Comparison

PopWords! vs Word Drop Gravity

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

Head to head
About

PopWords!

Engage in a fun and addictive word-finding game with multiple play modes. Challenge yourself in timed classic mode, strategic puzzle mode, or a relaxing untimed practice mode. Compete daily and track your progress against others.

Highlights
  • Classic timed word finding
  • Strategic puzzle mode
  • Relaxing practice mode
  • Daily competition
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Track records and averages
Features
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PopWords! is a simple and addictive word finding game. There are three different ways to play: Classic: Find words as fast as you can from an endless stream of letters. Finding words fast enough to keep the game going gets harder and harder as time passes. Try to reach the highest level you can! Then check out the leaderboards in Game Center and realize you've got a long way to go :) Puzzle: You only get one board full of letters, so use them wisely! Longer words will earn you more points, and clearing the board completely will double your points for the whole game. Play on your own or compete in our Daily Puzzle competition to your score compares to everyone else who played that day. You can even watch the winning solution! Practice: Relax with no timer and just try to find as many great words as you can! Features: • Easy to learn -- just drag to make words! • Daily Puzzle lets you compete against the world every day • Game center leaderboards and achievements • Tracks your records, averages, and all-time best words • Relaxing untimed Practice mode • A fun mental exercise to keep your brain sharp!

About

Word Drop Gravity

A word puzzle game where you find words in a letter grid. Scoring words removes letters, causing others to fall. Strategize to create favorable boards for future moves.

Highlights
  • Word finding in letter grids
  • Gravity-driven letter falling
  • Strategic board manipulation
  • Multiple board sizes (6x6, 8x8, 6x12)
  • High-scoring word discovery
Features
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Find words in a grid of letters. Once a word is scored the letters are removed from play and all remaining letters fall into place. The strategy is not only to find the highest scoring words possible, but also to leave yourself with a favourable board for your next pick. Play on a 6x6, 8x8 or 6x12 board.

Screenshots

PopWords!4 screens
Word Drop Gravity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PopWords! at 85% against Word Drop Gravity's 33%. PopWords! also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (5.5K vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. PopWords! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Word Drop Gravity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PopWords! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PopWords! has 5.5K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of PopWords!'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Word Drop Gravity's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PopWords! ships an update every 3 months, Word Drop Gravity every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PopWords! versus Word Drop Gravity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopWords!Word Drop Gravity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.5K ratings) — better2.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings5.5K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSarah PierceMmpApps Corp.

Customer experience

PopWords!

All ratings5,528 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative8.3%

Word Drop Gravity

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

PopWords!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Daily puzzle not updating
  • Game freezes or crashes
  • Incorrect scoring/leaderboard issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more time options
  • Improve word dictionary
  • Implement an ad-free version
  • Add multi-player mode
  • Include a 'hint' feature

Word Drop Gravity

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PopWords!

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
1 purchases

Word Drop Gravity

One-time1
  • Unlock 8x8 Game$0.99

Questions

Is PopWords! free?
PopWords! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Drop Gravity free?
Word Drop Gravity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PopWords! or Word Drop Gravity?
PopWords! is rated higher. PopWords! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.5K ratings, while Word Drop Gravity averages 2.7 from 7 ratings.
Do PopWords! or Word Drop Gravity have ads?
Both PopWords! and Word Drop Gravity show ads.
Which is updated more often, PopWords! or Word Drop Gravity?
PopWords! ships an update every 3 months, and Word Drop Gravity every 6 months. Most recently, PopWords! was updated on September 24, 2026 and Word Drop Gravity on August 30, 2026.

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