Comparison

Whirly Word HD vs WORD PUSH

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

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About

Whirly Word HD

Discover words from six letters in this popular puzzle game. Solve the main puzzle or find all possible words. Enjoy hours of gameplay with over 7,500 puzzles and a built-in dictionary.

Highlights
  • Discover words from six letters
  • Solve six-letter word puzzles
  • Find all possible words
  • Over 7,500 puzzles
  • Built-in dictionary
  • Multiple color schemes
  • Records keeping
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Whirly Word® is one of the most popular word games today … 2.5 million customers can’t be wrong! * * * * *

 "...the entertainment value never fades with this game. This was one of the first apps I downloaded on my iPhone several years back and I still play it often." ~ Macworld Australia "... you might just find yourself playing it long beyond the amount of time you initially intended to–it has a way of keeping you engaged long after you thought you’d be bored of it." - panappticon.com 

"... Whirly Word holds true to its developers promise and is a breath of fresh air from your average scrambled letter iPhone games." - appsafari.com

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 How many words can you discover from six letters? Solve the puzzle instantly by finding the six-letter word or step up to the challenge of finding all possible words with the letters given. The large buttons and sensible design allow you to get lost in puzzles for hours. Or take a quick break from your daily routine to play for just a few minutes. This game is smart and remembers right where you left off. 

Whirly Word HD comes with * over 7,500 puzzles * two puzzle levels (Abridged and Tournament) * a built in dictionary to lookup definitions * multiple color schemes * records keeping track of your success * bonuses * portrait or landscape game boards * background music and sound 

Our Abridged Dictionary puzzles use words that you will recognize or take a plunge into the Tournament Dictionary for a brain boggling experience. 
Challenge your vocabulary prowess and play until you win! 

If you enjoy playing games like Text Twist, Scrabble, Boggle or Word Scramble then Whirly Word is the game for you!

About

WORD PUSH

This word puzzle game challenges your vocabulary and strategy with unique mechanics. Remove gem-colored letter tiles by forming words, but all tiles of the same color must be included. Progress through 100 levels with increasing difficulty and special abilities.

Highlights
  • Unique gameplay mechanics
  • 100 challenging levels
  • Vocabulary and strategy focus
  • Special abilities (Word-manas)
  • No in-app purchases
  • No ads
Features
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Word Push is a unique word puzzle game - that combines features of popular word board games that you grew up playing with. - Unique game play never seen in any word games on the planet. - 100 levels to solve - each level progresses harder. - First ten levels features friendly game walk throughs and game hints. - Each level will challenge not only your vocabulary but your strategy. - Balanced word game puzzle with special abilities gained from Word-manas. - Absolutely no In-App purchase (You buy it it's yours) - Absolutely no Ads (Designed for end user enjoyment) User ratings ------------------------------------- "Brain Game" - 5 star "this game isn't any other word game...very unique...makes the brain works and think fast before time runs out. very challenging and stimulating" - user rating 5 star - review "Word push is just as challenging as they said it would be. It is well worth the cost and very enjoyable." - user rating 5 star - Really Fun "I love word games but most of those available (thus far) aren't very interesting. Word Push is a lot of fun, though. It's challenging and you can replay the levels to beat your score. I only wish I had a better sense of direction because I often make the tiles fall the wrong way." - user rating ----------------------------------- The goal of the game is to remove all the gem colored letter tiles. The gem colored letter tiles can be removed by forming a word with the gem colored tile letters selected within the word. but! there is catch. if you choose a gem colored tile letter, you also need to choose all the same gem colored letters within your word, otherwise your move is invalid. gem colored tile can be mixed with regular tiles to form a word. you may want to ask, how is this possible, specially if the gem colored tiles are spaced out in the tile grid. that's what makes this game challenging , fresh and engaging. you can move the tiles, by selecting where the new letters will push from. letter pushes can come from four directions top, bottom, left and right once you select a valid word, the letters dissappear and new tiles are inserted depending on the push direction. the board is adjusted, and the letters are maneuvered. strategize your word drop directions to properly align the gem tiles to form a word. there are also two special abilities that will help you solve the puzzle. 1. you can choose a non dictionary valid word. ( by choosing all the tiles of the same letter, as long as the tiles are adjacent to each other) 2. you can choose two letter valid words. this special abilites are acquired as you progress along the level, by forming words and maneuving the gem tiles. you will acquire word-manas, each special ability will require certain mana value.

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WORD PUSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WORD PUSH at Free against Whirly Word HD's $2.99. WORD PUSH also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 35 months) and review sentiment (88% vs 72%). Whirly Word HD's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (139 vs 8). On ads and in-app purchases 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 PUSH is free to download; Whirly Word HD costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Whirly Word HD holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whirly Word HD has 139 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Whirly Word HD's written reviews are positive against 88% of WORD PUSH's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whirly Word HD ships an update every 35 months, WORD PUSH every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Whirly Word HD versus WORD PUSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhirly Word HDWORD PUSH
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (139 ratings) — better4.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings139 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMighty Mighty Good GamesROBERTO MANONGDO

Customer experience

Whirly Word HD

All ratings137 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral17.0%
Negative11.4%

WORD PUSH

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.8%

Bugs and requests

Whirly Word HD

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Losing progress and having to restart
  • Slow performance and device compatibility issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More word options and difficulty levels
  • Ability to choose dictionary language
  • Hint or first letter feature
  • Timed mode for more challenge

WORD PUSH

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Whirly Word HD

No in-app purchases

None

WORD PUSH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whirly Word HD free?
Whirly Word HD costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WORD PUSH free?
WORD PUSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Whirly Word HD or WORD PUSH?
Whirly Word HD is rated higher. Whirly Word HD averages 4.4 out of 5 from 139 ratings, while WORD PUSH averages 4.1 from 8 ratings.
Do Whirly Word HD or WORD PUSH have ads?
Neither Whirly Word HD nor WORD PUSH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whirly Word HD or WORD PUSH?
Whirly Word HD ships an update every 35 months, and WORD PUSH every 6 weeks. Most recently, Whirly Word HD was updated on November 6, 2026 and WORD PUSH on November 1, 2026.

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