Comparison

Letterain vs Make Me a Salad

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

Head to head
About

Letterain

Catch falling letters to build words against the clock. This fast-paced word game sharpens your mind while offering themed worlds and challenging friends. Master word-building under pressure to climb global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Catch falling letters
  • Build real words (3+ letters)
  • Race against the clock
  • 10 themed worlds
  • Challenge friends with identical letter drops
  • Global Game Center leaderboards
  • Backed by ENABLE word list
Features
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Letters rain from the top of the screen. You decide what to spell. Letterain is a colorful, fast, one-tap word game. Catch falling letters into your tray, build your own words, and race the clock through 10 beautifully themed rounds. Easy to learn in 30 seconds; with a mastery curve that runs deep. HOW IT PLAYS • Catch letters as they fall into your 7-letter tray • Build any real word, 3 letters or longer • Longer words and rare letters (Q · X · Z) score big • Clear each round's threshold before time runs out to advance • Cross a milestone and earn bonus seconds to extend your run MORE THAN A GAME Every 90-second round is a workout for your brain — sharpening critical thinking, processing speed, and logic and pattern skills as you spot words inside the chaos, under pressure. CHALLENGE FRIENDS — FREE Send a friend the exact same letter rain you just played. Same letters, same timing — a pure skill duel with no luck difference. Free and unlimited, no Pro required. 10 THEMED WORLDS Sky, Sunset, Forest, Cosmic, Inferno, Aurora, Neon, Candy, Storm, and the legendary Prism. A REAL DICTIONARY Backed by the full ENABLE word list (the Words With Friends standard) plus thousands of names and places. GAME CENTER LEADERBOARD Climb the global rankings through Apple Game Center. LETTERAIN PRO — optional, one-time $1.99 • Remove all ads forever • Unlimited friend challenges • Family Sharing enabled • Supports an indie developer Free to play. No account required. Just catch, build, and climb. letterain.app

About

Make Me a Salad

Features
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Craving a puzzle that feels like a warm kitchen? Make Me a Salad is a cozy 3D spin-to-serve puzzle: rotate three wooden rings, line up matching ingredients, and watch them fly onto the plate. No timers pressuring you. No reading required. Just you, a spinning pantry, and one more recipe before bed. HOW IT WORKS * Swipe a ring to spin it — line up 3 of the same ingredient from plate to rim and it serves itself * Ten adorable toy ingredients, from squishy tomatoes to glossy fried eggs * 100 hand-tuned recipes across a winding level map ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW * A new twist every ten levels: frozen foods, wildcard stars, locked rings, caramel glaze, mystery domes and more * Pantry Box surprises after every win — will it be a jackpot? * Daily streak gifts and a Recipe Book that remembers every dish you've mastered MADE TO RELAX * Chunky glossy-toy graphics, a golden-hour kitchen, and gentle original music * Stuck? The trusty Spoon, Shuffle, and Oven Blast are in your kitchen drawer * Play a level in two minutes — your stove refills while you're away Pull up a chair. The pantry's spinning. What are we making tonight?

Screenshots

Letterain3 screens
Make Me a Salad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Make Me a Salad at every 3 days against Letterain's monthly. Make Me a Salad also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letterain ships an update monthly, Make Me a Salad every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Letterain versus Make Me a Salad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterainMake Me a Salad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloud Design Studio LLCZaid Abouqamar

In-app purchases

None

Letterain

No in-app purchases

None

Make Me a Salad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Letterain free?
Letterain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Make Me a Salad free?
Make Me a Salad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Letterain or Make Me a Salad have ads?
Both Letterain and Make Me a Salad show ads.
Which is updated more often, Letterain or Make Me a Salad?
Letterain ships an update monthly, and Make Me a Salad every 3 days. Most recently, Letterain was updated on September 7, 2026 and Make Me a Salad on August 16, 2026.

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