Comparison

Sordle vs Cheatle

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

Head to head
About

Sordle

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Sordle - Your Word Puzzle-Solving Sidekick Sordle is a powerful assistant for cracking word puzzles with speed and precision. Built for enthusiasts who love strategy, Sordle helps you analyze your guesses, maximize your streak, and make data driven decisions to optimize your gameplay. Getting started is simple: enter your guesses, tap tiles to mark letters as correct, misplaced, or absent, and Sordle instantly filters down the list of possible words. The free version presents suggestions in alphabetical order, while the Pro version leverages a high-efficiency engine to deliver the most informative guesses first. Under the hood, Sordle uses techniques like entropy-based scoring to rank words by their potential to reveal useful feedback. View a dynamic, color-coded list of suggestions, reset the board anytime, and experiment with strategies that bring you closer to the solution. This is not a game—it’s a solver. Sordle is not affiliated external entities. Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cheatle

Features
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Cheatle is a Wordle solver that helps you crack the daily puzzle. Type your guess, tap each letter tile to match Wordle's color feedback, and get instant, ranked suggestions for your next guess. FEATURES • Smart suggestions ranked by how much information each guess would reveal • Full list of every remaining possible answer — tap any word to fill it into the grid • No account required — just open the app and start solving • Works offline — no internet required to solve • Clean, Wordle-style interface HOW TO USE 1. Type your first guess and tap ENTER 2. Tap each letter tile to change its color to match Wordle's feedback (grey, yellow, green) 3. Pick a suggested word, or type your own next guess 4. Repeat until you crack it Cheatle isn't a Wordle clone — it's a helper for the daily puzzle at nytimes.com/games/wordle. Perfect when you're stuck, want to preserve your streak, or just want to see the mathematically best next move.

Screenshots

Sordle3 screens
Cheatle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cheatle at none against Sordle's 1. Cheatle also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sordle sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. Cheatle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Sordle versus Cheatle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSordleCheatle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 16 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYun Nuo ChiBlake Jackson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sordle

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription$0.991 Year
None

Cheatle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sordle free?
Sordle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cheatle free?
Cheatle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sordle or Cheatle have ads?
Neither Sordle nor Cheatle shows ads.

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