Quackery vs Dropcaps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quackery
A word-finding game where you rearrange letters to form words against the clock. Earn bonus letters by completing word sets. This is a grid-free variant of Boggle with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Grid-free word finding
- Letter rearrangement
- Timed gameplay
- Bonus letter rewards
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Fans of Perquackey will recognize this game as a grid-free variant of Boggle. Race against the clock finding words but instead of being locked into a grid, you can rearrange the letters any way you want. Earn additional letters when you complete sets of words. No ads or in-app purchases - buy it and it's yours without annoying ads.
Dropcaps
A strategic word game where players arrange falling letter tiles to spell words starting with large letter tiles. Explore eight themed levels at your own pace while uncovering medieval facts. Relax, enhance strategic thinking, and improve vocabulary recall.
- Strategic word arrangement
- Falling letter tiles
- Eight thematic levels
- Uncover medieval facts
- Vocabulary recall enhancement
- Strategic thinking development
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Wise worders welcome! Dropcaps is a strategy word game inspired by Medieval manuscripts. Arrange small, falling letter tiles on a game board to spell words that start with the large letter tiles. Play through eight, thematic levels at your own pace to uncover wild and wonderful Medieval facts. Relax, sharpen your strategic thinking, and hone your vocabulary recall! Make Words. Nerd Out. Dropcaps.
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Verdict
Quackery and Dropcaps both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Quackery's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dropcaps's. Quackery also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Quackery costs $0.99 and Dropcaps $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Quackery against 4.4 for Dropcaps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Quackery's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dropcaps's.
| Parameter | Quackery | Dropcaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #173 — better | #191 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skidmark Software | Jessie Contour |
Customer experience
Quackery
Dropcaps
In-app purchases
Quackery
No in-app purchases
Dropcaps
No in-app purchases
