Comparison

ABC Solitaire vs Word Master

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

Head to head
About

ABC Solitaire

A challenging puzzle game that requires observation, patience, and a strategic spirit to clear the board by removing matching tiles. Offers multiple customization options and ways to share your progress. Supports various languages and game modes.

Highlights
  • Tile matching puzzle gameplay
  • Multiple color customization options
  • Hint and Undo features
  • Score sharing via social media
  • Multi-language support
  • Auto-save and landscape mode
Features
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***Thank you for viewing! Thank you for downloading! This is the most difficult, unique and addictive puzzle game in the world! This game does not require any preliminary knowledge, but demands huge observations, great patience and challenging spirit! Everyone from children to adult people can fully enjoy it while testing and demonstrating his IQ. ***Game goal Clear the board by removing two same tiles each time as quickly as possible. ***How to remove Condition 1: If two same tiles are on the same row or column and there are no other tiles between them, tap to remove them directly. Condition 2: If one tile can be moved to a new position where Condition 1 can be met by this tile and the other same tile, move this tile first and then tap the other to remove these two same tiles. ***Options *You can change the color combination among three screen colors, three text-background colors, and two text colors. *You have two chances for both Hints and Undo. *You can announce your scores via Email, Facebook or Twitter. *Supports Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Russian and Swedish. *Auto save game. *Supports landscape. For free version, this can enlarge the play area. ***Scores Three types of scores will be reported to Game Center’s leaderboards, i.e., Best time, total numbers of Completion and total number of Stars. In addition, achievements have five levels and five glory stages. ***Related App While ABC Solitaire tends to use your left side of brain. related Zhongyuan Mahjong (Solitaire) which adopts the same game rule tends to use your right side of brain, Tens of thousands of people have already been deeply addicted to Zhongyuan Mahjong (Solitaire), and the number are growing very fast. They are enjoying and challenging it day by day, again and again. You are also warmly welcomed to have a try of Zhongyuan Mahjong. ****Licensed Application To use this application, you agree the following terms of use which is "Apple Terms of Use (EULA)". https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ****Banner Ads In order to support feature improvement and sustainabity, banner ad is introduced. However, users can still play at offline mode and report offline scores to Game Center. Inn order to enable users to remove ads at a reasonable amount payment, auto-renewable subscription is inntroduced.

About

Word Master

This is a challenging word game that lets you build words from letter tiles on a board. Play against AI or friends offline, improve your vocabulary with definitions, and customize your game experience with various board layouts and features.

Highlights
  • Offline play
  • Play against AI
  • Pass 'n Play multiplayer
  • Challenge mode
  • Word definitions
  • Customizable board layouts
  • Hints for valid words
Features
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Advantages of the Pro version: **Ad-Free Experience** **7 additional board layouts** **Randomize the board. Mix up the DL, DW, TL TW tiles and give the game a new twist** **Option to enable the hints feature (Valid words appear above the rack as you form them by moving the tiles)** Word Master is an innovative version of the traditional “Crosswords" board puzzle. Not needing internet connection, using unique fast artificial intelligence resources and with highly customizable options, Word Master is used by crossword games enthusiasts for quick offline training and induce the players to improve their skills and reasoning in the game. Create words with the 7 letters on your rack and place them on the 15 by 15 tile board. Boost your score by placing letters on the special Double Letter, Double Word, Triple Letter and Triple Word tiles. Languages supported: • English • French (Français) • Portuguese (Português) • German (Deutsch) • Spanish (Español) • Italian (Italiano) • Dutch (Nederlands) • Norwegian (Norsk) • Swedish (Svenska) • Romanian(Romana) • Greek(Ελληνικά) • Polish (Polski) • Catalan(Català) PLAY AGAINST THE COMPUTER Choose the level and the duration of the game. No more waiting long hours for your opponent to play! Both computer and player tiles are randomly selected, simulating in the best way possible a game against a real opponent. PASS N' PLAY Play offline against friends! In the bus, airport, train or whatever place you are. CHALLENGE MODE Find out if you are a true hampion. In this mode, you score more points in each turn as you come closer to the best possible word. Try to beat your high scores! IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE WITH THE MASTER After each turn, you will be able to see which words you could have played. Learn how to use the bonus squares on the board and the standards for the formation of words. ENRICH YOUR VOCABULARY WITH WORD DEFINITIONS Swipe your finger across any word on the board and get its dictionary definition. (Internet required) DESIGN YOUR OWN BOARD Use your creativity to place the bonus squares just where you want them to be. MORE FEATURES: • Do not waste your time searching whether the word you chose exists! As you place the word on the board, the game will display whether the word is or not valid and its score. • Get tips for valid words being created in your rack as you are arranging your letters (You can enable or disable this feature at any time). • Save your game and resume later. • Keep track of your records and stats (e.g. best final score, best word ever played, total bingos and more). • Choose from various board layouts, including random. • Block the droid from using very rare words. • Bad draw helper (avoid receiving a rack with no consonants or no vowels). • Two dictionaries in English available

Screenshots

ABC Solitaire4 screens
Word Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Word Master at none against ABC Solitaire's 12. Word Master also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 77). ABC Solitaire's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On review sentiment 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

ABC Solitaire costs $3.99 and Word Master $4.99 up front. ABC Solitaire sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Word Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word Master holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Master has 3.9K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of ABC Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 86% of Word Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC Solitaire ships an update every 4 days, Word Master every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
ABC Solitaire versus Word Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC SolitaireWord Master
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (77 ratings)4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings773.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#14 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShen ZhongyuanLuis Gualandi

Customer experience

ABC Solitaire

All ratings77 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral5.7%
Negative9.9%

Word Master

All ratings3,921 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative7.2%

Bugs and requests

ABC Solitaire

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Undo button cancels the game
  • Tiles getting stuck and not moving
  • Losing progress when the app crashes
  • Inconsistent background color changes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Pause button to stop the timer
  • Replay option for the same game
  • Notification when there are no more moves
  • Volume control for sound effects
  • More than 2 hints per game

Word Master

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

ABC Solitaire

Subscriptions6
  • 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • Shuffle game 1 month$0.991 Month
  • 6 Months$3.996 Months
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  • Shuffle game 6 months$3.996 Months
  • 1 Year$6.991 Year
  • Shuffle game 1 year$6.991 Year
One-time6
  • 2P Competition Type$0.99
  • 2P Cooperation Type$0.99
  • 100$0.99
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  • Relay Game$1.99
  • 200+20$1.99
  • 300+50$2.99
None

Word Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABC Solitaire free?
ABC Solitaire costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Word Master free?
Word Master costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ABC Solitaire or Word Master?
Word Master is rated higher. ABC Solitaire averages 4.6 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Word Master averages 4.9 from 3.9K ratings.
Do ABC Solitaire or Word Master have ads?
ABC Solitaire shows ads; Word Master does not.
Which is updated more often, ABC Solitaire or Word Master?
ABC Solitaire ships an update every 4 days, and Word Master every 2 months. Most recently, ABC Solitaire was updated on August 25, 2026 and Word Master on September 29, 2026.

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