Pow vs Spell Blitz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pow
Challenge yourself to form words from jumbled letters. Compete globally on leaderboards and improve your vocabulary with multiple dictionary options and difficulty modes. Enjoy an addictive word-building experience.
- Swipe or block-based letter selection
- Form words from jumbled letters
- 6, 7, or mixed letter difficulty
- Choice of two dictionaries
- Unlimited time mode option
- Global leaderboards
- Word meaning lookup
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Form as many words from the given set of jumbled letters in each round. Your score is carried forward until you are unable to form the longest word within a round. Simple controls and a host of features make Pow-Word a very addictive game and a great way to improve your vocabulary. Additional Features: - Choose between 6 and 7 letter difficulty modes - Separate "Mixed" mode that combines 6 and 7 letter rounds - Choice of two dictionaries - the Students dictionary with standard English words and a more comprehensive Teachers dictionary based on the SOWPODS list - Option of an unlimited time mode - Separate leaderboards for all modes for you to compare scores with players worldwide - Lookup word meanings at the end of each round
Spell Blitz
Engage in a fast-paced word-finding game that blends puzzle mechanics with magical elements. Discover words on a dynamic board, utilize special powers, and compete in weekly tournaments for top leaderboard positions.
- Fast-paced word finding
- Magical charms and spells
- Weekly tournaments
- Unique boosters
- Daily rewards
- Global and friends leaderboards
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A magical mix of Bejewled Blitz and Ruzzle! A fast paced magical word finding game. Explore playing with different charms and spells to make your way to the top of the weekly tournament leaderboard. Find words quickly on an ever evolving board. Combines Bejeweled Blitz with the word play of Boggle or Ruzzle. Customize your strategy with special powers to boost your style of play. ‣ Weekly Tournaments ‣ Explore Unique Boosters ‣ Daily Rewards ‣ Global and Friends Leaderboards ‣ Spell Blitz is a new word game experience from the makers of Word Chums®, one of the highest rated word games of all time with millions of players worldwide. Give it a try!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pow at none against Spell Blitz's 10. Spell Blitz's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (76% vs 44%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Spell Blitz sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pow asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pow against 4.6 for Spell Blitz. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 192 and 195 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Pow's written reviews are positive against 76% of Spell Blitz's.
Pow ships an update every 2 months, Spell Blitz fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pow | Spell Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (192 ratings) | 4.6 (195 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 192 | 195 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vaibhav Electronics Pvt Ltd | PeopleFun, Inc. |
Customer experience
Pow
Spell Blitz
User reviews
Pow
From 192 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Flexible configuration options
- 👍 Option to revert to previous layout
- 👍 Great brain exercise
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 👍 No ads (for some users)
Room to improve
- 👎 New format is disappointing/terrible layout
- 👎 Harder to read and maneuver new format
- 👎 Game keeps banging on/won't fill words
- 👎 Score keeping bites the dust/all scores gone
- 👎 Hate pop-up ads
Spell Blitz
From 195 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🧠 Keeps mind sharp
- 💰 Free to play
- 🚀 Fast-paced
- 🎁 Generous with free rewards
Room to improve
- 😞 Game no longer supported
- 📉 Leaderboards empty
- 🐛 Scoring seems inconsistent
- 🚫 Ads irritate and break momentum
- ❓ Ads for inappropriate content
Bugs and requests
Pow
Reported bugs
10 issues- Word ring fills but won't fill words
- Score keeping issues/scores gone
- Letters don't fall back in order
- Some words not in dictionary
- Keyboard too slow in accepting letters
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- Game no longer functioning correctly/completes itself midway
- Crashing and throwing user out of program
- Progress lost due to crashes
- Low sensitivity of letter tiles
- Game saves automatically, but sometimes progress is lost
Requested features
22 requests- Option to revert to previous layout
- Back space button
- Repeat button
- Add 'a' at the end of the last word
- Button to put up previous word
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- Streamlined interface
- Mute option
- Option for untimed play
- Option for seven letters
- Update spelled dictionary to latest version
- Programmed to accept ALL words
- Fix word lists/dictionary issues
- More control over wordlists
- Ads free fee option
- Option to continue coming up with words after timer runs out
- Run without timer on occasion
- Turn up sensitivity of letter tiles
- Way to remove just the last letter typed
- Ability to edit name profile
- Allow play in widescreen mode
- Add a backspace when entering words
- Add a mode that isn't timed
Spell Blitz
Reported bugs
4 issues- Error message when reporting issues
- Leaderboard shows only one player
- Does not accept all valid words
- Occasional crashes (mentioned in comparison)
Requested features
5 requests- Add more points to words
- Add more instructions on how to play
- Allow playing with friends not on Facebook
- Larger board or smaller balls for more letters
- Charm that can shuffle
In-app purchases
Pow
No in-app purchases
Spell Blitz
- XXS Coin Pack$1.19
- XS Coin Pack$1.99
- Double XS Coin Pack$1.99
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- S Coin Pack$4.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- M Coin Pack$9.99
- Double M Coin Pack$9.99
- L Coin Pack$24.99
- Double L Coin Pack$24.99
- XXL Coin Pack$99.99
