Comparison

Letterpress vs SYNKO

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

SYNKO

A 5x5 word-grid game where players fill a board with tiles to form words. Strategic placement and special tiles are key to scoring points as the grid fills up. Compete daily, challenge friends, or practice without pressure.

Highlights
  • 5x5 word grid gameplay
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • 2-player versus mode
  • Practice mode
  • Special tiles (Wild, Switch, Remove)
  • Progress tracking and badges
  • Cross-device progress sync
Features
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SYNKO is a 5x5 word-grid game: fill the board, form real words across and down, and rack up points every time a letter gets reused. Every match starts with an empty 5x5 grid and a hand of tiles. Place a tile, complete a word of two or more letters, across or down, and score. The board fills up fast, and the best plays come from setting up future words, not just grabbing the nearest blank. Special tiles change the math: Wild - becomes any letter you choose Switch - replaces a letter already on the board Remove - erases a tile from the board The game ends the moment the grid is full. Final score is the total of every word formed along the way. DAILY CHALLENGE Everyone gets the same tiles, once a day. Beat Par, a target based on a bot's own attempt, to keep your streak alive, then check the leaderboard to see how you stacked up. 2-PLAYER VERSUS Challenge a friend directly or share a room code with anyone. Real-time turns, live chat, and a rematch button when the trash talk demands a sequel. PRACTICE Fresh tiles, no pressure. Play as many rounds as you want, practice games stay off your stats. Track your progress with Stats and unlock Badges for streaks, comebacks, and milestones. Add friends with a shareable Friend Code, sign in with Google or Apple to keep your progress across devices, or jump in as a guest with zero setup. Turn on notifications for daily reminders and 2-player turn alerts, or leave them off, your call.

Screenshots

Letterpress4 screens
SYNKO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SYNKO at none against Letterpress's 1. SYNKO also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Letterpress's advantage is ratings volume (8.3K vs 4). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. SYNKO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SYNKO 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 4, 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 100% of SYNKO's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Letterpress versus SYNKO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterpressSYNKO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.3K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.3K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB12 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSolebon LLCMatt Schabel

Customer experience

Letterpress

All ratings8,277 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative12.6%

SYNKO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

SYNKO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Letterpress

One-time1
  • Letterpress Upgrade$9.99
None

SYNKO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Letterpress free?
Letterpress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SYNKO free?
SYNKO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Letterpress or SYNKO?
SYNKO is rated higher. Letterpress averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while SYNKO averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Letterpress or SYNKO have ads?
Letterpress shows ads; SYNKO does not.

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