Comparison

Lettower vs PUKABU

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

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Lettower

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Turn a handful of random letters into a tower that reaches the sky — one word, one floor. Lettower is a word game where knowing words isn't enough — you also need strategy: turn the letters on your rack into one long word, or several short ones? Risk a rare letter, or play it safe? Every choice reshapes your tower — and your score. THE GOAL Spell a real word from 7 to as many as 14 random letters and add it as a new floor to your tower. The longer the word, the bigger the score multiplier — splitting a long word into shorter ones rarely pays off, so the game rewards boldness and a quick vocabulary. RULES AT A GLANCE • Build a word from the letters on your rack and submit it — if it's in the dictionary, it becomes your tower's next floor. • Longer words score more — the multiplier grows with every letter past three. • Extensive options let you reshape the rules however you like: word-length limits, a minimum number of vowels, letter exchanges, a chess-clock turn timer, your own letter-bag composition, and more. 6 GAME MODES, FOR 1 TO 4 PLAYERS • Race — everyone gets the same letters, first to finish their tower wins. • Survival — wrong words eliminate you; outlast your opponent. • Time Attack — score as many points as you can before time runs out. • Puzzle — only words meeting a condition count, e.g. exactly 4 letters long. • Last Letter — a finite set of letters; squeeze the most points out of it. • Battle — a shared letter pool in real time; whoever grabs a letter first gets it. Plus Custom — set every rule yourself, including the win condition. HOW TO PLAY Play solo, pass-and-play "hot seat" on one device, or true split-screen on iPad — two boards side by side, both players playing at once. No one to play with? Take on the bot at four difficulty levels. L+ works offline, turn-based (play at your own pace, the match waits for your move), and online in real time — online play requires an active Game Center account. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Lettower combines the simplicity of a letter game with the thrill of building and competing — like the "one wrong move and it all comes down" tension of a stacking game, except here it's not physics that brings your tower down, it's a wrong word. LOOK UP WHAT A WORD MEANS Not sure what you just spelled? Tap any word on your tower to see its definition — a great way to grow your vocabulary while you play, not just check it. You can also look up your opponent's words from their mini-tower preview. LANGUAGES AND DICTIONARIES 3 full game dictionaries — Polish, English and German — and an interface available in the same three languages. A great way to brush up on a foreign language while you play. THEMES Change how the board looks: Colorful Day and Colorful Night are available right away, the Neon theme comes with premium — with more themes on the way. You can even sync the theme with your system's light/dark mode in Settings. FREE TO PLAY, NO ADS Lettower is fully playable for free with no ads: two game modes, matches for up to two players, both base themes, every dictionary, and word-meaning lookups. Premium (subscription or lifetime purchase) is entirely optional and simply adds more fun and variety: it unlocks the remaining game modes, matches for up to 4 players, extensive options, the Neon theme, and unlimited simultaneous turn-based matches. Build a tower taller than your opponents. Build it out of words. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internal/terms/site/itunes/dev/stdeula.html Privacy Policy: https://falkowski.pm/lettower/en/privacy.html

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PUKABU

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PUKABU brings word and number puzzles together in one app. Choose a game and difficulty level, then solve each challenge at your own pace. SIX DIFFERENT GAMES • Word Place: Fit the listed words into the correct spaces on the grid. • Number Place: Fit multi-digit numbers into the matching spaces. • Word Hunt: Find hidden words on the board. • Number Hunt: Discover hidden number sequences. • Cryptogram: Decode number-letter mappings to complete the text. • Sudoku: Solve the grid using classic number logic. A LEVEL FOR EVERY PLAYER Choose Easy, Medium or Hard in every game. PUKABU supports Turkish, English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. No account is required to start playing. PUKABU PREMIUM An optional monthly or yearly Premium subscription removes advertising. Subscriptions renew automatically through your Apple Account and can be managed or canceled in your account settings. Previous purchases can be restored from the Premium screen. Words, numbers and logic in one place: PUKABU. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lettower4 screens
PUKABU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lettower at none against PUKABU's shown. PUKABU's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Lettower sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PUKABU sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Lettower versus PUKABU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLettowerPUKABU
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB254 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonrad FalkowskiKader NARIN

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Lettower

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Content3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium content$6.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small coffee$0.99
  • Large coffee$1.99
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99
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  • Bundle: DiceLab+ & L+$12.99
2 purchases

PUKABU

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Lettower free?
Lettower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PUKABU free?
PUKABU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lettower or PUKABU have ads?
PUKABU shows ads; Lettower does not.
Which is updated more often, Lettower or PUKABU?
Lettower ships an update every 9 days, and PUKABU every 9 days. Most recently, Lettower was updated on October 6, 2026 and PUKABU on October 7, 2026.

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