Comparison

Letter Dance Starter vs Word Finder

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

Head to head
About

Letter Dance Starter

Combine letters to form words, with a special bonus for finding the solution word. Explore themed quiz packs and compete with others online. Shake your device for word suggestions when you get stuck.

Highlights
  • Form words from 9 letters
  • Find the solution word for bonus points
  • Themed quiz packs available
  • Word suggestions via shaking device
  • Online leaderboards
  • View all possible words after game
Features
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You will be surprised to see how many words can be combined from just 9 letters, compete to find them all! Find the solution word and form as many words as you can from its letters. This is the ad sponsored, fully playable, version of Letter Dance. It contains more than 250 game levels (different solution words to guess) ready to play. Word packs from different topics can be purchased via inApp purchase to extend the game. Move the letters to the field in the center. Combine and rearrange to form short and long words. Words must be at least 3 letters long. Find the Solution Word! For each game there is one solution, combined from all nine letters. If you find this word, you are awarded with a special bonus: 10-times the normal word score. You score more for longer words, and also dark colored letters are more difficult to use and score higher than lighter colored letters. *NEW: Quiz packs You can now choose from various thematical quiz packs. The packs Random easy and Random medium contain well mixed solution words of various difficulty. The other packs always have a solution from a particular topic and also contain more special words from this topic to combine. Additional quiz packs can be purchased easily from within the game selection screen. *If you get stuck - shake it! Shake the game to receive a word suggestion. You can only use this 3 times per game. There is no penalty for using these words, they receive the normal score. *Bonus Scores The solution (word): 10-times the word value word with 9 letters: 5-times the word value word with 8 letters: tripple word value word with 7 letters: double word value. *Compete Online Supports the apple Game Center as well as our own Palugu highscore server. See all possible solutions All possible words are shown after each game - you will be amazed to see what words you missed! Critics and Reviews: ***** "Letter Dance - The perfect game for all puzzle fans", by App-Flash "Letter Dance - Brain training", by cepedia.info: ***** "Addictive" by tuckel2001 "This game is addictive ..." Fun!!!! - ***** by Rob1998 "Real fun, sometimes really tricky, and something for the whole family!"

About

Word Finder

This word search game challenges your brain with a vast collection of puzzles across 21 categories. Find hidden words, replay puzzles to improve scores, and compete with others for stars. It's a digital alternative to traditional pen-and-paper word searches.

Highlights
  • 21 Puzzle Categories
  • Over 500 Unique Puzzles
  • Replay Puzzles for High Scores
  • Global Star Competition
  • Brain Training
  • Vocabulary Improvement
Features
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New Style Word Searching Game Find and mark all the words hidden inside the grid. 2 Rules: - The letters in each word are orthogonally adjacent. - Each letter can be used for one word only. Forget pen and paper. You will never run out of puzzles in this game! Features: - 21 Puzzle Categories! - More than 500 unique puzzles! - Replay puzzles to beat your own high score! - Compete with other players for highest number of stars! Category List: - Animals - Plants - Occupations - Buildings - Sports - Clothing - Computers - Food - Business - Adjectives - Chemical Elements - Birds - Fishes - Country Names - Emotions - Weather - Colors - Vehicles - Male Names - Female Names Playing this game can challenge your brain and improve your vocabulary power!

Screenshots

Letter Dance Starter3 screens
Word Finder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Letter Dance Starter at none against Word Finder's shown. Letter Dance Starter also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Letter Dance Starter sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Word Finder sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letter Dance Starter ships an update every 9 months, Word Finder every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Letter Dance Starter versus Word Finder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetter Dance StarterWord Finder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchingCode Disitribution GmbHStanley Lam

Customer experience

Letter Dance Starter

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Word Finder

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Letter Dance Starter

One-time6
  • Food and Drink – 105 extra levels$0.99
  • Geography – extra levels$0.99
  • Tricky words$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Animals - Guess the Elephant$0.99
  • Travel and Destinations$0.99
  • Sport – baseball to soccer$2.99
10 purchases

Word Finder

One-time10
  • Sports Pack$0.99
  • Clothing Pack$0.99
  • Computers Pack$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Food Pack$0.99
  • Business Pack$0.99
  • Adjectives Pack$0.99
  • Emotions Pack$0.99
  • Colors Pack$0.99
  • Female Names Pack$0.99
  • Unlock All Packs$3.99

Questions

Is Letter Dance Starter free?
Letter Dance Starter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Finder free?
Word Finder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Letter Dance Starter or Word Finder have ads?
Word Finder shows ads; Letter Dance Starter does not.
Which is updated more often, Letter Dance Starter or Word Finder?
Letter Dance Starter ships an update every 9 months, and Word Finder every 5 months. Most recently, Letter Dance Starter was updated on August 15, 2026 and Word Finder on July 4, 2026.

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