Mancala. vs Word Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mancala.
Experience Mancala, an ancient strategy board game. Move marbles counter-clockwise, aiming to collect the most in your home hole. Enjoy a classic game of skill and foresight.
- Ancient board game gameplay
- Counter-clockwise marble movement
- Strategic home hole collection
- Simple rules, deep strategy
- Single-player game
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Mancala (also known as Kalah) is an ancient board game. Pick up marbles from any of bottom holes and move them counter-clockwise. If your move ends at your home hole (right one) you can move again. The game ends when all six holes on either side are empty. The winner is the player with the most marbles in home hole.
Word Games
Engage in a variety of word puzzles, from finding hidden words in grids to connecting letters to form words. Enjoy hours of fun with diverse challenges and locations.
- Word Search puzzles
- Word Swipe challenges
- Connect letters to form words
- Collect stars
- Progressive difficulty
- Global locations
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Powerful collection of various word games: Word Search: Find all the words hidden in the grid of letters. Collect all stars hidden with every word. Recommended to crossword solvers of any age. Word Swipe: Find and swipe words hidden in letter square in this world most popular puzzle game. Every level is solvable and difficulty increases with progress to keep game challenge. Word Sun: Connect letters to create words and make the sky clear! Enjoy hours of fun with twenty locations over the world. And other amazing word games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Mancala. at #105 against Word Games's unranked. Word Games's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Mancala. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Word Games sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mancala. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37K and 19K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Mancala.'s written reviews are positive against 88% of Word Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mancala. | Word Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (37K ratings) — better | 4.6 (19K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews | 87.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 19K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #105 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Skosyrev | Mahjong |
Customer experience
Mancala.
Word Games
User reviews
Mancala.
From 37K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Well-built app
- 👍 Enjoyable to play
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great to learn
- 👍 Fast gameplay for practice
Room to improve
- 🐛 AI too easy to beat
- 💰 Paid version required for more features
- 💰 Hints/diamonds cost money
- 🤔 Confusing rules and gameplay
- 🤔 Predictable AI patterns
Word Games
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great variety of games
- 👍 No ads
- 💡 Challenging and mentally stimulating
- 👍 Keeps the mind active
- 👍 Fun and relaxing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Some games get too difficult
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and freezes
- 🐛 Some words are obscure or not commonly used
- 🐛 Lack of instructions for certain games
Bugs and requests
Mancala.
Reported bugs
2 issues- Hint button not working properly
- Peg solitaire mode has unsolvable levels
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- Difficulty settings for AI
- Earn in-game currency through gameplay
- More single-player modes and puzzles
- Clearer in-app instructions and rules
Word Games
Reported bugs
2 issues- Word Heap game becoming unplayable due to shrinking text size
- Word Search game not saving progress when exiting
Requested features
4 requests- Option to save progress in a game
- Ability to select specific games to play
- More frequent updates with new puzzles
- Hints or clues for the more difficult games
In-app purchases
Mancala.
- 50 diamonds$1.99
- 55 diamonds$1.99
- 90 diamonds$2.99
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- Advanced Features$4.99
- 150 diamonds$4.99
- Avalanche Advanced Features$4.99
- 145 diamonds$4.99
- 180 diamonds$6.99
- 350 diamonds$9.99
- 750 diamonds$19.99
Word Games
- 10 hints$0.99
- Word Pack 4$1.99
- 50 coins$1.99
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- 110 Coins$1.99
- Word Pack 2$2.99
- Word Pack 3$4.99
- 320 coins$4.99
- 250 coins$7.99
- 850 coins$11.99
- 650 coins$19.99
