Wordmaster vs Categordical
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Categordical
A daily word game where players guess four words connected by a hidden category. Receive letter-by-letter feedback for each word and then identify the unifying theme. It's a simple yet satisfying challenge to solve each day.
- Daily word puzzles
- Hidden category challenges
- Letter-by-letter feedback
- Five guesses per word
- Shareable results
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Categordical is a fresh take on the daily word game. Each day you get one puzzle: four words that share a hidden category. Guess each word with help from letter-by-letter feedback then unlock the category round and try to name what connects them. You’ve got five guesses for every word and for the category, so every day is a new challenge. Come back once a day for a new puzzle, then share your result with colored squares—no spoilers for friends who haven’t played yet. Simple to learn, satisfying to solve. Can you get all four words and the category?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Categordical at 5.0 against Wordmaster's 4.0. Categordical also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Wordmaster's advantage is ratings volume (367 vs 10). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Wordmaster sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Categordical asks for nothing beyond the download.
Categordical holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wordmaster has 367 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Wordmaster ships an update every 6 months, Categordical every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wordmaster | Categordical |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (367 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 367 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Impulse Apps Inc. | Zachary Burgess |
Bugs and 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
Categordical
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wordmaster
- Wordmaster Plus$1.991 Month
Categordical
No in-app purchases









