Comparison

TED Tumblewords vs Lexics

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

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About

TED Tumblewords

This app combines word puzzles with 3D color matching cube mechanics. Solve daily puzzles to spell words, reveal TED-inspired trivia, and enhance your vocabulary. Compete with players worldwide and collect fascinating fact cards.

Highlights
  • Word puzzle and 3D color matching cube mechanics
  • Daily puzzles and challenges
  • TED-inspired trivia and fact cards
  • Multiplayer battles and leaderboards
  • Vocabulary and spelling enhancement
Features
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**Think you’ve seen it all? Meet TED Tumblewords—the new puzzle sensation from TED, the brand trusted by millions worldwide.** Experience the brain-teasing fun of a word puzzle mixed with the endless combinations of 3D color matching cubes. Slide, spin, and match letters on a puzzle grid to spell words and reveal surprising TED-inspired trivia. Fresh puzzles arrive daily, keeping your mind sharp and your vocabulary growing. Why You'll Love TED Tumblewords: * New Mechanics: An innovative fusion of word search and 3D color matching cube twists. * Daily Brain Boost: Solve daily puzzles, climb the Daily Ladder, and tackle the Daily Six. * From TED: Trusted globally by millions, TED brings engaging content to life through playful learning. * Compete & Collect: Challenge players worldwide, collect fascinating fact cards, and celebrate your wins. * Education Meets Fun: Enhance spelling, vocabulary, and general knowledge seamlessly while you play. Features You'll Love: * Daily fresh puzzle content and monthly events. * Multiplayer battles—play head-to-head or test yourself against TED’s puzzle bot. * Collectible cards packed with intriguing TED facts across science, psychology, design, and more. * Social sharing: Show off your puzzle skills and compete with friends on global leaderboards. **DOWNLOAD NOW to discover why puzzle and word game lovers worldwide are hooked on TED Tumblewords. Your daily dose of brainy fun awaits!**

About

Lexics

Features
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Letters fall, bump into each other and pile up. You make words and the pile goes down. Lexics is a word game with real physics: every tile bounces, spins and settles wherever it can. No two runs are ever the same. HOW IT PLAYS Move the tile as it falls and drop it where you like. When letters in a row spell a word from the dictionary, they clear and you score. If the pile reaches the top, you are done. FIVE MATERIALS • Wood: the normal tile, good grip. • Ice: slippery, mind where you put it. • Stone: heavy, and it crushes whatever is underneath. • Gold: worth double points. • Bomb: blows up everything around it. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Normal: full physics, tiles roll and the pile grows crooked. • Easy: on a grid, every tile lands straight and stays put. A 1,000-LEVEL ADVENTURE Every level asks for something different: reach a score, spell long words, survive on a fixed number of tiles. Up to three stars each. DUELS ON THE VERY SAME TILES Create a duel, play your run and pass the code to anyone. Whoever gets it plays exactly the same letters in the same order, so the better placement wins. No turns, no waiting: each of you plays whenever you can. SIX REAL LANGUAGES Spanish, English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese, each with its own dictionary and its own letter distribution. ALSO • Optional on-screen controls that you can drag anywhere. • Light and dark themes. • Music that speeds up as you level. • No sign-up, no account: open it and play. Free, with ads.

Screenshots

TED Tumblewords4 screens
Lexics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lexics at none against TED Tumblewords's 1. TED Tumblewords's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TED Tumblewords sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lexics asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TED Tumblewords versus Lexics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTED TumblewordsLexics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (646 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings646 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size315 MB31 MB
Age rating4++12
DeveloperFrosty PopOliver Tacoronte Mendoza

Bugs and requests

TED Tumblewords

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Can't share progress across devices
  • Forced to start over after Netflix era

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow submitting valid words to be added
  • Provide a casual, zen mode without pressure

Lexics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TED Tumblewords

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$7.99
None

Lexics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TED Tumblewords free?
TED Tumblewords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lexics free?
Lexics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TED Tumblewords or Lexics have ads?
Lexics shows ads; TED Tumblewords does not.

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