Comparison

LineSpell vs Glowire

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

Head to head
About

LineSpell

A word puzzle game where players slide letter tiles to form words in straight lines. Compete with friends locally or online, with no ads or tracking. It's easy to learn but offers deep strategic challenges.

Highlights
  • Straight line tile sliding
  • Local Pass-and-Play multiplayer
  • Online asynchronous multiplayer
  • Extensive word dictionary
  • Word of the Week challenges
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Here's the catch: every tile you move has to end up in one straight line — and it all has to spell a word. Slide three or more letters into place, and try to outscore the table. Easy to pick up in a turn or two. But the highest-scoring play is always hiding somewhere, and finding it takes real skill. Up, down, across, diagonal — what will you spell? ► TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Pass-and-Play (Free): Pass one iPhone or iPad around the table. 1 to 4 players, no internet needed. Game night, sorted. • Online Multiplayer (one-time unlock): Keep the game going with friends who aren't in the room. Start a match, share your join code, and take turns on your own time — minutes or days apart. Run up to five games at once — Your Games keeps every match one tap away, and we'll nudge you when it's your move in any of them. Finished? Tap Rematch and run it back with the same crew. ► MADE BY AND FOR PLAYERS WHO LOVE WORD GAMES • Every word checked against a 173,000+ word dictionary • Score by letter value and word length — plan ahead for the big plays • Word of the Week crowns the highest-scoring word around • Fireworks for 50+ point words — big plays deserve a show ► NO CATCH, NO KIDDING • No ads • No tracking • No accounts, no sign-ups, no email • Just the game you'll keep coming back to — on iPhone or iPad Gather the family, challenge a friend across the country, or chase your own best score. Line them up and spell!

About

Glowire

Features
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Glowire is a calm circuit puzzle about one simple thing: getting the current where it needs to go. Rotate the wire pieces, drag them onto the board, and send power from the source to every bulb. When the last one lights, the whole circuit surges — and the board glows. ENDLESS, NEVER THE SAME Every level is generated fresh, so you never run out and you never replay the same board. Each one is guaranteed solvable — no dead ends, no unfair grids. A GENTLE LEARNING CURVE The first grids are small and forgiving. Then the components arrive, one at a time, each explained the moment you first meet it: • Diodes — current flows one way only • Resistors — some bulbs are sensitive and need one in the path • Switches — closed or open, your call • AND gates — power passes only when every input is live DAILY CHALLENGE A new circuit for everyone, every day. Build a streak, fill in the calendar, and go back to make up any day you missed. Complete a full month and you earn that month's collectible component. CIRCUIT IQ Your rating grows with clean, quick solves and climbs through the ranks. Stars, best scores and play stats are all tracked, so you can watch yourself get sharper. COLLECT AS YOU GO Unlock circuit boards as you progress and collect components month by month. Duplicates stack, so there's always something to add. BUILT TO BE PLEASANT No timers on your back. No lives, no energy meters, no waiting. Play a single board in a minute or lose an hour in it — the game doesn't mind either way. Free to play, supported by ads. An optional rewarded ad can give you a hint when you want one; you never have to watch it. Plays completely offline. Available in English, Turkish, Spanish, French and German. Can you light them all?

Screenshots

LineSpell4 screens
Glowire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glowire at none against LineSpell's 1. Glowire also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). LineSpell's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. LineSpell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Glowire asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LineSpell versus Glowire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLineSpellGlowire
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLudi Eximii LLCMuhammed Emre Gulcan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LineSpell

One-time1
  • Online Multiplayer Unlock$2.99
None

Glowire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LineSpell free?
LineSpell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glowire free?
Glowire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LineSpell or Glowire have ads?
Glowire shows ads; LineSpell does not.

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