Awful vs Words Inventor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Awful
Access and navigate the Something Awful forums with ease on your iPhone and iPad. Enjoy features like bookmarked threads, image uploads, private messages, and a dedicated smilie keyboard. This app offers a streamlined browsing experience for forum enthusiasts.
- Browse all forums and subforums
- Access bookmarked threads
- Built-in SALR functionality
- Smilie stickers and keyboard
- Image and picture uploads
- Private message access
- Favorite forums and rap sheets
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Browse the Something Awful forums nicely on your iPhone and iPad! • Every forum and subforum! • Quickly check your bookmarked threads! • Built-in SALR! • Smilie stickers and keyboard! • Upload images and pictures! • Private messages! • Favorite forums! • Rap sheets! • Excessive exclamation marks!
Words Inventor
This app generates unique, never-before-heard words with a single tap. It's perfect for artists, entrepreneurs, writers, and anyone who enjoys playing with language to name projects, characters, or simply for fun.
- Generates unique words
- Unlimited creativity
- Originality guaranteed
- Easy one-tap usage
- Fun and entertaining
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Looking for the perfect name? Let your imagination run wild! Words Inventor is a fun and creative app that generates brand-new, never-heard-before words. Whether you're an artist, entrepreneur, writer, musician—or just someone who loves playing with language—this app is your perfect companion. With just one tap, you'll get a completely unique word that no one has used before. It's ideal for: Naming your startup, app, or product Finding the perfect name for your music band, podcast, or YouTube channel Inventing fantasy names for characters, places, or entire languages in your novel, game, or story Having a laugh with friends—some words sound unexpectedly hilarious! Why use Words Inventor? Unlimited creativity: Infinite combinations that spark your imagination. Originality guaranteed: These words don't exist—so you're the first to use them. Super easy to use: Just tap and discover. Fun and addictive: You’ll be surprised how entertaining it is! Join thousands of creative minds already using Words Inventor to spark ideas and create something truly unique. Download now and start inventing your own words!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Awful at Free against Words Inventor's $2.99. Awful also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, 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
Awful is free to download; Words Inventor costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Awful holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Awful has 239 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Awful ships an update every 8 days, Words Inventor every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Awful | Words Inventor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (239 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dale Stonall-Mellor | Eduardo Revilla Vaquero |
Customer experience
Awful
Words Inventor
Bugs and requests
Awful
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when opening certain forums
- Inability to load images and media
- Freezing and lagging on older devices
- Sync issues between app and website
Requested features
4 requests- Add search functionality
- Implement dark mode option
- Improve thread navigation and bookmarking
- Integrate with other social platforms
Words Inventor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Awful
No in-app purchases
Words Inventor
No in-app purchases
