Word Horizons vs Sortle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Horizons
This word-scrambling crossword game offers a beautiful and relaxing experience. Earn rewards by solving puzzles to unlock exclusive landmarks and sights, creating a personalized landscape as you progress. Enjoy endless puzzles and discoveries.
- Word-scrambling crossword puzzles
- Level up landscapes with ExP and Gems
- Unlock exclusive Landmarks
- Collectible sights and animations
- Rewarding gameplay loop
- Vast number of puzzles
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Word Horizons is a fun, satisfying, and beautiful word-scrambling crossword. Each puzzle you beat earns ExP and Gems towards levelling up your horizon into a beautiful landscape. Travel across various Scenes, levelling them up to unlock special and exclusive Landmarks, like an Oasis in the Desert scene, or a Ferris Wheel along the Wharf. The better you play the game, the more Gems you can earn to spend on even more sights to see, like the Aurora Borealis or a firework display! Catch the early morning fog, or unlock birds that return home to roost at sunset. The more you play, the more you're rewarded. With Word Horizons, you'll never run out of puzzles to play and things to discover!
Sortle
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Sortle is an addictive puzzle game that is easy to learn and fun to play. Your goal is to put the numbers in the correct order and move to the next level. Get Sortle now and start competing for the highest level in the world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Word Horizons at Free against Sortle's $0.99. Word Horizons also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Sortle's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Word Horizons is free to download; Sortle costs $0.99 up front. Sortle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Word Horizons asks for nothing beyond the download.
Word Horizons ships an update every 2 weeks, Sortle monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Horizons | Sortle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Staple Games | Loizos Prodromou |
Bugs and requests
Word Horizons
Reported bugs
1 issue- None reported
Requested features
2 requests- More levels or content
- Additional gameplay modes
Sortle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Word Horizons
No in-app purchases
Sortle
- Lives Refill$0.99
