Mex Train vs Yarn Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mex Train
A digital adaptation of the popular family domino game. Compete against three AI opponents, strategically arranging your dominoes to build the best train. Utilize hints to guide your moves and optimize your gameplay.
- Play against three computer opponents
- Drag and arrange dominoes
- Flip dominoes before play
- Build your perfect train
- Get play hints
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Favorite family domino game. Play against three computer opponents. Drag ten dominoes to your home area to start each round. Before play, you can double-tap a domino to flip it around, and arrange your perfect train. Tap the question mark for a play hint (doesn't show, if no play available).
Yarn Words
Unravel hidden phrases by drawing a continuous line through letter tangles. Enjoy a relaxing word puzzle experience with a creative canvas to build from your solved puzzles. Play daily puzzles for free or unlock all content with a one-time purchase.
- Hand-tangled word puzzles
- Daily new puzzles
- Creative weaving canvas
- No subscription or ads
- One-time unlockable content
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Every puzzle is a tangle of letters with a phrase hidden inside. Draw one unbroken thread through every letter — up, down, sideways, or diagonal — and the words unwind in your hand. The clock stays out of your way while you think. Then there's the Loom — a wide, calm canvas that's yours to fill. Every puzzle you solve earns more yarn to weave with, and you can share whatever you make. • 262 hand-tangled puzzles, from quick warm-ups to real knots • Hints when you need them — the first letter, the first word, or halfway • The Loom — a canvas you weave from the puzzles you've solved • Play the first 14 free. The rest come in two packs — one purchase each, yours to keep. No subscription, no ads. Pull the thread. See what it spells.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Yarn Words at 100% against Mex Train's 56%. Yarn Words also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months). Mex Train's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (26 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Yarn Words sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Mex Train asks for nothing beyond the download.
Yarn Words holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mex Train has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Mex Train's written reviews are positive against 100% of Yarn Words's.
Mex Train ships an update every 16 months, Yarn Words every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mex Train | Yarn Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phil Stern | IdleBit LLC |
Customer experience
Mex Train
Yarn Words
In-app purchases
Mex Train
No in-app purchases
Yarn Words
- Warm-ups & Skeins$3.99
- Tangles & Great Knots$5.99
- The Full Collection$6.99
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