Comparison

Stopword vs Down Words!

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

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About

Stopword

Embark on a medieval quest to save a princess in this word arrangement puzzle game. Tap objects to reveal letters, then arrange them to solve puzzles and rescue captive creatures. It's a fun, brain-bending challenge for all ages.

Highlights
  • Word arrangement puzzles
  • Medieval fantasy theme
  • Tap to reveal letters
  • Timed challenges
  • Rescue creatures and princess
  • Family-friendly gameplay
Features
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Join the world of Kick and Think in this puzzling letters game. The medieval world is full of untold stories, creatures and royalty, weaved in between the lines of reality and etching through history to be rewritten into legends! Battle your way to save the princess whilst you challenge evil minds that hold her friends in captivity. Play along and get your family to help you on your quest! Kick and Think is a classic, word arrangement game, with amusing levels and brain-bending words. Save creatures and other animals from witches schemes and evil scams! Then, battle your way to solve the word in the fastest time possible! The game is simple, tap objects around the scene to unlock letters! Remember, you’re against the clock so don’t waste time! Once you’ve collected all the letters, you must arrange them into the right place to create the codeword that sets the animal free or unlocks a door! Rescue the princess and her friends! This game tests your mind and spelling skills whilst being fun and puzzling! This is a great game for all ages, so what are you waiting for? Help to save the princess before it’s too late!

About

Down Words!

A 3D tile-based word game where players spell words to score points on a daily board. Compete globally for the highest score on the same puzzle each day.

Highlights
  • 3D tile-based gameplay
  • Daily new board
  • Global high score competition
  • Limited moves per game
  • Word spelling challenges
Features
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In this 3D tile-based word spelling game, you see how many words you can spell in a limited number of moves. Each day brings a new board. Everyone across the world gets the same board and competes for the high score.

Screenshots

Stopword4 screens
Down Words!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Down Words! at 4.0 against Stopword's 2.7. Down Words! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Stopword's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stopword sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Down Words! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Down Words! holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Stopword's written reviews are positive against 50% of Down Words!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stopword ships an update every 2 months, Down Words! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Stopword versus Down Words!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopwordDown Words!
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB116 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAYTEYLZ EOODStephen Desilets

Customer experience

Stopword

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

Down Words!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Stopword

One-time4
  • Small Pile of Coins$0.99
  • Premium Version$2.99
  • Middle Pile of Coins$2.99
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  • Large Pile of Coins$3.99
None

Down Words!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stopword free?
Stopword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Down Words! free?
Down Words! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stopword or Down Words!?
Down Words! is rated higher. Stopword averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Down Words! averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Stopword or Down Words! have ads?
Stopword shows ads; Down Words! does not.
Which is updated more often, Stopword or Down Words!?
Stopword ships an update every 2 months, and Down Words! every 2 days. Most recently, Stopword was updated on October 3, 2026 and Down Words! on September 29, 2026.

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