Comparison

Smartle Game vs Betweenle

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

Head to head
About

Smartle Game

Engage in a daily word puzzle by rearranging letters to form five-letter words. Expand your vocabulary with definitions for each word you construct. Challenge yourself with timed Sprint Mode or compete on the leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Daily word puzzle challenges
  • Letter rearrangement gameplay
  • Word definitions and hints
  • Timed Sprint Mode
  • Leaderboard and personal records
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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Welcome to Smartle Daily Word Puzzle! > Unleash Your Word-Hunting Skills! Solve the word puzzle by rearranging letters to form valid 5-letter words in all 5 rows. Simply drag and drop letters to swap their positions. Play a unique Daily Challenge every day! > Play & Learn Need a bit of help to solve the word puzzle? No problem! Utilize a variety of hints per game and have words built for you. For every word you construct throughout the day Smartle offers word definitions. If you happen to form a word by accident, you'll quickly learn its meaning. These two features combined provide an enjoyable and educational way to expand your vocabulary. > Introducing Sprint Mode Looking for more than just one word game per day? Now you can have it! In Sprint Mode, your objective is to complete five word puzzle games in just 10 minutes. It's a challenging mode that will test your word-hunting skills! Can you beat the clock and solve all five puzzles? Take breaks between games without the clock ticking away. Whether you finish all five games in one go or spread them out throughout the day, the choice is yours! Didn't make it in time? No worries! Replay Sprint Mode as many times as you like, with each round presenting new letter combinations and fresh challenges. And if you wish to play again just hit "Play Again" to jump right back into the action! > Set records On the Leaderboard you can see how you compare to other Smartle players. Scores for Daily Word Puzzle and Sprint Mode can be found in their dedicated tabs on the leaderboard. Compete for the top spot based on your time, number of swaps, and streak. Track your progress with Personal Records, which are combine both word game modes. Can you maintain your daily streak and surpass your previous records in terms of time and number of swaps? > Achieve Achievements are our latest feature, and we’re incredibly proud of it! Every time you accomplish something impressive or hit a milestone in the Daily or Sprint word game, a new achievement unlocks on your Achievements page. Some achievements are straightforward, like reaching a streak of N days, while others are “secret.” The only way to uncover these hidden achievements is to stumble upon them by accident as you play and explore the word puzzle. Download Smartle Daily Word Puzzle and try a word-hunting adventure like no other! Let's see if you have what it takes to conquer Sprint Mode and become the ultimate word puzzle champion!

About

Betweenle

A word guessing game where players deduce a hidden word by entering guesses and receiving feedback on its alphabetical position. Utilize clues like dots to narrow down the possibilities within a limited number of attempts.

Highlights
  • Guess the secret word
  • 14 guess limit
  • Alphabetical dictionary
  • Before/after word placement feedback
  • Orange dot proximity indicator
  • Daily and unlimited modes
Features
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Can you guess the secret word hidden between other words? You have 14 guesses to do it. Dictionary is sorted in Alphabetical Order. Entering word tells you if secret word is placed in dictionary before or after entered word. Orange dot tells you if secret word is closer to top or bottom word. Play daily mode and share score with your friends or enjoy unlimited mode.

Screenshots

Smartle Game4 screens
Betweenle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smartle Game at 100% against Betweenle's 56%. Smartle Game also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Betweenle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smartle Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Betweenle has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Smartle Game's written reviews are positive against 56% of Betweenle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartle Game ships an update every 6 weeks, Betweenle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smartle Game versus Betweenle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartle GameBetweenle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better55.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB59 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPAVLO YAKUBOVSKYIMichal Gorny

Customer experience

Smartle Game

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Betweenle

All ratings1,586 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive55.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative32.8%

Bugs and requests

Smartle Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Betweenle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Keyboard input can be slow to react
  • No landscape mode option, only portrait

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a quit/give up option for stuck levels
  • Implement a way to quickly share scores without revealing hints
  • Offer a one-time purchase to remove ads

In-app purchases

None

Smartle Game

No in-app purchases

None

Betweenle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartle Game free?
Smartle Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Betweenle free?
Betweenle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smartle Game or Betweenle?
Smartle Game is rated higher. Smartle Game averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Betweenle averages 4.7 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Smartle Game or Betweenle have ads?
Betweenle shows ads; Smartle Game does not.
Which is updated more often, Smartle Game or Betweenle?
Smartle Game ships an update every 6 weeks, and Betweenle every 3 days. Most recently, Smartle Game was updated on August 26, 2026 and Betweenle on September 24, 2026.

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