TopWords vs Openings Mastermind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TopWords
A word creation game where you break down a given word to form new words connected to existing ones on the board. Race against a bomb timer and use bonus squares for higher scores. Expand your vocabulary with a vast dictionary.
- 135,000+ word dictionary
- Bomb timer with 60-second rounds
- Bonus squares for score multipliers
- Global high-score table
- Expand vocabulary with uncommon words
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* A Fun new twist on a classic word creation game * TopWords is an addictive new word creation game. The game starts with an 'anchor' word chosen from the huge 135,000+ dictionary already placed on the board. The game then choses another word for you to break up and place on the board. The new words you create must be connected to any already placed words on the board. Be quick as you must finish the round before the bomb explodes. When you have placed your new words or just panic as the bomb timer runs out, press the bomb to stop the timer and end the round. Use up all your letters each round or lose a life. When all your lives are gone it's game over! Manage to place a word on one of the bonus squares and earn double,treble or quadruple points, not to mention the board also contains some high additional point squares. You can break up the 'given' word as many times as you like to try and use up all the letters. TopWords uses it's own high score server if Game Centre is not enabled to allow users to post high scores to the whole world so you are playing against all TopWord players everywhere on every platform. Can you become the Worlds number one TopWords champion? All the words in the dictionary are genuine words but over 70,000 of them are not in everyday use so be prepared to expand your own personal vocabulary. Please email any comments, improvements, or problems to social@qedgaming.com and we will strive to incorporate them into future updates. Features of TopWords 135,000+ Words in the dictionary. 70,000 not in common use. Bomb timer with 60 seconds on the clock. Bonus squares. Highly addictive!! High-score table connecting all players of TopWords. Compatible with: All iPads including the new mini.
Openings Mastermind
Master chess openings with this app. Import studies, explore with advanced engines, and practice specific lines through repetition. Track your progress and improve your game.
- Import Lichess Studies or PGNs
- Explore openings with Stockfish 15
- Practice openings by repetition
- Smart practice queue
- Track learning progress
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Get ready to take your chess game to the next level with Openings Mastermind, the ultimate chess opening app! Some of the features include: - Import Lichess Studies or custom PGNs - Explore openings with Stockfish 17 and the Lichess position database - Practice openings by repetition against your own custom openings database - Take advantage of the smart practice queue and improve your learning - Observe your learning progress in different openings With our app, you can take your opening game to the next level by practicing against the specific lines you want to master. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, our app is the perfect tool to help you improve your opening moves and become a better chess player. Planned Features: - Continue against engine, after study line ends - Analysis of your games from Lichess and Chess.com compared to your openings database
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Openings Mastermind at 4.3 against TopWords's 3.0. Openings Mastermind also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 48 months). TopWords's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. TopWords sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Openings Mastermind asks for nothing beyond the download.
Openings Mastermind holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Openings Mastermind has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
TopWords ships an update every 48 months, Openings Mastermind fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TopWords | Openings Mastermind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 48 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QED Gaming PTY. Ltd | Christian Heise |
Customer experience
TopWords
Openings Mastermind
In-app purchases
TopWords
- Extra Everything!$1.99
Openings Mastermind
No in-app purchases
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