Once Upon a Galaxy vs Letterlike
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Once Upon a Galaxy
Embark on a fantasy card battling adventure where you draft unique captains and their friends to complete quests. Choose your path with diverse characters and strategic gameplay. Experience a game free of ads and AI art, focusing on player choice and engaging battles.
- Fantasy card battling
- Captain drafting
- Quest completion
- Strategic gameplay
- No AI artwork
- Asynchronous play
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Galaxy is FREE to play, has NO ADS, uses NO AI artwork. Will you choose Dorothy as your captain and help her and friends on their journey to complete their quests? Or Dragonmother and discover what will hatch from her dragon egg? Or maybe Indiana Clones, who will "clone" your best three treasures? It's all up to you!
Letterlike
Embark on a solo roguelike word adventure with procedurally generated challenges. Create words to score points, unlock upgrades, and conquer bosses. Enjoy endless replayability with New Game Plus and offline play.
- Roguelike word gameplay
- Procedurally generated runs
- Word creation for points
- Progressive gem upgrades
- Offline play
- New Game Plus mode
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Play the demo for free at playletterlike.com or by clicking the Developer Website link below. Prepare for endless possibilities with Letterlike, a roguelike word game! SOLO WORD GAME Designed to be played alone, but specific runs can be replayed by friends using a shared seed! MAKE WORDS, SCORE POINTS Advance through rounds and stages by making longer words and scoring more points! ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Letterlike offers procedurally generated runs with random items and random bosses to provide for endless possibilities! PROGRESSIVE UPGRADES Gain special gems throughout the game to gain powerful upgrades for each run! ONE-TIME PURCHASE We are dedicated to making Letterlike ad-free without any in-app purchases so your purchase goes a long way! FREE UPDATES Any updates to Letterlike (including expansions of items and bosses) will always be free! NEW GAME PLUS Unlimited fun playing again with new game plus PLAY OFFLINE The entire game is available offline to be enjoyed on the go! By downloading the Letterlike App, you agree to the Letterlike Privacy Policy (https://playletterlike.com/privacy), Terms and Conditions (https://playletterlike.com/terms), and Apple Terms of Sale
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Once Upon a Galaxy at Free against Letterlike's $4.99. Once Upon a Galaxy also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 122). Letterlike's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Once Upon a Galaxy is free to download; Letterlike costs $4.99 up front. Once Upon a Galaxy sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Letterlike asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Once Upon a Galaxy against 4.7 for Letterlike. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Once Upon a Galaxy has 1.4K ratings behind it against 122, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Once Upon a Galaxy's written reviews are positive against 89% of Letterlike's.
Once Upon a Galaxy ships an update fortnightly, Letterlike every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Once Upon a Galaxy | Letterlike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.7 (122 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews | 89.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 122 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #26 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Million Dreams Games | Ronald Lee |
Customer experience
Once Upon a Galaxy
Letterlike
User reviews
Once Upon a Galaxy
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Intuitive and streamlined
- 🎨 Charming art style
- 🕹️ Engaging strategy
- ⏱️ Asynchronous play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 🔒 Locked content behind paywall
- 🤖 Imbalanced heroes/abilities
- 🕰️ Slow progression
Letterlike
From 122 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎉 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Clever combination of Scrabble and roguelike
- 🚀 Challenging but rewarding progression system
- 💎 Satisfying upgrade and customization options
- 🕹️ Enjoyable for short bursts or long sessions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional difficulty spikes and unbalanced runs
- 🗣️ Annoying AI opponent trash talk
- 💰 Diamonds could be more reasonably priced
Bugs and requests
Once Upon a Galaxy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Black screen on startup
- Infinite loading issues
- Progression loss after updates
Requested features
5 requests- More hero/card variety
- Improved tutorial and learning tools
- Offline/save progress mode
- Cosmetic/non-gameplay monetization
- Competitive/ranked modes
Letterlike
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes or freezes on some devices
- Inconsistent letter distribution
Requested features
4 requests- Save progress and resume games
- Leaderboards and social features
- More visual customization options
- In-game dictionary or word definitions
In-app purchases
Once Upon a Galaxy
- Welcome Bundle2 variants$4.99
- 500 Gems$4.99
- October 2026 Galaxy Pass$9.99
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- March 2026 Galaxy Pass$9.99
- December Galaxy Pass$9.99
- October 2025 Galaxy Pass$9.99
- September 2025 Galaxy Pass$9.99
- 1,100 Gems$9.99
- 2,300 Gems$19.99
Letterlike
No in-app purchases
Questions
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