The Five Letter Game vs Birdblocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Five Letter Game
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The Five Letter Game is a relaxed word challenge built around five-letter words. Play your way: • Word of the day — a daily puzzle to keep a streak going. • Solo vs CPU — practice anytime. • Two players on one device — pass and play with a friend. • Online two-player — match and play over the internet. Features dictionaries for multiple languages, progress and achievements on your device, and optional word suggestions to help grow the dictionary. No in-app purchases — just the game. Optional word lookup: after a word of the day, “What does this word mean?” opens your default browser and searches ecosia.org. Ecosia processes that search, including technical data such as your IP address, under its own privacy notice (https://www.ecosia.org/privacy). The app does not send your player name or scores, and you can skip the lookup.
Birdblocks
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Your new favourite puzzle game! Drag blocks made of bird tiles into empty spaces. Fill a whole row or column to clear it and make room for your next move. The bird colours don't need to match. FREE THE BIRDS Choose a bird and work through its puzzle journey. Complete rows and columns to free the birds in leafy frames. Rescue the last bird to finish each puzzle, then complete the journey to add that bird to your Birdbook. Your first completed journey in each rarity also earns a habitat. FOLLOW THE MIGRATION Explore a world of puzzles, one stop at a time. Complete every puzzle in a leg to earn its exclusive bird and habitat. Plan around different shapes and try Clean Sweep puzzles, where you use every piece and finish with an empty board. PLAY AT YOUR PACE Enjoy Free Play with no timer and no waiting for lives. Return for a Daily score target, try the Weekly Puzzle, or follow a separate puzzle trail around Lake Ontario. FIND YOUR FAVOURITES Meet birds through play and explore their named pages in the Birdbook. Choose seven birds you've met to make your own flock: your favourites become the birds on your blocks. HATCH A LITTLE SURPRISE Reach the Nest's score target on three different days to warm a Mystery Egg. Missed days can cool it. Hatch coins or, sometimes, a bird. Eggs are another way to discover the birds available in Free the Birds. Core gameplay works offline. Ads and purchases need an internet connection. Free to play, with ads and optional in-app purchases. No subscriptions. Made in Ontario, Canada, by Redpolls Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Five Letter Game at none against Birdblocks's 9. The Five Letter Game also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Birdblocks sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. The Five Letter Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Five Letter Game ships an update every 8 days, Birdblocks every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Five Letter Game | Birdblocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Christian Pesch | Redpolls Inc. |
In-app purchases
The Five Letter Game
No in-app purchases
Birdblocks
- Handful of Coins$1.99
- Welcome Back Pack$1.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
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- Crack the Piggy Bank$3.99
- Pouch of Coins$4.99
- Chest of Coins$9.99
- Remove Ads$12.99
- Vault of Coins$19.99
- Unlock All Challenges$19.99
Questions
Is The Five Letter Game free?
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Do The Five Letter Game or Birdblocks have ads?
Which is updated more often, The Five Letter Game or Birdblocks?
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