Comparison

Letterpress vs Word Blitz ・

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

Word Blitz ・

Engage in a fast-paced word game by forming words from scrambled letters. Challenge friends or random opponents in timed matches to score points and climb leagues. Discover new words on dynamic boards and test your vocabulary skills.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer challenges against friends
  • Play against random opponents
  • Varied word hunts on changing boards
  • Daily challenges and league play
  • Swipe to link adjacent letters
  • Bonus fields for extra points
Features
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Who can find more words? Challenge your friends and test your vocabulary! Word Blitz is an action-packed word game where you can face off against your friends and other players. Form words from letters randomly arranged on the playing field. Play every word you can find and get the most points! Don’t forget the bonus fields to step your points up a notch! Word Blitz is easy: Swipe to link adjacent letters. Play as many words as you want, in every direction: left, right, up, down or diagonal! But don’t wait too long – you’re racing against the clock. What are you waiting for? The countdown has begun! Find the best words and win! Features • Exciting multiplayer fun. Challenge friends and family and find more words than them! • Thrilling matches. Play against random opponents any time! Millions of players are waiting for you! • Varied word hunt. Countless words are waiting to be discovered on ever changing playing fields! • Show off your skills. Take your daily chance and compare yourself with all the players in your country! • Test your skills in the league and become a legend! • Completely in English. Word Blitz is available in 16 languages! Ready to play? Get going, your friends are waiting!

Screenshots

Letterpress4 screens
Word Blitz ・4 screens

Verdict

The call

Letterpress and Word Blitz ・ both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Letterpress's written reviews are positive against 40% of Word Blitz ・'s. Word Blitz ・'s advantage is chart position (#66 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, 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 Word Blitz ・ 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Letterpress against 4.7 for Word Blitz ・. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Blitz ・ has 45K ratings behind it against 8.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Letterpress's written reviews are positive against 40% of Word Blitz ・'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letterpress ships an update every 6 weeks, Word Blitz ・ every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Letterpress versus Word Blitz ・: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterpressWord Blitz ・
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.3K ratings) — better4.7 (45K ratings)
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews — better39.9% of reviews
Number of ratings8.3K45K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#66 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB89 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSolebon LLCLOTUM one GmbH

Customer experience

Letterpress

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

Word Blitz ・

All ratings44,951 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews611 reviews
Positive39.9%
Neutral19.0%
Negative41.1%

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

Word Blitz ・

From 45K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great way to keep the mind active
  • 💡 Ability to play with friends and random opponents

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs
  • 🔊 Annoying or distracting sound effects
  • 💰 Too many ads, lack of ad-free option
  • 🤖 Concerns about unfair matchmaking and bot opponents

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

Word Blitz ・

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sound randomly stops working
  • Scores not updating correctly
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Inability to access the game after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add single-player mode with unlimited time
  • Allow customization of sound effects
  • Provide an ad-free paid version
  • Improve friend/opponent management and communication

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Letterpress

One-time1
  • Letterpress Upgrade$9.99
10 purchases

Word Blitz ・

One-time10
  • Gem Pack 1$0.99
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
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  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Blitz Pass$6.99
  • Gem Pack 3$9.99
  • Blitz Pass Premium$12.99
  • Gem Pack 4$19.99
  • Gem Pack 6$99.99

Questions

Is Letterpress free?
Letterpress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Blitz ・ free?
Word Blitz ・ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Letterpress or Word Blitz ・?
Letterpress is rated higher. Letterpress averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while Word Blitz ・ averages 4.7 from 45K ratings.
Do Letterpress or Word Blitz ・ have ads?
Both Letterpress and Word Blitz ・ show ads.
Which is updated more often, Letterpress or Word Blitz ・?
Letterpress ships an update every 6 weeks, and Word Blitz ・ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Letterpress was updated on November 6, 2026 and Word Blitz ・ on November 6, 2026.

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