BrainBoxed vs Letterbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrainBoxed
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Your ultimate word puzzle companion featuring powerful solvers for popular word games: CROSSWORD SOLVER - Find words matching your pattern with instant results - Advanced anagram solving capabilities - Flexible search with partial letters - Perfect for crosswords and word puzzles WORDLE SOLVER - Get intelligent suggestions for your next guess - Track letter positions and feedback - Hard Mode support for purists - Visual feedback matching the original game - Maintain your winning streak with smart suggestions LETTER BOXED SOLVER - Find complete two-word solutions - Search by specific letters or word length - Save recent puzzle configurations - Get guided hints when stuck - Perfect for the NYT Letter Boxed puzzle With an intuitive interface and powerful solving capabilities, you'll never be stuck on a word puzzle again!
Letterbox
This daily word puzzle challenges you to find words using nine letters, with a required center letter. Compete on leaderboards, play with friends, and track your progress. Enjoy a new puzzle every day with no ads or timers.
- Daily word puzzles
- Pangram and anagram challenges
- Leaderboards (daily, weekly, monthly)
- Private friend groups
- Streak tracking
- Word definitions
- Home screen widgets
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Nine letters, one center letter, dozens of hidden words. Letterbox is a free daily word puzzle: find as many words as you can, hunt down the 9-letter pangram, and climb from Beginner to Excellent. Every word must use the center letter and be at least four letters long. Longer words score more, and a pangram that uses all nine letters earns a bonus. See how you stack up on daily, weekly and monthly leaderboards, start a private group with friends, and keep your streak alive. No ads. No timers. Just words. HOW TO PLAY - Tap letters in the 3x3 grid to spell a word, then submit - Every word must include the center letter - Words need at least four letters, and each tile can only be used once - Shuffle the grid when you get stuck, or use a hint - Find the pangram: the hidden nine-letter word that uses every letter A NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY Everyone gets the same puzzle, and a new one starts at midnight your time. PLAY WITH FRIENDS - Live daily leaderboard, plus weekly and monthly totals - Add friends and see where you rank against them - Create a private group with an invite code for family, friends or the office - Earn badges for streaks, pangrams and top finishes TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Daily streak tracking - Stats with your percentile against every other player - A morning recap of yesterday's puzzle - Full puzzle history, including every word you missed LEARN AS YOU PLAY - A definition for every word you find - Save favorite words to look back on MADE FOR YOUR PHONE - Home screen widgets with today's grid and your position - A morning notification with your result, if you want one - Light and dark modes Free to play. No ads, no in-app purchases, no timers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Letterbox at fortnightly against BrainBoxed's every 3 months. On price, ads, 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.
BrainBoxed ships an update every 3 months, Letterbox fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainBoxed | Letterbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Warner | Tiny Toast Studio LLC |
In-app purchases
BrainBoxed
No in-app purchases
Letterbox
No in-app purchases
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