Comparison

Letterain vs That Life

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

That Life

An East Coast-inspired pixel-art RPG where you build your character and make a name for yourself in a sprawling city. Explore districts, take on jobs, customize your style, and decide whether to join a crew or go solo.

Highlights
  • Pixel-art city exploration
  • Character customization
  • Jobs and reputation system
  • Crew or solo gameplay
  • Vehicle and property ownership
  • In-game phone with apps
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That Life is an East Coast-inspired pixel-art street-life RPG set in fictional Bellmore City and County. Create your character and decide how you will make a name for yourself. Explore five city districts and the County, take on story jobs and repeatable work, build your reputation, customize your style, collect rides, buy property, and join a crew or run solo. MAKE YOUR OWN LIFE • Explore shops, traffic, neighborhoods, homes, businesses, and local characters. • Customize hairstyles, clothing, accessories, and your home. • Follow story objectives or earn through clean work, crafting, property, and other in-game activities. • Use your phone for maps, guides, jobs, collections, records, and city updates. • Continue your local campaign without an account. TAKE A COUNTY BREAK • Play 1–18 holes at Stonegate against a golf opponent, with par-3/4/5 holes, clubs, wind, shot cameras, scorecards, and saved continuation. • Compare completed 9- and 18-hole golf scores by difficulty, birdies, race wins, catches, deliveries, and other solo activity records on optional leaderboards. • Harvest and explore Hollow Run Farm & Trail, then deliver produce back in the city. FACE LIVE RIVALS • Choose Classic Duel or nine new real-time modes: Hot Block, Double Cross, Hot Package, Last Clip, Ride or Die, Block Hustle, Last Delivery, Corner Store Clash, and Blend In. • Compete in crew objectives, courier races, shop competition, and hide-and-seek with equal match equipment and clearly labeled AI practice. • Challenge mutual friends and compare mode wins, with human-only and AI/mixed records kept separate. KEEP THE CITY MOVING • Return to City War for persistent AI rivals, Trap Raid and Block Hold operations, five city fronts, Set competition, and a separate County Line wildcard. • Connect optionally through The Wire for mutual-friend messages, private groups, clan chat, and house visits. Reporting, blocking, and profile deletion are available. Online features require an internet connection. • Experience Jail Life with work, training, commissary, contacts, and reentry goals. That Life is fictional entertainment. All locations and characters are fictional. In-game money, products, businesses, crimes, and events have no real-world cash value.

Screenshots

Letterain3 screens
That Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Letterain at none against That Life's 1. Letterain also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). That Life's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. That Life sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Letterain asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Letterain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Letterain's written reviews are positive against 86% of That Life's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letterain ships an update monthly, That Life daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Letterain versus That Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterainThat Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCloud Design Studio LLCKirk Dickey

Customer experience

Letterain

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

That Life

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Letterain

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

That Life

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Forever$4.99

Questions

Is Letterain free?
Letterain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is That Life free?
That Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Letterain or That Life?
Letterain is rated higher. Letterain averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while That Life averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Letterain or That Life have ads?
Both Letterain and That Life show ads.
Which is updated more often, Letterain or That Life?
Letterain ships an update monthly, and That Life daily. Most recently, Letterain was updated on October 9, 2026 and That Life on October 24, 2026.

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