Comparison

Microsoft Wordament vs Push The Squares

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

Head to head
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.

About

Push The Squares

Connect same-colored squares to stars in this engaging puzzle game. Navigate over 100 challenging levels to test your logic and spatial reasoning skills.

Highlights
  • Connect same-colored squares to stars
  • Over 100 levels
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Logic and spatial reasoning
Features
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Push The Squares is a new game in which you have to find the proper way to connect squares with stars of the same color. Will you be able to complete all the +100 levels of the game?

Screenshots

Microsoft Wordament4 screens
Push The Squares4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Push The Squares at none against Microsoft Wordament's shown. Push The Squares also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (59% vs 50%). Microsoft Wordament's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (12K vs 579). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Push The Squares sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Microsoft Wordament holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Wordament has 12K ratings behind it against 579, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Microsoft Wordament's written reviews are positive against 59% of Push The Squares's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft Wordament ships an update every 4 months, Push The Squares every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Microsoft Wordament versus Push The Squares: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft WordamentPush The Squares
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12K ratings) — better4.2 (579 ratings)
Positive reviews50.5% of reviews59.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better579
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.05.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationKetchapp

Customer experience

Microsoft Wordament

All ratings12,339 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews630 reviews
Positive50.5%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.2%

Push The Squares

All ratings586 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral11.1%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral13.2%
Negative27.6%

User reviews

Microsoft Wordament

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and challenging word game
  • 🧠 Keeps the mind active
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
  • ⭐ Great for learning new words
  • 👍 Minimal ads in free version

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Dictionary issues - some valid words not recognized
  • 🔇 Loud and unskippable ads
  • 🔁 Repetitive map designs
  • 🔌 Sync issues and data loss across devices
  • 🐌 Slow performance and freezing on some devices

Push The Squares

From 579 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and enjoyable
  • 💡 Interesting puzzle concept
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward gameplay
  • 👍 Good for killing time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lack of instructions/tutorial
  • 🔍 Difficulty increases too quickly
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Levels not well-balanced in difficulty

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

Push The Squares

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Level editor
  • More levels/content
  • Option to remove ads

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Microsoft Wordament

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

Push The Squares

One-time2
  • Skip this level$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Microsoft Wordament free?
Microsoft Wordament is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Push The Squares free?
Push The Squares is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Wordament or Push The Squares?
Microsoft Wordament is rated higher. Microsoft Wordament averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Push The Squares averages 4.2 from 579 ratings.
Do Microsoft Wordament or Push The Squares have ads?
Microsoft Wordament shows ads; Push The Squares does not.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Wordament or Push The Squares?
Microsoft Wordament ships an update every 4 months, and Push The Squares every 4 days. Most recently, Microsoft Wordament was updated on November 8, 2026 and Push The Squares on November 6, 2026.

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