Words By Post vs Figgi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Words By Post
Engage in classic word games with friends or strangers. This app matches you with opponents of similar skill levels and tracks your progress with an Elo rating system. Enjoy simultaneous games, in-game chat, and local play options.
- Skill level tracking
- Opponent matching
- Tap words for definitions
- Head-to-head stats
- In-game chat
- Local hand-off games
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Play this classic word game with real people! Challenge your friends to friendly games or play ranked matches against random opponents of similar skill levels. Words By Post keeps track of your skill level so that you are always paired with a worthy opponent. Play as many simultaneous games as you want! Automatic push notifications will let you know when you have moves waiting! Improve your ranking by playing ranked games against comparable opponents. Skill ranking updates using the classic Elo rating system to adjust your rank when you win or lose. A leaderboard view shows you how you compare to the top players. Words By Post is perfect for players of all skill levels because your matched opponent's skill level will be adapted based on your own skill level. Create a local hand-off game and play your friend by passing the phone back and forth. When you make your move, your opponents tiles will not be visible until they reveal them. Features: --------- -Tracks your skill level over time -Matches you with similar skilled opponents -Tap words to see their definitions -Head to head stats -In-game chat message board -In-game move histories for easy review -Ratings leaderboard -Local hand-off games can be played offline
Figgi
This word puzzle game lets you challenge friends offline with customizable rules and word filters. Share your results instantly and compete in various play styles. Perfect for nostalgic, group gaming fun.
- Offline multiplayer
- Customizable rules
- Disable English word filters
- Kids Mode with profanity filter
- Instant result sharing
- Solo practice mode
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Remember when you were a kid and you could just go over to a friend's house and play video games together? No fancy internet groups or discord servers, all that was needed was just a few controllers and some good food. Figgi is designed to recapture this spark, and unlike most popular word puzzle games currently available is designed to be played with as many friends as possible, completely offline. Figgi is extremely customizable, allowing you to choose between the Dark and Regular color schemes, make things more challenging by activating Hard Mode, and even a Solo Mode to hone your skills on your own before squaring off against your friends. Figgi opens up a whole new dimension of play by allowing users to disable English word filters. This brings all your friends' inside jokes, secret nicknames, and code words valid words to be guessed. Figgi also offers a Kids Mode, which strives to filter any profanity. You can instantly share your Figgi results with all friends by clicking the built in Share button, which captures the number of guesses and the time it took for you to guess the word. This rewards a diverse set of play styles, from the Speed Demon who finishes each round as fast as possible to the Tactician who guesses slowly but always manages to get a few green letters. Figgi is the hottest new Word Game on the App Store and one of the only apps in the genre that is designed to be played completely offline in large groups. Download it today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Figgi at 5.0 against Words By Post's 4.1. Figgi also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). Words By Post's advantage is ratings volume (176 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Figgi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Words By Post has 176 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Words By Post ships an update every 4 months, Figgi every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Words By Post | Figgi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (176 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Games By Post LLC | Victor Arsenescu |
Customer experience
Words By Post
Figgi
Bugs and requests
Words By Post
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to sign in or create account
- Swap tiles function not working
- Games not expiring, leading to inactive games
- Inconsistent letter distribution
Requested features
7 requests- Option to disable chat
- Ability to check word validity before submitting
- Highlight last word played
- Landscape mode support on iPad
- Paid ad-free version
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- Improved dictionary and word acceptance
- Faster game refresh and notifications
Figgi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Words By Post
No in-app purchases
Figgi
No in-app purchases









