Comparison

Drop Duchy vs Wordocious

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

Head to head
About

Drop Duchy

Experience a unique blend of deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay. Build a realm by strategically placing tiles, gather resources, and lead your troops to reclaim enemy territory. Each run offers a fresh challenge with procedural generation and meta-progression.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay mix
  • Strategic tile placement for resource maximization
  • Real-time strategy combat and territory reclamation
  • Procedurally generated game experiences
  • Meta-progression with over 90 challenges
  • Over 110 unique cards for deck building
  • Three playable factions: The Duchy, The Order, The Republic
Features
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!] A beloved PC game, now coming to mobile. Metacritic: 83. Very Positive on STEAM - 90%. Drop Duchy takes the iconic geometric puzzle gameplay we all know and love and gives it a fresh perspective: instead of simply clearing lines, you build a realm. A mix of deckbuilding, puzzle and rogue-lite, designed to hone your appetite as a block-stacking tactician. Place tile pieces as you would in a block-dropping game, but align them to maximize their activation rules. Set the right structures next to lush forests, wild rivers and grassy plains to pull out maximum resources and units. Then gather your troops, reclaim the regions under enemy control, and storm the enemy fortress along branching, decision-filled paths. Let your castle take too much damage and the run ends - but defeat is not the end: jump straight back in with a new strategy, and use the experience gained to unlock even more content. Grow in power with over 110 unique cards, trade with markets and guilds, and climb a meta progression of over 90 missions tied to three playable factions: The Duchy, The Order and The Republic. Adapt, conquer, and keep the action moving! FEATURES * An original mix of puzzle gameplay and real-time strategy * A brand new game experience with each run thanks to procedural generation * Play with Factions: The Duchy, The Order, The Republic * Meta progression: over 90 challenges designed to help you through your journey * Build the perfect deck with over 110 unique cards * An elegant and charming art direction to please your eyes * An engaging and ever-evolving soundtrack to please your ears * Choose your path between lakes, glades, forests, villages, guilds… and more!

About

Wordocious

Engage in daily word puzzles across nine unique modes, from classic challenges to multi-board battles. Compete on global leaderboards, challenge friends in real-time, and track your progress with detailed stats. Unlock premium features for an enhanced experience.

Highlights
  • Nine distinct game modes
  • Daily puzzles and streaks
  • Global leaderboards
  • Real-time VS battles
  • Private matches with friends
  • Detailed player stats
  • Unlockable Pro features
Features
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Wordocious is a whole world of daily word games, hosted by the WORDOCIOUS cast: ten chubby, glossy letter characters who cheer you on, hand out trophies, and battle you in VS. Play 19 fresh puzzles every day, build your own mascot, and race your friends to the top of the leaderboard. WORDOCIOUS DAILIES • Classic: one word, six tries • Six and Seven: longer words with more tries • QuadWord: four words at once • OctoWord: eight boards, thirteen tries • Succession: four words, one by one • Deliverance: rescue four prefilled boards • Gauntlet: five escalating stages in one run Sweep every daily for a Daily Sweep, or solve them all with no wasted guess for a Flawless Victory. PUZZLES • ProperNoundle: guess the famous name • Sudocious: daily number logic • Muddle: unscramble the punchline • Hubbub: seven letters, one hub • Crosswordocious: a fill-in sayings crossword • Kindred: find four groups of four • Letter Ladder: change one letter at a time • Codebreaker: crack the coded saying • Spyglass: a themed word search • Starsweep: one star per color region VS BATTLES • Race a friend on the same puzzle, live or on your own time • Climb the bot ladder against all ten of the cast, from sleepy R to the mighty W • Face the Bot of the Day and today's shared battle • Challenge friends to a race of your best run PLAY WITH FRIENDS • Today's race: see who's leading your friends right now • Friend streaks, reactions, and moments from your crew • Quick pocket games: Rock Paper Scissors, Tic-Tac-Tile, Call It, Pass the Puzzle, Ghost and Word Chain • Gift a friend a free week of Pro MAKE IT YOURS • Build your own mascot: pick a body, colors, patterns, eyes, mouth, hats, extras and a backdrop. Your initial rides on its belly, and it shows up on every leaderboard • Earn 3D achievement badges and climb from Bronze to Diamond level tiers • Keep your daily streak alive, with streak shields for the days life gets busy • Sounds and haptics on every tap, flip and win • Seasonal costumes for the whole cast, like Halloween COMPETE AND TRACK • Global daily leaderboards for every game, plus all-time records • Detailed stats for every mode, with a Sweep view • Share your results as a picture, starring the cast • Home screen widgets with your streak, puzzles solved, points and the countdown to tomorrow WORDOCIOUS PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Play unlimited puzzles in every game, ad-free, with VS in every mode, four streak shields each billing period, Pro hats, frames and backdrops for your mascot, a crown for W, and deeper stats. Daily puzzles are always free to play without any purchase. • Wordocious Pro Monthly and Yearly renew automatically unless canceled in your subscription settings. • A one-time 24-hour Day Pass is also available. Free to play. Sign in to save your progress and compete. New puzzles every day. How many can you solve? Privacy Policy: https://wordocious.com/privacy Terms: https://wordocious.com/terms

Screenshots

Drop Duchy4 screens
Wordocious4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wordocious at 100% against Drop Duchy's 61%. Wordocious also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Drop Duchy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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. Drop Duchy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Wordocious sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wordocious holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Drop Duchy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wordocious's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drop Duchy ships an update weekly, Wordocious every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Drop Duchy versus Wordocious: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrop DuchyWordocious
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (36 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better9
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB206 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDoghowl Games Ltd.Showloud, LLC

Customer experience

Drop Duchy

All ratings36 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative30.4%

Wordocious

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drop Duchy

One-time2
  • Base Game Offer$12.99
  • Base Game$14.99
3 purchases

Wordocious

Subscriptions2
  • Wordocious Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Wordocious Pro (Yearly)$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wordocious Pro Day Pass$0.99

Questions

Is Drop Duchy free?
Drop Duchy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wordocious free?
Wordocious is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drop Duchy or Wordocious?
Wordocious is rated higher. Drop Duchy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Wordocious averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Drop Duchy or Wordocious have ads?
Wordocious shows ads; Drop Duchy does not.
Which is updated more often, Drop Duchy or Wordocious?
Drop Duchy ships an update weekly, and Wordocious every 2 days. Most recently, Drop Duchy was updated on October 20, 2026 and Wordocious on October 17, 2026.

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