Exploding 7's vs Prosaic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exploding 7's
A straightforward card game designed for quick and enjoyable play. Test your luck and strategy in this simple yet engaging digital card experience.
- Simple card gameplay
- Quick play sessions
- Engaging card experience
- Digital card game
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A fun and simple card game app.
Prosaic
This word game combines classic vocabulary strategy with roguelike progression. Build words, earn in-game currency to upgrade tiles and unlock abilities, and overcome unique challenges and modifiers in an endlessly replayable experience.
- Strategic wordplay
- Roguelike progression
- Dozens of scoring modifiers
- Tile upgrades
- Author bonuses
- Evolving challenges
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Prosaic is a fresh twist on word games—mixing classic vocabulary strategy with roguelike progression and evolving challenges. Build words, earn money, and overcome game-changing modifiers as you journey through chapters of increasing difficulty. Welcome to Prosaic—a word game where strategy matters as much as spelling. Craft high-scoring words from your ever-changing tray, then spend your hard-earned money in the Library to upgrade your tiles, unlock powerful Inspiration, and prepare for new challenges ahead. Each chapter introduces unique constraints, clever modifiers, and evolving difficulty. Will you brave randomized row locks, missing letters, or stricter scoring rules? Choose your Authors wisely—each offers different bonuses and play styles to support your run. Whether you're a Scrabble master or a strategy game fan, Prosaic offers a deeply rewarding, endlessly replayable experience that evolves with every play. Features: • Strategic wordplay with roguelike depth • Dozens of clever scoring modifiers • Tile upgrades and evolving boards • Author bonuses to suit your style • One more run always feels worth it No timers. No ads. Just you, your letters, and the path ahead.
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Verdict
Exploding 7's and Prosaic both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Prosaic's written reviews are positive against 50% of Exploding 7's's. Prosaic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Exploding 7's's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On 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
Exploding 7's is free to download; Prosaic costs $4.99 up front. Exploding 7's sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Prosaic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prosaic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Exploding 7's's written reviews are positive against 100% of Prosaic's.
Exploding 7's ships an update every 4 days, Prosaic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Exploding 7's | Prosaic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Gerber | Mitchell May |
Customer experience
Exploding 7's
Prosaic
In-app purchases
Exploding 7's
- Remove ads$1.99
Prosaic
No in-app purchases
