Microsoft Wordament vs RetroLumo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microsoft Wordament
Engage in a dynamic word search game with both relaxing single-player modes and thrilling real-time multiplayer tournaments. Compete against thousands, track your progress with detailed statistics, and earn achievements. Offers daily challenges and adventure maps for endless fun.
- Single-player adventure map
- Daily challenges with badges
- Real-time multiplayer tournaments
- Continuous word tournaments
- Rich gameplay statistics
- Xbox Live achievements
- Cloud progress saving
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Single Player: De-stress with a relaxing word game all to yourself. We’ve added hundreds of non-timed puzzles and new daily challenges so the fun never has to end! Complete levels on the adventure map one-by-one, play all the daily challenges in a given month to earn badges, or try Quick Play to jump right into your favorite difficulty mode. Some of our top players have reached up to level 300, how far can you get? Multiplayer: Why play against one person in a turn when you can play against thousands at once? Wordament® is a real-time continuous word tournament. Players compete on the same board with everyone at once. Rounds offer challenges such as two- and three-letter tiles, themed words, speed rounds and more. You can be a champion in many ways: find the most words possible, earn the best score, find the longest words, best your Frenemies, or beat your top score. How you win is up to you. Wordament tracks your progress by maintaining rich statistics about your gameplay including your best word found, total score, best word count, first place finishes and more. Leaderboards show you who's rocking it for the day, hour and overall. Climb the ranks and earn achievements and bragging rights along the way. Will you be our next champion? Xbox Live Support: Sign in with your Microsoft account to earn Xbox Live achievements and save your progress in the cloud across all your Apple devices. You can now get the Microsoft Wordament Premium Subscription for $1.99 per Month or $9.99 per Year. With Premium Subscription you get these great features: • No Advertisements • More coins for completing Daily Challenges • Double experience points in all game modes • NOTE: this will not grant Premium on other platforms Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account on confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews monthly or annually depending on the subscription type purchased. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period ($1.99 monthly, or $9.99 annually, depending on the subscription type purchased). You can turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. If auto-renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, you will not be charged for the next period. All cancellations will take effect at the end of the current period. For more information visit: https://aka.ms/wordamentiossupport/ © Microsoft 2025. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, Microsoft Casual Games, the product logos and Wordament, and the Wordament logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Acceptance of Microsoft Services Agreement and Privacy Statement are required to play. (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement) Microsoft account registration required for cross-platform play. Game offers in-app purchases. Persistent internet connection required. Features, online services and system requirements may vary by country and are subject to change or retirement over time.
RetroLumo
Explore a collection of bite-sized, retro-style minigames playable solo or with friends. Earn in-game rewards and customize your profile. Cloud saves ensure your progress follows you across devices.
- Retro-style minigames
- Multiplayer support
- Account sync and cloud saves
- Cosmetic collection and profile upgrades
- Controller support (touch and Bluetooth)
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RetroLumo is a library of retro-style minigames made by Volitare Studios—play solo or with friends! Not an emulator: RetroLumo only runs games created for this platform. FEATURES • Game Cards: Bite-size games across multiple genres, new additions and updates over time • Multiplayer: Play supported cartridges with friends (account required) • Account Sync: Cloud saves; your collection follows you across devices • Collection: Earn cosmetics and profile upgrades as you play (account required to access the shop) • Controller Support: Built-in touch controls with optional haptics; Bluetooth controllers supported (compatibility may vary) Privacy Policy: https://www.volitarestudios.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service (EULA): https://www.volitarestudios.com/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RetroLumo at every 2 weeks against Microsoft Wordament's every 4 months. RetroLumo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Microsoft Wordament's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 2). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Microsoft Wordament sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and RetroLumo sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RetroLumo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Wordament has 12K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Microsoft Wordament ships an update every 4 months, RetroLumo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft Wordament | RetroLumo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Volitare Studios |
Customer experience
Microsoft Wordament
RetroLumo
Bugs and requests
Microsoft Wordament
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes at certain levels
- Sync issues causing data loss
- Ads not loading properly, locking up the game
Requested features
5 requests- Add dictionary lookup for defined words
- Provide more variety in map designs and challenges
- Improve cloud sync reliability
- Optimize performance for older devices
- Offer a one-time ad removal purchase option
RetroLumo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Wordament
- Monthly Premium Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Subscription$9.991 Year
RetroLumo
- Supporter Pass$2.991 Month
- Gems$0.99
- Gems$4.99
- Gems$14.99
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- Gems$29.99
- Gems$49.99
- Gems$99.99
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