Comparison

literally vs Petlys

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

Head to head
About

literally

Engage in a timed word-building challenge where you race against the clock to form words from available letters. This game offers a substantial story mode with numerous levels and tasks, alongside unique challenges like deciphering aphorisms. It features a simplified mode for a relaxed experience and detailed statistics to track your progress.

Highlights
  • 200-level story mode
  • 66 aphorism deciphering tasks
  • Simplified, relaxed mode
  • Minimalistic design
  • Detailed statistics
  • Power saving mode
Features
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literally is a word game in which your main opponent is time. This is a race in which you have to collect words from letters so that the game does not end. you've probably missed the standard feature lists, so I've prepared another one for you: • a story consisting of 200 levels and 77 tasks. you can't think of a better brain workout (of course, if you don't feel like reading books; books are the best) • 66 aphorisms are frantically waiting for you to decipher them • simplified mode for those who do not like to rush • minimalistic design and incredible Ukrainian-made fonts • statistics that analyze to the smallest detail what you wasted your time on • surprisingly catchy animation in the main menu • power saving mode, which will help kill the battery more slowly (for example, by turning off the surprisingly catchy animation in the main menu)

About

Petlys

Features
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Color a world into being with Petlys. Every picture is a color-by-number adventure. Match the numbered colors, fill the picture at your own pace, and watch the finished scene reveal its full detail. Complete animal pictures to meet new pets. Complete Homes and Decorations to create cozy places for them to live. Your collected pets become a coloring team. Up to five pets help with their favorite colors. Meet your helpers before you start, choose a buddy to grow as you color, and celebrate their contributions and level-ups when the picture is finished. Pets can help whether or not they live in a Home. In Petlys you can: - Color with 12–15 colors drawn from each picture - Discover three new picture choices and keep one - See your helpers, their colors, levels, and experience - Collect pets, Homes, Decorations, and set Trophies - Arrange, resize, layer, and move pieces in your Homes - Play with pets and toys, and try new pet reactions - Use Find Next, spoken hints, gentle sounds, and Reduce Motion - Keep progress on your device and in your private iCloud database Petlys has no third-party ads, no third-party analytics, no public profiles, and no child accounts. Optional permanent content packs are available only in the gated Parent Area and use Apple's in-app purchase system. Purchased pack pictures can be chosen directly from Your Pictures. Parents can contact support@arcdata.co for help.

Screenshots

literally4 screens
Petlys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Petlys at every 3 days against literally's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. literally sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Petlys sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

literally ships an update every 3 weeks, Petlys every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
literally versus Petlys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterliterallyPetlys
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (518 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings518 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksandr KozlovTyler Jenks

In-app purchases

4 purchases

literally

One-time4
  • Bubble gum$0.99
  • Coffee$2.99
  • Chicken wings$4.99
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  • Borscht$9.99
2 purchases

Petlys

One-time2
  • Fantasy Pack$4.99
  • Cozy Weather Pack$4.99

Questions

Is literally free?
literally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Petlys free?
Petlys is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do literally or Petlys have ads?
Neither literally nor Petlys shows ads.
Which is updated more often, literally or Petlys?
literally ships an update every 3 weeks, and Petlys every 3 days. Most recently, literally was updated on November 7, 2026 and Petlys on October 25, 2026.

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