty registering letter selections at times
- Score submission issues when network connection changes
Requested features
5 requests- Add a shuffle button instead of shake
- Allow continuing a game past the time limit
- Provide word definitions for missed words
- Add multi-player mode
- Improve dictionary to include more common words
Grabble Words!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Word Shaker
No in-app purchases
Grabble Words!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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