Comparison

Letterpress vs Typeshift

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

Head to head
About

Letterpress

Engage in a relaxing yet competitive word-spelling game where players capture board tiles by forming words. Play at your own pace against friends, random opponents, or AI bots, with real-time chat and performance tracking.

Highlights
  • Play multiple concurrent games
  • Compete against friends, random opponents, or bots
  • Real-time chat
  • Track performance with statistics and leaderboards
  • Group play within custom groups
  • Real-time word definitions
Features
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This Apple award winner is fun and relaxing! Play multiple concurrent games casually with friends, random opponents or match wits against bot players. You can even play within custom groups! If you enjoy word games then you will love Letterpress for its intuitive play and beautiful design. Two players take turns spelling words to capture the board. Player with the most points wins! • PLAY words at your own pace even across multiple games if you like concurrent play. • ALWAYS FREE and full-featured. • COMPETE against friends, let Letterpress find you an opponent or challenge one of our Bot players. • CHAT in real-time with other players. • TRACK your performance with Statistics and Leaderboards. • DICTIONARIES power real-time word definitions. • GROUP PLAY enables friends to play Letterpress within custom groups (no outsiders) enjoying group-level Statistics, Leaderboards and more great features! • Many more game features and customizations available. For free support and answers to frequently asked questions, head over to http://www.letterpressapp.com/support.html. Follow us on Twitter @LetterpressApp. Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Letterpress. Play everywhere! Letterpress is built in the USA by the team at Solebon LLC (http://www.solebon.com) where we are dedicated to Sharpening Minds at Play.

About

Typeshift

This word puzzle game challenges you to unscramble letters within stacked words to form new words in the center row. It offers daily challenges with global leaderboards and special clue-based puzzles. Unlock additional content and remove ads with in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Anagram and word search mechanics
  • Shift letter columns to spell words
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • Special clue puzzles
  • Unlockable puzzle packs
  • Themes and statistics
Features
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From the creator of SpellTower, comes a new and completely original word game! Anagrams meets Word Search, with a sprinkle of Crosswords. Typeshift is the modern anagram puzzle; re-imagined from the ground up, combining wordplay, modern game design, and a mobile-first approach. In most anagram games, you search for new combinations within a single word, but in Typeshift, you search within three to five words stacked & scrambled up together. Shift columns of letters up and down as you try to spell words in the center row. Play continues until you have used all letters in a puzzle at least once. Special Clue Puzzles combine Crosswords with Anagrams as you match clever clues provided by Typeshift's various puzzle authors. - Daily Word Game Play with Global Leaderboards - Typeshift features a free daily challenge with global leaderboards. The easiest challenge for the week appears on Monday, and progressively more challenging puzzles build throughout the week. Compare your fastest Typeshift daily solving times with players around the globe! ------WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING "Addictive and edifying, like popping a special kind of bubble wrap that expands your vocabulary.” - The Verge "Typeshift is a unmissable entry to the [word] genre." Gold Award. - Pocket Gamer "Typeshift is f*cking awesome" - Giant Bombcast "The Word Puzzle Game You've Been Waiting For" - Waypoint "Well worth your time" - Sixcolors ------WHATS IN THE “BOX”? Typeshift comes with over a hundred free puzzles, with more coming soon, plus new free daily puzzles every day. Additional puzzle packs may be purchased in-app. Purchasing any puzzle pack removes ads, and unlocks themes & detailed statistics. ------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER Typeshift continues my quest to re-imagine classic newspaper games in the digital era. Where SpellTower tackled word search and Really Bad Chess handled chess puzzles, Typeshift re-examines Anagrams and Crosswords. Typeshift has been a joy to develop, and I hope you have as much fun playing it as I had making it. As always, thanks so much for your support! -zach

Screenshots

Letterpress4 screens
Typeshift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Letterpress at 84% against Typeshift's 50%. Letterpress also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 499). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Letterpress sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Typeshift sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Letterpress holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Letterpress has 8.3K ratings behind it against 499, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Letterpress's written reviews are positive against 50% of Typeshift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Letterpress versus Typeshift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterpressTypeshift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.3K ratings) — better4.3 (499 ratings)
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews — better49.6% of reviews
Number of ratings8.3K — better499
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB72 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSolebon LLCZach Gage

Customer experience

Letterpress

All ratings8,277 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews444 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative12.6%

Typeshift

All ratings497 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral17.1%
Negative33.3%

User reviews

Letterpress

From 8.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Challenging and strategic gameplay
  • 👍 Clean and elegant design
  • 🤖 Enjoyable bot opponents
  • ⚡ Quick gameplay between turns
  • 🧠 Helps expand vocabulary

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited dictionary, missing common words
  • 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🕰️ Opponents taking too long to make moves
  • 🐛 Bugs and connectivity issues
  • 🔒 Lack of account/progress syncing

Typeshift

From 499 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and fun
  • 👍 Unique and innovative game concept
  • ⭐ Great brain workout
  • 🎨 Elegant and minimalistic design
  • 📚 Helps expand vocabulary

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Obscure/uncommon words used
  • 🔇 Intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • ⚠️ Compatibility issues with newer devices

Bugs and requests

Letterpress

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Incorrect game state/turn notifications
  • Inability to delete or resign from games
  • Syncing issues across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add chat/messaging between players
  • Implement a timed game mode
  • Allow custom dictionaries or word lists
  • Introduce a scoring/ranking system
  • Add a 'pass and play' local multiplayer mode

Typeshift

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzle timer inaccuracies
  • Purchased content not restoring properly
  • Letters not registering correctly
  • Puzzles not displaying properly on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More clue puzzles and puzzle packs
  • Option to reset/replay completed puzzle packs
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Support for British/Australian English
  • Built-in dictionary with better word definitions

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Letterpress

One-time1
  • Letterpress Upgrade$9.99
10 purchases

Typeshift

One-time10
  • Chocolate Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Peppermint Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Pecan Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Walnut Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Parmesan Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Umami Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Pistachio Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Sophomore Bundle$1.99
  • Gumshoe Clue Bundle$3.99

Questions

Is Letterpress free?
Letterpress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Letterpress or Typeshift?
Letterpress is rated higher. Letterpress averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while Typeshift averages 4.3 from 499 ratings.
Do Letterpress or Typeshift have ads?
Both Letterpress and Typeshift show ads.
Which is updated more often, Letterpress or Typeshift?
Letterpress ships an update every 6 weeks, and Typeshift every 6 weeks. Most recently, Letterpress was updated on November 7, 2026 and Typeshift on November 6, 2026.

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