Letter Tower vs Wordly®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Letter Tower
A word-finding game where you create English words from stacked letter tiles. Challenge yourself solo or compete with others online. Features random letter generation and a large word database.
- Create English words from letter tiles
- Solo or online multiplayer modes
- Randomly generated unique letters
- In-game hints available
- Extensive English word database
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LetterTower is a find word game. Goal of the game is to create as many english words as possible using the set of letter tiles stacked in a tower. Key Features: - Play Solo or Online with friends or random players. - Letters of every new game is randomly generated and unique. - Hints available in game. - English database contains about 50000 words. (3 to 7 letters length) Enjoy!
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 review sentiment: Wordly® at 63% against Letter Tower's 6%. Wordly® also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 34 months). Letter Tower's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Wordly® sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Letter Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wordly® holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wordly® has 6.1K ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Letter Tower's written reviews are positive against 63% of Wordly®'s.
Letter Tower ships an update every 34 months, Wordly® every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Letter Tower | Wordly® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (92 ratings) | 4.8 (6.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.6% of reviews | 62.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 92 | 6.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Adikus | Bluebear Technologies Ltd. |
Customer experience
Letter Tower
Wordly®
Bugs and requests
Letter Tower
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Letter Tower
No in-app purchases
Wordly®
- Wordly Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Wordly Plus Annual$9.991 Year
- Wordly Plus Lifetime$19.99
