Comparison

WordWave vs DragonWind

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

Head to head
About

WordWave

Find words by tapping adjacent letters as they scroll by in a timed grid. Earn time extensions for longer words and replay challenges to improve your score. Daily challenges offer new puzzles.

Highlights
  • Scrolling letter grid gameplay
  • Tap adjacent letters to form words
  • Time extensions for longer words
  • Replay challenges to improve score
  • Daily unique challenges
  • Easy Mode option
  • Haptic feedback toggle
Features
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Welcome to WordWave! The rules are pretty simple: as the letters in the 5x10 grid scroll by, find as many words as you can (four letters or longer) by tapping on adjacent letters in succession before they’re gone. Each letter can be used no more than once in a word. To complete a word, tap on its last letter a second time. If you head in the wrong direction and tap on the wrong letter, you can tap on a previous letter in your word to back up to that letter. Each word you find will increase your score and reward you with a Wave Rewind, giving you more time to find words. The longer the word, the higher the score and the greater the rewind. If you’re not happy with your results after the first Wave, or you saw a word but just couldn’t get to it in time, you can Keep Trying with another Wave (showing the same letters again) and build on your previous success! There are a lot of words - usually a few hundred possible words in each challenge. Don't be discouraged - the rankings are there to help you take pride in your progress along the way! Tap on your current ranking to see the current challenge's point requirements for each ranking. When you're done with a challenge, you can choose to Show All Words to see what you missed and where. Each day will bring a new, unique WordWave challenge! In the app settings, you can turn on Easy Mode (where the letters move half as fast, and move back twice as much for each Wave Rewind), or you can turn off Haptic Feedback (the little taps you feel from your phone when you press on a letter). Have fun, and don’t forget to share with your friends!

About

DragonWind

Features
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Every year, a sacred lantern carrying the wishes of a village rises into the night sky. A young dragon follows close behind, guiding it through the heavens. In Dragon Wind, you control the wind itself. Tap left and right to steer the lantern through an ever-changing sky filled with obstacles, storms, and celestial challenges. The higher the lantern rises, the farther the wishes travel. Features: • Simple one-touch controls • Beautiful Chinese-inspired atmosphere • Endless high-score gameplay • Increasing difficulty as you climb • Dragon encounters throughout the journey • Global leaderboards • Quick to learn, difficult to master • Relaxing yet challenging gameplay Can you carry the village's wishes farther than anyone else? Guide the lantern. Master the wind. Reach the stars.

Screenshots

WordWave2 screens
DragonWind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: WordWave at 3 against DragonWind's 1. WordWave also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WordWave versus DragonWind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordWaveDragonWind
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReuven WeiserTOBIAS ELIASSON

In-app purchases

None

WordWave

No in-app purchases

None

DragonWind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WordWave free?
WordWave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DragonWind free?
DragonWind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WordWave or DragonWind have ads?
Neither WordWave nor DragonWind shows ads.

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