Comparison

Writer's Deadline vs Waveword

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

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About

Writer's Deadline

Features
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READY TO BEAT THE DEADLINE? Welcome to Writer’s Deadline, a word game that combines the spatial strategy of block-dropping games with the brain-churning vocabulary of classic word grids. Dripping in the nostalgic backdrop of 20th-century journalism, use your typewriter and ink ribbons to build words and clear the board to write your articles to climb the ranks of the newspaper publishing world! You control an endless number of pairs of letters by sliding, rotating, and dropping them into place to build words two letters at a time. TWO WAYS TO PLAY CAREER MODE: Break the Story. Test your cognitive skills across your own randomized career journey with levels each with a specific goal and conditions to work under: •Additional Rules: Challenge your vocabulary with rules about what kind of words you can build, such as words cannot have the letter “T” or words must start with “L”. •Varied Obstacles: Navigate around writer’s blocks, cope with typo blocks, deal with a board full of junk letters, or work under time constraints. •Buy Bonuses and Inventory: Buy copy desk sundries and bonuses from your earnings to help tackle more difficult levels as you progress. •Freelance Gigs: Running low on dough? Take on embarrassing side jobs to earn more. Swallow your pride and work as a birthday card punster or a teen magazine contributor all the way up to ghostwriting or political hackwriting to keep your career afloat. PURE MODE: The Arcade Challenge. No rules, just the deadline. Survive as long as you can in an endless high score chase. Dial in your preferred difficulty to control minimum word lengths and achieve your personal best score. PLAY WHEN YOU WANT Writer’s Deadline is always saving your progress, even mid-game! Take that phone call or text message, the game will be waiting for you when you’re ready to resume. It’s the ultimate casual word game that lets you stop and start when you want, whether you have plenty of time or only a few minutes! LEARN NEW WORDS Writer’s Deadline uses a sanitized, tournament grade North American dictionary, containing offline definitions to help you learn new words you might accidentally stumble upon! UK and other dictionaries are coming soon! AESTHETIC VIBES Built for tactile satisfaction, every rotation, drop, and clear is felt rich by the mechanical ASMR of vintage typewriters and analog office equipment. Steel typewriter keycaps, rich textured ink ribbons, 35mm film reels, and spinning newspapers complete the feel of when journalism was a heralded and respected profession. The deadline is approaching. Stack your letters, sharpen your vocabulary, and get the paper out on time.

About

Waveword

An addictive word game where you spell words from falling letter blocks in an ocean-themed environment. Score points by creating words horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, with special tiles boosting your score. Enjoy a relaxing atmosphere and a challenge that increases with speed.

Highlights
  • Falling letter blocks
  • Spell words in 4 directions
  • Special scoring tiles (Wildcard, x2, x3)
  • Ocean-themed atmosphere
  • Increasing speed challenge
  • Best score tracker
  • Pause and resume gameplay
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Dive into Waveword - the addictive word game where letter blocks sink down through shimmering ocean water and you spell words to score big! HOW TO PLAY Stack falling letter blocks on the underwater playing grid. Spell words horizontally, vertically, or diagonally as blocks land - the longer the word, the bigger the score! SPECIAL TILES * Wildcard - matches any letter to complete your word x2 Double - doubles your entire word score x3 Triple - triples your entire word score for massive points OCEAN ATMOSPHERE - Beautiful animated water surface with real wave motion - Rising bubbles drift through the underwater grid - Relaxing ocean sounds with distant waves and seagulls - Colorful letter tiles sink to the bottom like treasure FEATURES - Words scored in 4 directions - horizontal, vertical and both diagonals - Letter values based on Scrabble scoring - rare letters worth more - Speed increases as you level up - how long can you last? - Best score tracker across games - Pause and resume anytime Perfect for word game lovers, puzzle fans, and anyone who enjoys a fresh twist on classic falling block gameplay. Easy to learn, impossible to put down! Can you spell your way to the top before the blocks reach the surface?

Screenshots

Writer's Deadline4 screens
Waveword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waveword at none against Writer's Deadline's 1. On price, ads, 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. Writer's Deadline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Waveword asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Writer's Deadline versus Waveword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriter's DeadlineWaveword
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDigitally Dead Games LLCRoderick Vaughan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Writer's Deadline

One-time1
  • Get a Press Pass$4.99
None

Waveword

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Writer's Deadline free?
Writer's Deadline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waveword free?
Waveword is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Writer's Deadline or Waveword have ads?
Both Writer's Deadline and Waveword show ads.

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