Pow vs Word Pickle
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
Word Pickle
This word game challenges you to find as many unique words as possible within a 2-minute time limit. Utilize a unique letter cooldown mechanic to strategize your word creation and earn points and extra time for each correct word. Test your vocabulary and quick thinking in fast-paced rounds.
- 2-minute rounds for quick play
- Unique letter cooldown mechanic
- Score points and earn extra time
- Test vocabulary and word-finding skills
- Simple rules, challenging gameplay
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Word Pickle is a challenging word game where you have 2 minutes to create as many unique words as possible. When creating words, the letters you use will have a cool down period before you can use them again. Each correct word earns you points and additional time. Features • Fast 2-minute rounds that are perfect for quick play • Unique letter cooldown mechanic that keeps every round strategic • Score points and earn extra time for every new word • Test your vocabulary and word-finding skills • Simple rules with challenging gameplay Can you keep the clock alive and find the next word before time runs out?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pow at none against Word Pickle's 1. Pow also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Word Pickle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Pickle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Word Pickle holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 192 and 70 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Pow's written reviews are positive against 50% of Word Pickle's.
Pow ships an update every 2 months, Word Pickle every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pow | Word Pickle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (192 ratings) | 4.6 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 192 — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vaibhav Electronics Pvt Ltd | Pugsley LLC |
Customer experience
Pow
Word Pickle
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
Word Pickle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pow
No in-app purchases
Word Pickle
- Remove Ads$1.99
