Betweenle vs Layers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Betweenle
Guess a secret word hidden within an alphabetically sorted dictionary. Use 14 attempts to determine if your guess comes before or after the secret word, with visual cues to guide you. Enjoy daily challenges or unlimited play.
- 14 guesses to find the secret word
- Alphabetically sorted dictionary
- Before/after word placement hints
- Orange dot for proximity
- Daily and unlimited modes
- Score sharing
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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.
Layers
Engage in a daily word puzzle featuring four mini-games that reveal words for a final challenge. Uncover hidden connections by grouping words on a sixteen-word board. Enjoy a new puzzle each day and track your progress.
- Four daily mini-games
- Final sixteen-word connection puzzle
- LetterLock, Anagram, Crossword, Word Search
- Daily new puzzles
- Streak tracking
- Stats tracking
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Four mini-games. Sixteen words. One final puzzle. Layers is a daily word puzzle with a twist: every puzzle contains four mini-games, and each one reveals a word you’ll need for the final board. Solve LetterLock, Anagram, Crossword, and Word Search to uncover four hidden words. Then bring those words into the final challenge: a sixteen-word board with four hidden connections. Tap four words, submit your guess, and try to find every group before your chances run out. Some connections are easy to spot. Others are designed to trick you. A word might look like it belongs in one group, but actually fits somewhere else. The best solves come from slowing down, spotting patterns, and thinking sideways. Every day brings a new puzzle that everyone plays together. Keep your streak alive, track your stats, and share your results without spoiling the answers. Every puzzle includes: LetterLock — Guess the hidden five-letter word Anagram — Unscramble the letters Crossword — Solve the clues Word Search — Find the hidden word Final Board — Use what you unlocked to solve four hidden connections Layers is built for people who love word games, crossword clues, anagrams, word searches, pattern puzzles, and those satisfying “wait, I see it now” moments. With Layers+, you get: Full archive — Play every past puzzle No ads — Just the game Streak recovery — Protect your progress after a missed day Hints — Get help when you’re stuck Four mini-games. Four hidden connections. One daily puzzle with layers to uncover. Terms of Use: https://hiddenlayerlabs.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://hiddenlayerlabs.com/privacy Subscription auto-renews monthly or annually at the rate shown at purchase. Cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.
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Verdict
Betweenle and Layers both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Layers's written reviews are positive against 57% of Betweenle's. Layers also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). Betweenle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 161). On price, rating, 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. Layers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Betweenle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Betweenle against 4.8 for Layers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Betweenle has 1.8K ratings behind it against 161, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Betweenle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Layers's.
Betweenle ships an update every 7 months, Layers monthly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Betweenle | Layers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) | 4.8 (161 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 161 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #190 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Gorny | Hidden Layer Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Betweenle
Layers
Bugs and 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
Layers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Betweenle
No in-app purchases
Layers
- Layers+ Monthly$4.991 Month
- Layers+ Yearly$39.991 Year








