Bubbleword vs speed
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
speed
Race against the clock to match words and achieve high scores in this fast-paced mobile word game. Double-click word parts to spell multiple words and earn time bonuses. An educational and fun experience for learners and casual gamers.
- Fast-paced word matching
- Race against the clock
- Score-based time increases
- Double-click for multiple words
- Educational for learners
- Online score saving (PRO)
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Super fun! Super fast! Super smart! speed-spell© is the hottest, funnest new mobile word game on the planet! Quickly match words as you race against the clock in a battle for the highest scores! Try your best to get a 30 second time increase every 50 points! Double-Click word parts to spell multiple words with the same parts! Buy speed-spell© PRO to save scores online and choose between 5 different bonus themes! Using patented onset and rime-based technology, speed-spell is fast, fun; and educational for everyone from ESL and first-time English learners; to casual gamers on transit. speed-spell©: fun. fast. smart.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bubbleword at 4.1 against speed's 2.0. Bubbleword also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (109 vs 1). speed's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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. speed sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Bubbleword asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bubbleword holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubbleword has 109 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Bubbleword ships an update every 2 months, speed every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubbleword | speed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (109 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vaibhav Electronics Pvt Ltd | Tom Juranka |
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Bubbleword
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In-app purchases
Bubbleword
No in-app purchases
speed
- remove adsFree
- Bamboo Theme$0.99
- Future Theme$0.99
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- Kids Theme$0.99
- Night Theme$0.99
- Techno Theme$0.99
