Wordly® vs Tiles By Post
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wordly®
Engage in a classic word scramble puzzle game where you trace letters to form words on a timed board. Discover new words and test your vocabulary skills in this addictive and fun challenge.
- Trace letters to form words
- Timed and untimed modes
- Customizable game time limits
- All possible words shown post-game
- Board quality checker for word availability
- Intuitive user interface
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Wordly® brings the classic word scramble game to iPhone. It is a simple, fun and addictive puzzle game, in which the objective is to find and trace as many words as possible on a randomly generated board before the clock runs out. Form valid words by tracing letters on the board with your finger. Words can only be formed by connecting neighbouring letters, and the minimum word length is 3 letters. When you think you have found a word, release your finger from the board, and if valid, you score a point in the game. Features: - All possible words shown at the end of a game - Board quality checker, to ensure there’s plenty of words to find - Features an untimed mode - Choose your own game time limit - Intuitive user interface 28/06/2010: Wordly has been reviewed by WMExperts! “This is a highly addictive, enjoyable and often humbling game. I didn’t experience any bugs, hang-ups or problems running Wordly. ——————————————————————————————————– Reviews: "Wordly is great. Once you get used to the idea that there are dozens of obscure words you’ve never heard of, this game is just great. My kids play it, my wife plays it – it is so addictive. The best £1.19 I ever spent on anything!!" Mark | 18/04/2010 05:48 "simple but addictive. this game is gonna get me sacked! fully addicted…" Anonymous | 25/02/2010 22:58 "really amazing app I find it HIGHLY ADDICTIVE and have recommended it to many family & friends. Find words you never knew existed!" Ryan | 20/04/2010 23:18 Terms of Use: http://www.bluebear.ie/wordly_terms.html Privacy Policy: http://www.bluebear.ie/wordly_privacy.html Wordly® is a registered trademark of Bluebear Technologies Ltd.
Tiles By Post
Engage in a competitive, correspondence word search game against real players. Challenge friends or face opponents of similar skill in ranked matches. Explore practice puzzles for a relaxed word-finding experience.
- Correspondence word search
- Play against real people
- Ranked and friendly matches
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Practice puzzles
- Multiple language dictionaries
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Tiles By Post is a competitive, correspondence, word search game. How many words can you find? Play this classic online word hunt game with real people! Challenge your friends to friendly games or play ranked matches against random opponents of similar skill levels. Compete for the highest rating. Or, play single rounds "vs Everyone" and see how you compare to thousands of other players on the same board. Tiles By Post is the only cross-platform word search game that keeps track of your skill level and always matches you against players of similar ability. And since it is available for all types of phones you can play your friends no matter what type of phone or device they have! There are three types of games: Ranked Games, Friendly Games, and vs Everyone Games. Tiles By Post also has practice puzzles where you can search for words on a board with no time limit and no opponent. Challenge yourself to see if you can find half of all the words or points on a board with no time pressure. If you like boggle you will love Tiles By Post! Contains multiple dictionaries: English, Spanish, French, and Norwegian
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiles By Post at none against Wordly®'s 3. Tiles By Post also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 63%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Wordly®'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 70). On price, rating, ads 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. Wordly® sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tiles By Post asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Wordly® against 4.6 for Tiles By Post. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wordly® has 6.1K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Wordly®'s written reviews are positive against 85% of Tiles By Post's.
Wordly® ships an update every 2 weeks, Tiles By Post every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wordly® | Tiles By Post |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.6% of reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluebear Technologies Ltd. | Games By Post LLC |
Customer experience
Wordly®
Tiles By Post
User reviews
Wordly®
From 6.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Simplistic and clean design
- 🧠 Challenges the brain
- 💡 Flexible gameplay options (no time limit)
- 🔒 No ads (for premium users)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and progress not saved
- 🤔 Questionable dictionary with obscure words
- 💰 Subscription model
- 🙄 Intrusive ads for non-premium users
- 🔍 Difficulty finding some common words
Tiles By Post
From 70 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great word game, better than Boggle
- 👍 Simple and intuitive gameplay
- 👍 No intrusive ads or power-ups
- 👍 Fun and challenging competition
- 👍 Good for vocabulary building
Room to improve
- ⏳ Long wait times for opponent turns
- 🧐 Suspect word list, missing words, non-words
- 🤖 Appears to have many bot players
- ⏳ Slow loading of scores
- ⏳ Inaccurate limit on simultaneous games
Bugs and requests
Wordly®
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game progress not saved when app is closed
- Inconsistent word recognition
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Rotate board option
- Ability to save and resume games
- More comprehensive dictionary
- Dark mode
- Multiplayer/social features
Tiles By Post
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game not opening properly after iPhone update
- Support page not working
- Game crashes when clicking to email support
- Turn completed before player could play (tiles shake)
- App requires restart after updating iPhone
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spin/flip the board
- In-game help section
- Sound effects for word acceptance and timer
- Option to rotate the board
In-app purchases
Wordly®
- Wordly Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Wordly Plus Annual$9.991 Year
- Wordly Plus Lifetime$19.99
Tiles By Post
No in-app purchases
Questions
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