Bubbleword vs Stone Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubbleword
This word-building game challenges your vocabulary and quick thinking. Form words from rising alphabet bubbles to sink them before they reach the surface. Enjoy different modes and track your progress on leaderboards.
- Form words from alphabet bubbles
- Three word length modes (5, 6, 7 letters)
- Swipe-based interface
- Word meanings provided
- Game Center leaderboards
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Bored with the usual word-making games? Bubbleword will test not only your word power but also your presence of mind and quick-thinking ability! There are bubbles rising from the sea-bed. Each bubble carries a single alphabet. You must form as many words from these alphabets. A valid word formed causes the bubbles to sink some distance, depending on the length of the word formed. The game ends when the bubbles reach the red line near the surface. Key features include - - Choose from three different modes - 5 letters, 6 letters or 7 letters - New simpler and faster swipe based interface for making words - Word meanings at the end of a round - Game Center enabled leaderboards
Stone Words
A challenging word puzzle game where you form words by placing letter stones on a board. Score points for longer words and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy engaging animations and sound effects in English or Spanish.
- Form words with letter stones
- Score points for word length
- English and Spanish language support
- Engaging animations and sound effects
- Game Center leaderboards
- Random letter generation
- Replay previous game
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• Place your Letter Stones and start forming Stone Words! The longer the word, the more points you get! Try beating your High Score! • Stone Words is a word puzzle game where you place Letter Stones on a board with the objective of forming words with 3 or more contiguous letters. Swipe to form words to remove them from the board. • You can play Stone Words in English or Spanish. • Fun and engaging animations and sound effects. • Game Center support with Worldwide Leaderboards. • Random generation of letters with a letter distribution that approximates chosen language letter frequency. • Replay game option allows you to play the game again with exactly the same letter order as in the previous game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stone Words at 100% against Bubbleword's 50%. Stone Words also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). Bubbleword's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (109 vs 8). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Bubbleword is free to download; Stone Words costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stone Words holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubbleword has 109 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Bubbleword's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stone Words's.
Bubbleword ships an update every 2 months, Stone Words monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 30, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubbleword | Stone Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (109 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vaibhav Electronics Pvt Ltd | Fernando Morales |
Customer experience
Bubbleword
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In-app purchases
Bubbleword
No in-app purchases
Stone Words
No in-app purchases









