Comparison

Word Golfing vs LexiChain

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

Head to head
About

Word Golfing

A word guessing game where each guess counts as a stroke. Challenge yourself to par the course with clever wordplay.

Highlights
  • Word guessing gameplay
  • Each guess is a stroke
  • Par the course challenge
  • Unique word game mechanics
Features
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Word Golfing is a word guessing game. Each guess is a stroke. Can you par the course?

About

LexiChain

Engage in a unique word-building game where each letter of a root word must be answered with a word from the same category. Race against the clock, build streaks, and challenge friends locally.

Highlights
  • Category-based word chaining
  • Timed gameplay with bonuses
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Local Wi-Fi/Bluetooth duels
  • Extensive category packs
  • Achievements and stats tracking
  • Offline play
Features
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A new chain every day. Same word for everyone. Today's chain gives you one root word — say TOMATO in Vegetables. You spell it out letter by letter, and every letter has to be answered with another word from the same category: a vegetable starting with T, then O, then M, all the way to the end. Every letter has its own countdown. Everybody playing today gets the same chain, so you can compare without spoiling it. THE DAILY CHAIN • One chain a day, numbered, the same for every player. • Always free — the daily never sits behind a purchase. • Finish it and share a spoiler-free grid of green and red squares. The word stays secret. • One optional reminder a day, at roughly the time you usually play. Nothing else, ever. A STREAK THAT FORGIVES YOU Your streak counts turning up, not winning. Play today's chain and the streak holds, whether the chain falls or not. Every seven days you bank a rest day, and if life gets in the way, it quietly covers a missed day for you. WHEN A LETTER BEATS YOU Lose a letter and the game tells you what would have worked. Most rounds end with "oh, of course" rather than a shrug. PLAY AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE Beyond the daily, take any category at any difficulty, as often as you want. • Relaxed — 30 seconds a letter, repeats allowed, three strikes. • Standard — 20 seconds, no repeats, two strikes. • Expert — 12 seconds, longer words, one strike. NEARBY DUELS Challenge someone in the same room over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. No account, no internet. Both players race the same word at the same moment and the higher score takes the round. TEN CATEGORIES FREE Vegetables, fruits, animals, countries, sports, world cities, professions, clothing, and two biblical sets — over 1,100 words, free forever. Thirty more packs span science, nature, food, geography, arts, history and the human body, for more than 3,000 words in all. ACHIEVEMENTS AND STATS Ten achievements, your best score, chains completed, longest streak and duels won. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every word list lives on your device. No account, no tracking, and no internet needed to play. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD A native app on both, in light mode or dark. FREE FOREVER Free forever for iPhone and iPad, daily chain included. LexiChain Premium unlocks every pack and every future release: • Yearly — renews annually, cancel any time. • Lifetime — pay once, all future Premium features included forever. Prefer to pick and choose? Buy individual packs or whole category bundles instead. Subscription details: LexiChain Premium unlocks every pack across all categories. Choose a yearly auto-renewing subscription, or buy Lifetime once and own it forever. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The yearly subscription auto-renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://ibkoch247.de/en/datenschutz/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Word Golfing4 screens
LexiChain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Word Golfing at daily against LexiChain's every 2 months. Word Golfing also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Word Golfing sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and LexiChain sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Word Golfing against 5.0 for LexiChain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Golfing ships an update daily, LexiChain every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Word Golfing versus LexiChain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord GolfingLexiChain
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamurai Dog SoftwareRalf Koch

Customer experience

Word Golfing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LexiChain

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Word Golfing

One-time5
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 500 Coins$2.99
  • 1000 Coins$4.99
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  • 3000 Coins$9.99
  • 7000 Coins$19.99
10 purchases

LexiChain

One-time10
  • Human Anatomy$0.99
  • Health & Medicine$0.99
  • Food & Culture Bundle$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Geography Bundle$2.99
  • Sport & Body Bundle$2.99
  • Arts & Culture Bundle$2.99
  • History Bundle$2.99
  • Science Bundle$3.99
  • Nature Bundle$3.99
  • LexiChain Premium — Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Word Golfing free?
Word Golfing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LexiChain free?
LexiChain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Word Golfing or LexiChain?
Word Golfing and LexiChain are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Word Golfing or LexiChain have ads?
Neither Word Golfing nor LexiChain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Word Golfing or LexiChain?
Word Golfing ships an update daily, and LexiChain every 2 months. Most recently, Word Golfing was updated on October 13, 2026 and LexiChain on October 4, 2026.

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