Ruzzle vs WordTotem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ruzzle
Engage in a fast-paced word search game where you race against the clock to find as many words as possible. Challenge friends or random players in timed rounds, utilizing bonus tiles to boost your score. New team play modes allow for cooperative competition against other teams.
- Fast-paced word search
- Challenge friends or random players
- Timed rounds
- Bonus tiles
- Team Play mode
- Co-op game mode
- Team Play leagues
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Ruzzle is the legendary fast-paced and addictively fun word game. Challenge your friends or random players to find as many words as possible in two minutes. - Top 10 word game in 145 countries - Over 70 million players - So addictive, it has been played for a total of 100,000 years NEW! - Now with Team Play! - Co-op game mode where you play against other teams - Compete in the Team Play leagues! Ruzzle is a fast-paced and addictively fun word search game. Race against the clock and stretch your brain to its limits as you search and find as many words as you can in the time window. Swipe over the scrambled letters to form the words and use bonus tiles to collect more points than your opponent. The game is played in three rounds, each played whenever suits you. Have two minutes to spare? Challenge yourself and your friends in Ruzzle! With language support for 14 languages, Ruzzle is the brain training exercise game with global appeal -- Ruzzle has been lovingly created by MAG Interactive, where we take fun seriously. Join a global audience of more than 100 million players and check out some of our other chart-topping hit games like Wordzee, New QuizDuel, or Word Domination! We really value your feedback, go to https://www.facebook.com/ruzzlegame and say what's on your mind! More about MAG Interactive at www.maginteractive.com Good Times!
WordTotem
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This is an addictive and adventurous word puzzle game with hundreds of levels and loads of different modes. Play in English, Swedish or French. Connect via GameCenter to see if you're the sharpest WordTotem player amongst your friends. As you progress you will unlock lots of new levels, with tricky badges that will challenge your ability to create the best words for the highest score. This game is free and without ads. Credits: Concept, game design, programming and music: Oscar Lundqvist Totem and background illustrations: Nillawiner
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WordTotem at none against Ruzzle's 11. WordTotem also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Ruzzle's advantage is chart position (#58 vs unranked). On price, update cadence 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. Ruzzle sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. WordTotem asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ruzzle ships an update every 6 weeks, WordTotem every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ruzzle | WordTotem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (7.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #58 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 471 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAG Interactive | Oscar Lundqvist |
Bugs and requests
Ruzzle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scores not registering properly
- Repeated rounds and lost progress
- Freezing and crashing on newer devices
- Inconsistent team play mechanics
Requested features
4 requests- Pause button during gameplay
- Dictionary lookup for unknown words
- Skill-based matchmaking for tournaments
- Ability to rotate board on tablets
WordTotem
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ruzzle
- A few coins$1.99
- Ruzzle Premium$2.99
- A few coins$2.99
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- VIP Pass$2.99
- A lot of coins$4.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
- A lot of coins$5.99
- A heap of coins$10.99
- A heap of coins$14.99
- A large pile of coins$39.99
- A large pile of coins$49.99
WordTotem
No in-app purchases









