Topple! vs Wordly®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Topple!
Unscramble famous quotations by rearranging fallen letters. Drag letters vertically into their correct positions to solve word puzzles. Enjoy quick, addictive gameplay with hundreds of puzzles available.
- Scrambled quotation puzzles
- Vertical letter rearrangement
- Intuitive drag-and-drop gameplay
- Hundreds of puzzles
- Addictive and quick gameplay
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The letters of a well known quotation have fallen down and been randomly scrambled. It's your task to solve the puzzle by dragging them back up vertically to their correct positions to figure out what that quotation is. It's obvious when there is only a single letter in a column as there's only one place it can go back up to, but the more letters in a stack the harder you'll have to think as to which letter goes where! It's fun and addictive and each game takes just a few minutes to play. There are 288 puzzles, and even more extra ones to buy as in-app purchases. For the latest news on all of my games follow @SeansGames on Twitter!
Wordly®
Engage in a classic word scramble puzzle game where you trace letters to form words on a timed board. Discover new words and test your vocabulary skills in this addictive and fun challenge.
- Trace letters to form words
- Timed and untimed modes
- Customizable game time limits
- All possible words shown post-game
- Board quality checker for word availability
- Intuitive user interface
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Wordly® brings the classic word scramble game to iPhone. It is a simple, fun and addictive puzzle game, in which the objective is to find and trace as many words as possible on a randomly generated board before the clock runs out. Form valid words by tracing letters on the board with your finger. Words can only be formed by connecting neighbouring letters, and the minimum word length is 3 letters. When you think you have found a word, release your finger from the board, and if valid, you score a point in the game. Features: - All possible words shown at the end of a game - Board quality checker, to ensure there’s plenty of words to find - Features an untimed mode - Choose your own game time limit - Intuitive user interface 28/06/2010: Wordly has been reviewed by WMExperts! “This is a highly addictive, enjoyable and often humbling game. I didn’t experience any bugs, hang-ups or problems running Wordly. ——————————————————————————————————– Reviews: "Wordly is great. Once you get used to the idea that there are dozens of obscure words you’ve never heard of, this game is just great. My kids play it, my wife plays it – it is so addictive. The best £1.19 I ever spent on anything!!" Mark | 18/04/2010 05:48 "simple but addictive. this game is gonna get me sacked! fully addicted…" Anonymous | 25/02/2010 22:58 "really amazing app I find it HIGHLY ADDICTIVE and have recommended it to many family & friends. Find words you never knew existed!" Ryan | 20/04/2010 23:18 Terms of Use: http://www.bluebear.ie/wordly_terms.html Privacy Policy: http://www.bluebear.ie/wordly_privacy.html Wordly® is a registered trademark of Bluebear Technologies Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Topple! at none against Wordly®'s shown. Topple! also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 63%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). Wordly®'s advantage is ratings volume (6.1K vs 27) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Topple! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Wordly® sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wordly® holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wordly® has 6.1K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Topple!'s written reviews are positive against 63% of Wordly®'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Topple! ships an update every 2 months, Wordly® every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Topple! | Wordly® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (27 ratings) | 4.8 (6.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better | 62.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 6.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sean O'Connor | Bluebear Technologies Ltd. |
Customer experience
Topple!
Wordly®
User reviews
Topple!
From 27 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Challenging and engaging word puzzles
- 😌 Relaxing gameplay without time pressure
- 🎓 Educational content with quality quotations
- 🔒 No data collection or privacy concerns
- 📱 Works offline without internet connection
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchase pricing model
- 🐛 Letters falling off screen or not staying in place
- 🔇 Sound effects cutting out frequently
- ❌ No hint or answer feature available
- 🔄 Limited puzzle content, quickly exhausted
Wordly®
From 6.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Simplistic and clean design
- 🧠 Challenges the brain
- 💡 Flexible gameplay options (no time limit)
- 🔒 No ads (for premium users)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and progress not saved
- 🤔 Questionable dictionary with obscure words
- 💰 Subscription model
- 🙄 Intrusive ads for non-premium users
- 🔍 Difficulty finding some common words
Bugs and requests
Topple!
Reported bugs
11 issues- Letters not staying in squares, falling off screen
- Tiles frozen and unresponsive to input
- Game crashes after puzzle completion
- Sound effects cutting out requiring device restart
- Horizontal view skewed and compressed
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- Puzzles not opening after iOS updates
- Missing letters making puzzles unsolvable
- Game freezing on specific puzzle levels
- Controls unresponsive on iPod Touch despite working on iPad
- Purchased content not syncing across devices
- Volume settings ignored, audio at full blast
Requested features
15 requests- More puzzle packs and new content
- Hint or answer reveal option
- Save puzzle progress for later completion
- Bundled pricing for multiple puzzle packs
- Game statistics and scoring system
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- Hint button for stuck puzzles
- Ability to replay completed puzzles
- Spanish language puzzle options
- Multiple user profiles
- Topple 2 sequel with new puzzles
- Shuffle letters feature
- Quote attributions after puzzle completion
- Diverse quote sources beyond repetitive authors
- Custom puzzle creation option
- Game Center integration
Wordly®
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game progress not saved when app is closed
- Inconsistent word recognition
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Rotate board option
- Ability to save and resume games
- More comprehensive dictionary
- Dark mode
- Multiplayer/social features
In-app purchases
Topple!
- Oscar Wilde$0.99
- Friedrich Nietzsche$0.99
- Albert Einstein$0.99
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- Gandhi$0.99
- Abraham Lincoln$0.99
- Benjamin Franklin$0.99
- Thomas Jefferson$0.99
- Presidents 1$0.99
- William Shakespeare$0.99
- Mark Twain$0.99
Wordly®
- Wordly Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Wordly Plus Annual$9.991 Year
- Wordly Plus Lifetime$19.99
