Comparison

Words on a Train vs Dicey Lines

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Words on a Train

Spell valid English words using letters from passing train cars. The game speeds up as you progress, offering a challenge with ten-letter words. Share your high scores and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Spell words from passing train cars
  • Increasing speed and challenge
  • Ten-letter word opportunities
  • High score sharing
  • Challenge friends
Features
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All Aboard! Welcome to "Words on a Train". After you tap on your screen, a train will pass by with four letters on each car. You can pick only letter per car. You don't have to tap on a letter on every car, but you must spell out a valid English word before the train passes you by. Succeed, and you get another attempt! Keep going! The trains get faster, the action gets more frantic, and every train contains four ten-letter winners! Share your high scores and challenge your friends! Word list provided by the good people at Infochimps.

About

Dicey Lines

A satisfying puzzle game where players place dice to form patterns and clear them for points. Strategically use power-ups and overcome challenges like inverted dice to achieve high combos. Test your luck and planning skills to see how long you can last.

Highlights
  • Place dice to form patterns
  • Clear patterns for points
  • Build combos
  • Overcome inverted dice challenges
  • Strategic power-up usage
  • Progressive challenges
Features
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Welcome to Dicey Lines! A game all about Dice. A simple but satisfying puzzle game where every move counts. Place dice, form patterns, and clear them to earn points and build your combo. How to Play: Place 3 dice in a line to form a pattern. 3 dice in order -> 1 2 3 or 4 5 6 3 equal dice -> 2 2 2 or 4 4 4 3 odd or even dice -> 1 3 5 or 2 4 6 Patterns will clear the dice and reward points. Be Careful: As you progress, new challenges will appear. Inverted Dice need to be clear twice before they are removed. Plan Ahead: Use your Power-Ups wisely, you only have a limited number of them. How long can you go before your luck runs out?

Screenshots

Words on a Train4 screens
Dicey Lines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dicey Lines at 12 against Words on a Train's 4. Dicey Lines also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Words on a Train against 5.0 for Dicey Lines. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Words on a Train versus Dicey Lines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWords on a TrainDicey Lines
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings412 — better
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael O’BrienTyler Johnson

Customer experience

Words on a Train

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dicey Lines

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Words on a Train

No in-app purchases

None

Dicey Lines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Words on a Train free?
Words on a Train is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dicey Lines free?
Dicey Lines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Words on a Train or Dicey Lines?
Words on a Train and Dicey Lines are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 12 ratings respectively.
Do Words on a Train or Dicey Lines have ads?
Neither Words on a Train nor Dicey Lines shows ads.

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