WordBoxer vs Word Dragger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WordBoxer
Engage in a competitive word game where discovering better words than your opponent is key to victory. Choose your strategy, defend or attack, and feel the thrill of landing a knockout word. Climb the ranks in your Boxing Club and challenge friends.
- Play against friends or computer
- Compare results in Boxing Club
- Supports multiple languages
- Challenge Facebook friends
- Three distinct game classes
- In-game chat
- Simultaneous games
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"WordBoxer: Boggle + Boxing = Brilliance!" - theiphoneappreview.com Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee - Muhammad Ali WordBoxer: The Knock Out Word Game! Discover better words than your opponents. What will be your strategy? Defend or attack? Feel the adrenaline rush when you discover that knockout word. Fight yourself to a top ranking in your Boxing Club! Features: - Play against friends, a random opponent or practice against the computer. - Compare your results and achievements with those of your friends in the Boxing Club. - Play in English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, French, German, Catalan, Swedish and Danish. - Challenge your Facebook friends from within WordBoxer. - Play in three different classes: Lightweight, Middleweight and Heavyweight. - Chat with your opponent during the game. - Play multiple simultaneous games. - Get a notification when it's your turn to play. - Check the definition of a played word in a single tap.
Word Dragger
This word game challenges players to strategically drag words onto a board, connecting them based on trivia themes. Earn points by placing words and unlock new levels as you progress through increasingly intricate puzzles.
- Strategic word dragging
- Trivia-themed levels
- Interconnected word puzzles
- Level progression system
- Increasingly intricate boards
- Word theme updates
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The beauty of this word game is that it's not just about placing a word randomly; it's about strategy and trivia. You need to think ahead, see the connections between words, and anticipate what might come next. The theme of the level plays a key role here. The best of trivia and excitement. You get words in your tray that you drag onto a board of mystery interconnected words. Points are awarded for each word you successfully place, by size. If you meet the minimum score, then you unlock the next level. Words relate to one another in a trivia theme. Each word in your tray appears on the board at least once. Reach a minimum score to reach the next level. You are dragging whole words onto the board! As you progress through the levels, the board becomes more intricate, with words weaving in and out of each other, creating a tapestry of lexical challenge. Sometimes, you'll find yourself stuck, staring at the screen, your mind racing through the dictionary. But that's when the real magic happens—when you find that one word that fits perfectly, bridging the gap; and suddenly, the puzzle starts to unravel before your eyes. Word theme levels are being added.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Word Dragger at none against WordBoxer's 1. WordBoxer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. WordBoxer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Word Dragger asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WordBoxer against 5.0 for Word Dragger. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WordBoxer has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WordBoxer ships an update every 5 weeks, Word Dragger every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WordBoxer | Word Dragger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Next Factory B.V. | Abnormal Head LLC (CA) |
Customer experience
WordBoxer
Word Dragger
In-app purchases
WordBoxer
- WordBoxer Premium$1.99
Word Dragger
No in-app purchases









