WordStorm vs Rogue Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WordStorm
Challenge yourself daily with a word puzzle game. Discover 35 common words using 9 letters, with each word being at least 4 letters long and including the central letter. Compete with others on the same daily puzzle.
- Daily unique word puzzles
- Guess 35 common words
- Words must be 4+ letters
- Must use central letter
- Addictive gameplay
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WordStorm is a highly addictive and easy to play word puzzle game. Try to guess all of the 35 most common words that can be made from the 9 letters shown. Each word must be 4 or more letters long and must contain the central letter. There's a unique puzzle for every day which everyone else will be playing that day too! For the latest news on all of my games please follow @SeansGames on Twitter
Rogue Words
This word game blends classic word puzzle mechanics with roguelike strategy. Craft words to score points, collect power-ups, and overcome dynamic challenges across multiple levels. Adapt to unique playstyles and unlock abilities for endless replayability.
- Craft words for points
- Collect boons and potions
- Survive 10+ intense levels
- 12 unique Aspects to choose from
- Unlock powerful upgrades
- Risk & reward challenges
- Over 100 boons and potions
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Unleash Your Vocabulary in the Ultimate Roguelike Word Game! Dive into the excitement of Rogue Words, where the classic fun of word games meets the unpredictable thrill of roguelike strategy! Test your skills, adapt to ever-changing challenges, and see how far your words can take you. 【 How to Play 】 • Craft words to score points and overcome unique challenges. • Collect and wield powerful boons and potions to shift the odds in your favor! • Survive 10 intense levels to claim Supreme Victory—or push beyond level 10 to see how far your mastery can go! 【 Key Features 】 • Dynamic Playstyles: Choose from 12 unique Aspects, each altering the game rules in both helpful and challenging ways. • Powerful Upgrades: Unlock abilities that let you upgrade tiles, earn bonuses, and discover dominant combos. • Risk & Reward Challenges: Take on special challenges to raise the stakes and earn greater rewards. • Roguelike Depth: Explore limitless possibilities with over 100 boons and potions for endlessly unique runs. • Daily Challenges offer unique rules and play styles to keep you on your toes. Whether you're a fan of word puzzles, strategy games, or fresh twists on beloved classics, Rogue Words has something for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rogue Words at Free against WordStorm's $3.99. Rogue Words also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (95% vs 61%). WordStorm's advantage is chart position (#81 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On ads, 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
Rogue Words is free to download; WordStorm costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rogue Words holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rogue Words has 1.7K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of WordStorm's written reviews are positive against 95% of Rogue Words's.
WordStorm ships an update every 9 months, Rogue Words fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WordStorm | Rogue Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (29 ratings) | 4.9 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #81 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sean O'Connor | Brian Lipkowitz |
Customer experience
WordStorm
Rogue Words
User reviews
WordStorm
From 29 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game for fans of the Bee
- 🚀 Best word game out there
- 👍 Perfect Simplicity
- 👍 Entertaining & educational
- 👍 Favourite game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Good game but has issues with word list
- 🐛 Frustrating word list
- 🐛 Can't be both right and wrong
- 🐛 Update your word list
- 🐛 35 most common words?? No
Rogue Words
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Incredible game
- 🚀 Great gameplay
- 🚀 Simple and fun
- 🚀 Fun and addictive
- 🚀 Worth playing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crash on launch
- 🐛 Sometimes says 'not a word' when it is
Bugs and requests
WordStorm
Reported bugs
2 issues- Font size issue after update
- Game of the Day not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Sort found words alphabetically
- Add a dictionary or definitions
- Arrange words by length
- Add a hint system
- Allow all valid words, not just predefined ones
Rogue Words
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crash on launch
- Toggling vibrations doesn't disable haptics
- Boon icon background too tall and off-screen
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Background music and wallpaper
- More varied sound effects
- Mines on the board
- Other extra features
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- Tipping/donation system
In-app purchases
WordStorm
No in-app purchases
Rogue Words
No in-app purchases
