Word Drop Gravity vs Downwordly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Drop Gravity
A word puzzle game where you find words in a letter grid. Scoring words removes letters, causing others to fall. Strategize to create favorable boards for future moves.
- Word finding in letter grids
- Gravity-driven letter falling
- Strategic board manipulation
- Multiple board sizes (6x6, 8x8, 6x12)
- High-scoring word discovery
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Find words in a grid of letters. Once a word is scored the letters are removed from play and all remaining letters fall into place. The strategy is not only to find the highest scoring words possible, but also to leave yourself with a favourable board for your next pick. Play on a 6x6, 8x8 or 6x12 board.
Downwordly
A word building game where you strategically use available letters to form the longest possible words. Engage in turn-based multiplayer or test your skills in various solo modes, including daily challenges and puzzle-solving.
- Word building with limited letters
- Turn-based multiplayer
- Solo play modes
- Daily challenges
- Puzzle mode
- Leaderboards
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Downwordly is a word building game that challenges you to make the most out of the letters you have. Not all letters you see are playable! Use your intellect to find the best word you can make while also planning for the future. Play against your GameCenter friends in turn-based multiplayer! Play solo with an endless stack of letters! Try searching for words in Puzzle mode! Work your way through a new set of 5 layers of tiles every day in the Daily Challenge! See how you stack up against your friends and the world on the leaderboards. ========= LAYER TWO ========= • Solo Versus - Test your skills against four different difficulties of computer opponents. • 50 new Puzzles • 8 new themes • Customize your theme and app icon • Compete on 2 new leaderboards What's the longest word you can make?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Downwordly at 4.7 against Word Drop Gravity's 2.7. Downwordly also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 33%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Word Drop Gravity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Downwordly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Downwordly holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Downwordly has 756 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Word Drop Gravity's written reviews are positive against 74% of Downwordly's.
Word Drop Gravity ships an update every 6 months, Downwordly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Drop Gravity | Downwordly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (756 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 756 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MmpApps Corp. | Bird Cartel LLC |
Customer experience
Word Drop Gravity
Downwordly
Bugs and requests
Word Drop Gravity
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Downwordly
Reported bugs
4 issues- Multiplayer games not showing up correctly
- Rewind arrow causing game to get stuck
- Puzzle mode issues with overlapping words
- Endless mode not dropping enough letters
Requested features
6 requests- Auto-orientation for iPad
- Dark theme option
- Leaderboards for Endless mode
- Hints for Puzzle mode
- Ability to restart Daily Challenge
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- Improved multiplayer experience
In-app purchases
Word Drop Gravity
- Unlock 8x8 Game$0.99
Downwordly
- Multiplayer+$1.99
- Layer Two$2.99
Questions
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