Comparison

Microsoft Wordament vs Stacky Towerly

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

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Stacky Towerly

Features
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Stack blocks to the sky, race your friends' ghosts and explore 14 worlds. Towerly 7.0 "Rivals & Worlds" brings five new modes (Swing, Balance, Climb, Hop Daily and Climb Daily), ghost races, party mode, weekend events, three new worlds with bosses and a brand-new Hop Adventures path. NEW: SWING, BALANCE, CLIMB, HOP DAILY AND CLIMB DAILY - Swing: your buddy swings on a rope. Tap to let go and land on the next pillar. Land in the middle for a perfect. - Balance: every block you drop moves the tower's lean. Watch the tilt meter and keep it standing. - Climb: your buddy climbs the outside of the tower. Tap left or right to climb that side and dodge the beams before the timer runs out. - Hop Daily: one new Hop course every day, the same for everyone. Earn stars and keep your streak going. - Climb Daily: one new Climb tower every day, the same for everyone. Reach the goal floor, earn stars and keep your streak going. RACE YOUR FRIENDS' GHOSTS Send your tower to a friend with one link. When they play it, your real run grows next to theirs as a see-through ghost tower, so they can watch every drop they have to beat. Reply with a quick preset reaction like "GG!" or "So close!". No account, no email, no phone number. PARTY MODE ON ONE PHONE 2 to 4 players pick a buddy and take turns on the same tower. Pass the phone, highest score wins. Just for fun, no internet needed. WEEKEND EVENTS A themed event tower every weekend: Gem Rush, Ice Age and Boss Rush. Finish it to win bricks and a badge. 14 WORLDS, 14 BOSSES Travel the World Map through 168 levels with special blocks and power-ups. New in 7.0: Cloud Kingdom, Sunset Canyon and Clockwork City, where birds, hot-air balloons and swinging beams fill the sky. Every world ends with a boss tower and a twist. Spend your stars and bricks to build your own Sky City. NEW: HOP ADVENTURES 30 Hop levels in 3 chapters. Jump your buddy up the sliding bars, grab coins and stars, and earn up to three stars on every level. ONE TAP, PERFECT DROPS Blocks slide in. Tap to drop. Line each one up with the block below: a perfect drop keeps your tower wide and builds your combo, a sloppy one gets trimmed. Simple to learn, hard to put down. A NEW TOWER EVERY DAY Everyone gets the same Daily Tower. Take your one ranked try, see how you rank today and keep your streak alive. Daily and weekly missions now fill your Season Pass too. THEMES THAT CHANGE EVERYTHING Every theme restyles the whole game: colors, sky, sounds, fonts, button feel and your buddy. Classic, Aqua, Fire and Winter are free. Unlock Galaxy, Neon, Forest, Candy, Gold, Aurora, Void and the new Cloud Kingdom, Sunset Canyon and Clockwork City with coins. MEET THE BUDDIES 14 animated buddies ride your tower, cheer your perfect drops and level up as you play. Say hello to Puff, Sunny and Cog. MORE TO PLAY - Endless, Zen (no lives, no pressure), the Daily Mutator, Swing, Balance, Climb, Hop Daily and Climb Daily - Season Pass rewards from the Daily Tower and missions - 44 achievements and your personal records PLAY YOUR WAY - Quick runs, perfect for a short break - Haptics, sound and reduced motion settings - A child-safe mode for younger players - Free to play with ads. Remove Ads with a single purchase. How high can you stack?

Screenshots

Microsoft Wordament4 screens
Stacky Towerly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stacky Towerly at fortnightly against Microsoft Wordament's every 4 months. Microsoft Wordament's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Microsoft Wordament sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Stacky Towerly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft Wordament ships an update every 4 months, Stacky Towerly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Microsoft Wordament versus Stacky Towerly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft WordamentStacky Towerly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationBilal Sattar

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

Stacky Towerly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Microsoft Wordament

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Subscription$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Stacky Towerly

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Microsoft Wordament free?
Microsoft Wordament is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stacky Towerly free?
Stacky Towerly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Microsoft Wordament or Stacky Towerly have ads?
Both Microsoft Wordament and Stacky Towerly show ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Wordament or Stacky Towerly?
Microsoft Wordament ships an update every 4 months, and Stacky Towerly fortnightly. Most recently, Microsoft Wordament was updated on October 25, 2026 and Stacky Towerly on October 24, 2026.

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