MidnightInMonticello vs Word Cracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MidnightInMonticello
A simple block matching game where players tap to create sets of matching blocks. Aim to clear as many blocks as possible and achieve high scores. This playful, state-themed game is easy to pick up and enjoy.
- Block matching gameplay
- Tap to create sets
- Score building
- Beat personal bests
- State-themed design
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Monticello Midnight is for the Loons - a match-made-in-Monti block matcher that's simple and easy to play. Tap blocks to create matching sets and see how many you can remove. Build up a score and try to beat your bests! M. Midnight was built in Minnesota as a playful state themed matching game.
Word Cracker
This word game challenges players to extend words without completing them, forcing strategic bluffing and opponent challenges. Features include a quest mode, daily puzzles, and various AI difficulties for single-player or online multiplayer.
- Extend words without finishing
- Bluff with letters
- Challenge opponent's gibberish
- Quest mode with bosses
- Daily puzzles and streaks
- Multiple AI difficulties
- Online and pass-and-play multiplayer
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Word Cracker turns the word game around: two players take turns adding letters to one shared word-in-progress, and whoever completes a word of 4+ letters loses the round. Add a letter at the front, at the end, or squeezed between two letters. Keep a real word in mind, but never be the one to finish it. Cornered? Bluff with letters that lead nowhere. Suspicious? Challenge. If your opponent can't name a real word that contains the letters, they lose the round. If they can, you do. A 196,000-word dictionary settles every challenge. If you grew up playing Ghost or Superghost on road trips, you already know the heart of it. Word Cracker is built on those classics, with letters allowed anywhere in the word, one Swap and one Shuffle per round to escape a trap, and a dictionary referee so nobody argues about what counts. WAYS TO PLAY • DUEL: pass one phone back and forth, send a friend a game code, or Play the World to find an opponent online. Games wait for both players, so you can take turns hours apart. • SOLO: Quick Match against an AI at four difficulty levels that genuinely play differently. • QUEST: 9 ranks and 100+ missions against opponents with their own styles. • THE GAUNTLET: nine opponents back to back. One loss ends the run. • DAILY PUZZLE: a new set of puzzles every day, with rotating modes and streaks. • RATING: a chess-style rating built from how accurately you play. • REPLAYS: review any round move by move. Free to play. No ads. No account needed to start. A short tutorial teaches the game in a few minutes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Word Cracker at daily against MidnightInMonticello's every 4 months. Word Cracker also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MidnightInMonticello against 5.0 for Word Cracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
MidnightInMonticello ships an update every 4 months, Word Cracker daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MidnightInMonticello | Word Cracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ivan Lugo | ryan schrenzel |
Customer experience
MidnightInMonticello
Word Cracker
In-app purchases
MidnightInMonticello
No in-app purchases
Word Cracker
No in-app purchases
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