Comparison

Spin Spell vs Word Search Ultimate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Spin Spell

Engage in a 3D physics-based labyrinth game to practice spelling. Roll a ball through mazes, collect letters in order to form words, and earn points for speed and accuracy. Create custom spelling lists and design your own levels for endless fun.

Highlights
  • 3D physics-based labyrinth gameplay
  • Letter collection for word spelling
  • Customizable spelling lists
  • Level editor for maze creation
  • Points and achievements system
  • Adjustable ball roll speed
Currently charting
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Practice your spelling by rolling a ball through a traditional 3D wooden labyrinth and capturing letters in the correct order to spell a word. Spin Spell is a physics based 3D mobile game that motivates children to learn to spell while having fun and improving their hand/eye coordination. Choose from a variety of pre-loaded spelling lists or add your own. Points and achievements are awarded based on the sequential collection of letters to correctly spell a word, the speed by which the letters are collected and the number of correct letters collected in a streak. Points are never subtracted from the score but bonus streaks are reset when an incorrect letter is hit and/or when the game timer expires. Features: • 25 pre-made levels • 30 pre-made spelling lists • Spelling list editor • Level editor • 3D physics fun • Adjustable roll speed for ball Spelling List Editor: Create, save, and play your own spelling lists. Use your child’s spelling lists from school and make studying fun! Level Editor: Edit existing levels or create your own mazes with our built-in level editor. If a maze is too difficult or if it is not challenging enough, change it in our level editor. Be creative and make artistic levels to enhance gameplay.

About

Word Search Ultimate

Create highly customizable word search puzzles with adjustable grid sizes, difficulty levels, and word lists. Play in 36 languages and track your high scores. Ideal for all ages and skill levels.

Highlights
  • Customizable grid size
  • Adjustable difficulty settings
  • Large word dictionaries
  • Play in 36 languages
  • High score tracking
  • Word definition lookup
  • Two word selection methods
Features
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This is the most flexible word search app on the market. Multiple configuration options create a game that exactly corresponds to your device and your expertise. The words to find are in English, or you can play in 35 other languages. Designed for fun games from the smallest mobile phones up to the largest tablets. Bored of seeing the same words appear repeatedly? Frustrated at looking for bizarre words that are not even English? Struggled with grids that are inappropriate for your device or difficult to read? Word Search Ultimate solves all these problems You can configure: 1) Grid size Specify exactly how many columns and rows to use (from 3 to 20). Even non square grids (e.g. 12x15) are possible 2) Difficulty of the game Specify approximate proportion of words that are written diagonally, backwards or vertically (e.g. allow no diagonal or backwards words, ideal for introducing children to Word Search) 3) Difficulty of the words Specify the size of the dictionary to generate a game, from the 500 most common words (good for kids and language students), up to 80,000 words 4) Maximum # of words Choose the maximum number of words to find in one game, from 1 to 150. This will provide enough words to fill a 20x20 grid 5) Minimum & Maximum word length This helps avoid searching for many small words (a common problem in word apps). Also useful for specifying really difficult games (e.g. set both minimum and maximum word length to three). 6) Highlighting Mark the already found words, or keep the grid unmarked and easy to read 7) Word list layout The word list can be arranged in columns or evenly spread out across the screen 8) Language Choose the language of the word list, from a large range of downloadable dictionaries. 36 languages are currently available (see below) 9) Orientation Can be played in portrait or landscape mode. Just rotate your device and the display adjusts automatically 10) Word Category Choose the words to find from a range of categories; e.g. animals, food etc This app gives you the ultimate power to play the game just the way you want Each game is assigned a difficulty level from 0 (easy) to 9 (very hard). The difficulty level is determined by the settings or the difficulty selector. Each difficulty level maintains the high scores (measured by fastest time to complete the game). The game displays the best 20 scores for each difficulty level. Other features unique to this app: 1) Two methods of selecting words: (i) the classic swipe (ii) by touching the first and last letter of the word from the grid 2) Game aid if you are having difficulty. You can choose to reveal a word that you cannot find 3) View the definition of the word from an online dictionary (internet connection required) 4) When you play with a word list in a foreign language, the word definition will (where possible) be in your own language. This is great for language learning! You can play this app in the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Indonesian, Romanian, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Turkish, Ukrainian, Afrikaans, Albanian, Azeri, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Catalan, Galician, Tagalog

Screenshots

Spin Spell4 screens
Word Search Ultimate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Word Search Ultimate at Free against Spin Spell's $0.99. Word Search Ultimate also leads on ratings volume (3.1K vs 14) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Spin Spell's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Word Search Ultimate is free to download; Spin Spell costs $0.99 up front. Word Search Ultimate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Spin Spell asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Spin Spell against 4.5 for Word Search Ultimate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Search Ultimate has 3.1K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Spin Spell's written reviews are positive against 78% of Word Search Ultimate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spin Spell ships an update every 9 months, Word Search Ultimate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Spin Spell versus Word Search Ultimate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpin SpellWord Search Ultimate
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (14 ratings) — better4.5 (3.1K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.7% of reviews
Number of ratings143.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#182 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVermont Digital Arts LLCHavos

Customer experience

Spin Spell

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Word Search Ultimate

All ratings3,053 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral8.0%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Spin Spell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Word Search Ultimate

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on certain devices
  • Words not detected properly
  • Saved progress not loading

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to play without timer
  • Improved word detection logic
  • More language support

In-app purchases

None

Spin Spell

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Word Search Ultimate

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter (no ads)$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Spin Spell free?
Spin Spell costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Word Search Ultimate free?
Word Search Ultimate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spin Spell or Word Search Ultimate?
Spin Spell is rated higher. Spin Spell averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Word Search Ultimate averages 4.5 from 3.1K ratings.
Do Spin Spell or Word Search Ultimate have ads?
Word Search Ultimate shows ads; Spin Spell does not.
Which is updated more often, Spin Spell or Word Search Ultimate?
Spin Spell ships an update every 9 months, and Word Search Ultimate every 5 months. Most recently, Spin Spell was updated on October 6, 2026 and Word Search Ultimate on October 21, 2026.

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