Word Finder vs Solitaire Duel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Finder
This app helps you find valid words for popular tile-based word games. It can suggest words based on your available tiles, including blanks, and can also find words that connect to existing words on the board. It supports multiple dictionaries and can check word validity.
- Find words from rack tiles
- Suggest words attaching to board words
- Order words by score or length
- Offline word search
- Check word validity
- Multiple dictionary support
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Word Finder allows you to find and check valid words in all popular crossword games such as Scrabble®, Words With Friends, etc. • Enter the tiles on your rack (including blanks) • Find all possible words, ordered by score or word length • Enter an existing word on the board that you'd like to attach to • Find all possible words that could attach to that word: alongside it, crossing it, extending it, or fitting between multiple words • No internet connection required to search • Look up definition using the built-in iOS dictionary or search online • Check if a word is valid • Includes Words With Friends, Scrabble®, Lexulous, as well as other popular word games • Supports multiple dictionaries: •• WWF (new combined English dictionary) •• USA MW 2018 (OSPD6) •• USA MW 2014 (OSPD5) •• USA MW 2006 (OSPD4) •• USA Tournament 2018 (TWL18) •• USA Tournament 2016 (TWL16) •• USA Tournament 2014 (TWL14) •• USA Tournament 2006 (TWL06) •• USA Schools 2018 (SSWL18) •• USA Schools 2016 (SSWL16) •• International 2019 (CSW19) •• International 2015 (CSW15) •• International 2012 (CSW12) •• International 2007 (CSW07) •• Minimal (only words present in all word game dictionaries) •• Lexulous: (US English) •• Lexulous: (UK English) Word Finder is a helper app for popular word games. It is not affiliated with the makers of these games. This app is not made by or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble®. Scrabble® is a registered trademark of Hasbro Inc. Corporation and J.W. Spear & Sons Limited.
Solitaire Duel
Compete in fast-paced, challenging Peg Solitaire matches against friends or other players. Aim to eliminate more pegs than your opponent within a minute per round, with the overall winner determined after three rounds. Customize your experience with avatars and track your progress with advanced statistics.
- Competitive Peg Solitaire gameplay
- Play against friends
- Timed rounds
- Multiple playfields per round
- Customizable avatars
- Advanced statistics
- Friend rankings
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Challenge your friends in the fast-paced Peg Solitaire duel. Both players get the same starting layout and have one minute to clear more pegs than the opponent. After three rounds, the better player wins. Features - Free and fully playable - Thousands of starting layouts - Rankings, avatars, achievements and detailed statistics - New daily challenges every day How to play 1. Jump one peg over another peg. 2. Remove the peg you jumped over. 3. Keep going until no more moves are possible. Try to finish with one peg remaining in the center.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Solitaire Duel at Free against Word Finder's $2.99. Solitaire Duel also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Word Finder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 5). On 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
Solitaire Duel is free to download; Word Finder costs $2.99 up front. Solitaire Duel sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Word Finder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Word Finder holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Finder has 2.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Word Finder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solitaire Duel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Word Finder ships an update every 5 months, Solitaire Duel every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Word Finder | Solitaire Duel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #30 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Loxley Ltd | Martin Hofmann |
Customer experience
Word Finder
Solitaire Duel
Bugs and requests
Word Finder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recent update broke core functionality
- Excessive ads and pop-ups in some versions
- Inconsistent dictionary support across platforms
Requested features
4 requests- Allow inputting more than 7 letters
- Add ability to check for words that can be played alongside existing board words
- Include latest Scrabble dictionary updates
- Improve search functionality to find words starting/ending with specific letters
Solitaire Duel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Word Finder
No in-app purchases
Solitaire Duel
- Glasses$0.99
- Beards$0.99
- Necklaces2 variants$0.99
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- Earrings$0.99
- Silver Package$1.99
- Gold Package2 variants$2.99
- Platinum Full Package2 variants$4.99
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