Word Play Mobile vs Textagons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Play Mobile
A challenging spelling game where you create words to earn perks and modify gameplay. Strategically use upgrades and gifts to enhance your tiles and score big. Features multiple game modes and accessibility options.
- Spell words to score points
- Utilize over 150 unique perks
- Modify game rules with modifiers
- Upgrade, destroy, or duplicate tiles
- Collect special tiles like Golden and Diamond
- Multiple game modes including Easy, Normal, and Marathon
- Accessibility features like dyslexic fonts and high contrast
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Word Play is a brain-busting spelling game about making words, getting perks, and scoring big. Imagine your favourite word game - but where you get to change the rules and the tiles as you play! [HOW TO PLAY] Click or drag to spell the best and biggest words you can find. Score points based on the value of each letter, and the length of the word. Score enough points to clear the round and you'll get a chance to pick from more than 150 perks! [USING PERKS] Modifiers change the rules of the game, in your favour. Add more tile spaces, build Bonus Points, make Q tiles become QU tiles, and more. Upgrades let you improve, destroy, discard, or duplicate tiles. Or turn them into special tiles like Golden, Diamond, Emerald, and Potion. Gifts add new tiles to your letter bag. Like wildcards, mirror tiles, and the legendary + tile. Combine modifiers, upgrades, gifts, and special tiles in clever ways to score big! [ROUNDS AND MODES] Watch out for devious Special Rounds that require perfect play. Can you reach the end of the game without running out of "Plays"? Or will you have to start again from scratch? Learn the ropes with Easy mode, then try Normal, Hard, Legendary, and Marathon modes. Play with fewer strategic elements in Quick Play - just spell words and try to win medals! [OTHER FEATURES] Includes accessibility features: Use dyslexic fonts, lowercase letters and / or high contrast mode. Get spelling suggestions. And more. Unlock more than 20 achievements in Game Center.
Textagons
A daily word puzzle game where you connect letters on a hexagonal board to form words. Solve all six words to clear the day's challenge. Hints are available, and past puzzles can be accessed with an in-app purchase.
- Daily word puzzles
- Hexagonal board gameplay
- Word chain formation
- Hint system
- Daily result sharing
- Archive of past puzzles
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Swap. Connect. Solve. Trace a loop through hexagonal letter tiles. New puzzle daily. Share your result. Keep your streak alive. The setup: 24 hexagonal letter tiles. 6 are locked, 18 are movable. Objective: When the tiles are arranged correctly you will be able to trace a looping path around the board using all of the letters to spell six words. Each word begins with the last letter of the previous word. The locked letter tiles are shared between two words. Example: BASIS, START, TWICE, ETHIC, CHEAP, PLUMB. In this example, BASIS ends with the S tile and START begins with the S tile. How to play: Swap the move-able tiles to rearrange them. Connect the tiles to form words. Connect them all to form a loop. The order of the words is always red -> orange -> yellow -> green -> blue -> violet. Hints: If you need a hint, tap one of the circles at the top to reveal any letter of any word. The first three hints are ad-free. Free to play. In-App Purchases to remove all ads and/or access archived games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Word Play Mobile at none against Textagons's shown. Word Play Mobile also leads on ratings volume (106 vs 7) and device support (3 vs 1). Textagons's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Word Play Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Textagons sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Word Play Mobile against 5.0 for Textagons. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Play Mobile has 106 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Word Play Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Textagons's.
Word Play Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, Textagons weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Play Mobile | Textagons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (106 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Brown | Melon Hog Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Word Play Mobile
Textagons
In-app purchases
Word Play Mobile
- Full Game Unlock$4.99
Textagons
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Premium Bundle$1.99
- Puzzle Archive$2.99









