Lexical vs Word Slide Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lexical
A classic word game challenging players against the clock and the English language. Test your vocabulary and speed in this stripped-down, essential word puzzle experience.
- Classic word game mechanics
- Time limit challenges
- Focus on English vocabulary
- Essential elements of word puzzles
- Single-player finger-based gameplay
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Lexical is the classic word game stripped to its essential elements, pitting you and your finger against the tiles, the time limit and the English language.
Word Slide Puzzle
Rearrange letter tiles on a 5x5 grid to form five-letter words based on clues. Enjoy 73 handcrafted levels with various timer modes and visual feedback. Play offline with iCloud sync for progress and purchases.
- 5x5 grid word puzzles
- Clue-based hints
- Multiple timer modes
- Offline play
- iCloud sync
- 73 handcrafted levels
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Slide letter tiles around a 5×5 grid until every row and column spells a valid five-letter word matching its clue. FiveByFive is a crossword you solve by rearranging tiles — no typing required. The first 10 levels are free to play, with a small cross-promotion ad on the menu screen; unlock all 73 with a one-time purchase to remove ads for good, with no subscription and no in-game currency. HOW TO PLAY • Drag tiles to rearrange letters in the 5×5 grid • Each row and each column must form a real 5-letter word • Read the across and down clues below the grid for hints • Correct words lock in place and change color — keep going until the whole grid is solved FEATURES • 73 handcrafted puzzle levels with progressive unlock • Clue system with across and down hints for every word • Timer modes: play relaxed, speedrun with a count-up timer, or challenge yourself with a countdown • Track personal best times and countdown streaks • Per-level color themes plus customizable background families • Visual feedback — tiles lock, colors shift, and celebrations when you complete a level • Plays fully offline — no account, no internet required • iCloud sync keeps your progress and purchase across your devices • Accessibility support including Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and Reduce Motion FREE TO TRY The first 10 levels are completely free, with a small ad on the menu screen. Love it? Unlock the full game with a one-time purchase — all 73 levels today, plus any future levels we add, and the ad is gone for good. No subscription, no in-game currency. Family Sharing supported — one purchase covers your household. Start free with Level 1 — solve at your own pace, or race the clock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lexical at none against Word Slide Puzzle's 1. Lexical also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.2). Word Slide Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Word Slide Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lexical asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lexical against 5.0 for Word Slide Puzzle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Slide Puzzle has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Lexical ships an update every 8 months, Word Slide Puzzle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lexical | Word Slide Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Just About Managing | Christopher Bouquet |
Customer experience
Lexical
Word Slide Puzzle
In-app purchases
Lexical
No in-app purchases
Word Slide Puzzle
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