Letterpress vs Chain'd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Chain'd
A collaborative word game where players can tackle daily word chains or create and share their own. It offers a fun and engaging way to challenge your vocabulary and connect with other word game enthusiasts.
- Daily word chains
- Create and submit your own chains
- Collaborative community
- Simple and fun gameplay
- Play on iPhone
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Chain'd is the fun, collaborative word game where you can play daily word chains or submit your own! Whether you're a casual player or a word game enthusiast, Chain'd offers a fresh, exciting way to challenge your mind and have fun with words. Daily Word Chains: Enjoy a new word chain every day and test your skills by connecting words in creative ways. Create & Share: Have a unique word chain idea? Submit your own and share it with the Chain'd community. Simple & Fun: Easy to play, perfect for quick breaks or longer gaming sessions. Collaborative Community: Connect with fellow word lovers, explore new chains, and enjoy endless creative possibilities. Ready to start playing? Download Chain'd and discover a world of word chains!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chain'd at none against Letterpress's 1. Chain'd also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Letterpress's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 3). On price and ads 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. Letterpress sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chain'd asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chain'd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Letterpress has 8.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Letterpress ships an update every 6 weeks, Chain'd every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Letterpress | Chain'd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.3K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.3K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Solebon LLC | Wesley Griffin |
Customer experience
Letterpress
Chain'd
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
Chain'd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Letterpress
- Letterpress Upgrade$9.99
Chain'd
No in-app purchases
