Letter Tower vs Upwords
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!
Upwords
This word stacking game challenges you to transform existing words by stacking letters on top. Score higher by stacking higher and outsmarting opponents. Play with friends, strangers, or against the computer.
- Stack letters to change words
- Score points based on stacking height
- Play with friends globally
- Challenge computer opponents
- Pass & Play mode
- In-game chat
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UPWORDS – The Stacking Word Game! UPWORDS is the classic 3D crossword game where you don’t just play words… you change them! Stack letters on top of existing words to transform them into new words, score more points the higher you stack, and outsmart your opponents. Why you’ll love it: - Fun, fast, and endlessly replayable - Play with friends around the world or challenge random opponents - Test yourself against the Computer (4 skill levels) - Pass & Play with family on one device - In-game chat keeps the competition lively UPWORDS is more than just fun — it keeps your brain sharp as you find clever ways to build and stack words. The higher you go, the higher you score! Download today and start stacking your way to victory. -- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.upwords-app.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Upwords at 68% against Letter Tower's 6%. Upwords also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 34 months). Letter Tower's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) 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. Upwords sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Letter Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.
Upwords holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upwords has 9.2K ratings behind it against 91, 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 68% of Upwords's.
Letter Tower ships an update every 34 months, Upwords every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Letter Tower | Upwords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (91 ratings) | 4.7 (9.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.6% of reviews | 67.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 91 | 9.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adikus | Lonely Star Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Letter Tower
Upwords
Bugs and requests
Letter Tower
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Upwords
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ads that cannot be closed
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Login and verification issues
- Incorrect scoring and word validation
Requested features
5 requests- Option to use British dictionary
- Choice of dictionaries
- Ability to swap more than one letter
- Show opponent's remaining tiles
- Fairer letter distribution
In-app purchases
Letter Tower
No in-app purchases
Upwords
- Premium Bundle Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Premium Bundle Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Full Upgrade - Free!Free
- Word Glow$1.99
- 20 Tokens$1.99
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- Medium Token Pack$4.99
- 60 Tokens$4.99
- 125 Tokens$9.99
- Large Token Pack$9.99
- 260 Tokens$19.99
- Premium Bundle Lifetime$34.99
- 610 Tokens$44.99
