Betweenle vs Lumen Word
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Betweenle
A word guessing game where players deduce a hidden word by entering guesses and receiving feedback on its alphabetical position. Utilize clues like dots to narrow down the possibilities within a limited number of attempts.
- Guess the secret word
- 14 guess limit
- Alphabetical dictionary
- Before/after word placement feedback
- Orange dot proximity indicator
- Daily and unlimited modes
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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.
Lumen Word
A daily word puzzle game where you race against the clock to find hidden words among cosmic letter tiles. Compete globally on leaderboards or enjoy unlimited freeplay.
- Daily word puzzles
- Freeplay mode
- Global leaderboards
- Cosmic design
- No account required
- Timer-based gameplay
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A daily word puzzle set in the cosmos. Find every hidden word before darkness falls. LUMEN is a word-finding puzzle game set against a breathtaking cosmic backdrop. Drag across glowing letter tiles to form words, race against the clock, and uncover every hidden word before darkness falls. FEATURES · Daily Puzzle — A fresh constellation of words every day. Compete with players worldwide on the Daily leaderboard. · Freeplay Mode — Unlimited rounds at Easy or Hard difficulty. Play as long as you like. · Constellations Leaderboard — Earn a cosmic rank. See how you stack up against all-time and daily top players. · Sleek Cosmic Design — A stunning dark universe theme with ambient ember particles and smooth animations. · Lightning Fast — No accounts required to start playing. Tap BEGIN and you're in. HOW TO PLAY 1. Drag across connected letter tiles to spell words 2. Find all hidden words before the timer runs out 3. Earn bonus points for longer words and full clears 4. Complete the Daily puzzle to post your score to the global leaderboard
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lumen Word at 100% against Betweenle's 56%. Lumen Word also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Betweenle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lumen Word holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Betweenle has 1.7K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Betweenle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lumen Word's.
Betweenle ships an update every 3 days, Lumen Word every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Betweenle | Lumen Word |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Gorny | Jacob Beckley |
Customer experience
Betweenle
Lumen Word
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
Lumen Word
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Betweenle
No in-app purchases
Lumen Word
No in-app purchases
