Comparison

Word Gaps vs Smart Word Game

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

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Word Gaps

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Hello friends, Another simple and small word game. This time you must complete the words that are missing some letters. One thing you need to remember that words share the same missing letters; so the problem seem to be more simple. It's really fun ! Play and feel free to give your feedback here!

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Smart Word Game

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Seven different ways to play with words. Pick a game, press Play, and start a real puzzle. • Letter Grab Bag: Fit one bag of letters into three words. • Linked Words: Solve two connected words with six guesses each. • Turntable: Trace adjacent letters, rotate a corner, and find more words. • Tile Tactics: Place one scoring move on the letter board. • Word Ladder: Reach another word by changing one letter at a time. • Cipher Trail: Decode a word from repeating symbols. • Sound Lab: Arrange sourced sound tokens to build a word. Start with 500 offline levels in every game, 3,500 in total. All seven games are available from the beginning. Solve a level to open the next one in that game. Continue an unfinished attempt when you return. Every finished round has a clear result. Move to the next level, replay, or share a genuine image of your result through the system share sheet. Free practice keeps the original ten-word activity, word history, growing points, and daily streak. Puzzle progress and practice history stay on this device. Choose animations, haptics, voice, and reveal pace with separate saved controls. Sound Lab can speak its displayed word through system speech; Free practice voice plays encouragement clips. No account, advertising, or in-app purchases. The bundled puzzles work without an internet connection.

Screenshots

Word Gaps3 screens
Smart Word Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart Word Game at weekly against Word Gaps's every 15 months. Word Gaps's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Gaps ships an update every 15 months, Smart Word Game weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Word Gaps versus Smart Word Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord GapsSmart Word Game
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHieu HoangNathan Fennel

In-app purchases

None

Word Gaps

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Word Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Gaps free?
Word Gaps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Word Game free?
Smart Word Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Word Gaps or Smart Word Game have ads?
Neither Word Gaps nor Smart Word Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Word Gaps or Smart Word Game?
Word Gaps ships an update every 15 months, and Smart Word Game weekly. Most recently, Word Gaps was updated on November 3, 2026 and Smart Word Game on November 4, 2026.

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