Bubbleword vs Wordmaster
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
Wordmaster
This game challenges you to find as many words as possible from a scrambled six-letter word. It features a large dictionary, community-updated word lists, and social sharing options. Improve your vocabulary and compete with friends.
- Anagram word puzzles
- Massive word dictionary
- Community word list updates
- Leaderboard competition
- Social sharing
- Customizable word length
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Exercise your brain with Wordmaster, a new take on a pen-and-paper classic! Wordmaster is an addicting anagram game where the object is to form as many real words as possible based on a scrambled 6-letter word. With a massive dictionary of Official Tournament and Club Word List words, thousands of possible puzzles await you. The goal of Wordmaster is to help you learn new words and eventually master the English vocabulary. To this end, Wordmaster gives you two ways to win each round: solve one of the 6-letter words or solve at least 50% of all words in the round. Wordmaster has an active player community that contributes additions and removals to new dictionary versions, which are automatically downloaded from within the game. You don't have to wait for the next update to see obscure words removed or recognized words included. Game Center integration lets you compete with other players and your friends, vie for the top spot on the Wordmaster leaderboards, and share high scores to Facebook, Twitter, Mail or Messages. Other features: - No annoying proper nouns, abbreviations, or acronyms - Choose a minimum word length that suits you: 3 or 4 letters - See definitions or suggest removal for words you've solved while the game is paused; also suggest additions to the dictionary Subscription option: For US$1.99/month, upgrade to Wordmaster Plus and enjoy an ad-free experience. Privacy policy: https://impulseapps.web.app EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubbleword at none against Wordmaster's 1. Bubbleword also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Wordmaster's advantage is ratings volume (366 vs 109). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Wordmaster sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Bubbleword asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Bubbleword against 4.0 for Wordmaster. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 109 and 366 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Bubbleword's written reviews are positive against 46% of Wordmaster's.
Bubbleword ships an update every 2 months, Wordmaster every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 30, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubbleword | Wordmaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (109 ratings) — better | 4.0 (366 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 46.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 109 | 366 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vaibhav Electronics Pvt Ltd | Impulse Apps Inc. |
Customer experience
Bubbleword
Wordmaster
Bugs and requests
Bubbleword
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Wordmaster
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game progress lost after crashes
- Incorrect word rejections
- Settings reset unexpectedly
- Ads freezing or interrupting gameplay
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable background and text colors
- More time options for each round
- Integration with popular word dictionaries
- Ability to save progress and scores
- Offline mode or reduced ads
In-app purchases
Bubbleword
No in-app purchases
Wordmaster
- Wordmaster Plus$1.991 Month
