Jarble vs Villain!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jarble
Engage your mind with a unique word game where you swap letters to form new words of the same length. Choose from daily challenges, competitive timed matches, or a solo adventure with hundreds of levels.
- Swap up to 5 letters
- Maintain word length
- Daily mental challenges
- 60-second timed matches
- 300 solo levels
- Multiplayer via game code
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JARBLE-The letter swap word game. The name of the game is simple, change up to 5 letters in place to make a different valid word. The length never changes — substitution only. Three ways to play Daily, Quick Match and Solo. Daily-A daily mental spark that gives you something new every day. Share your results with friends or coworkers. Quick Match-For the competitive player-A word appears; you have 60 seconds to think of a new word and swap the letters. Fewest swaps wins the round, but if any players land on the same word they cancel out and neither scores. 10 rounds, most round wins takes the game. Solo-For the more casual player. 300 levels that increase in difficulty the further you go along. Play on your pace! Play Quick Match with friends as well. Share the game code and start a match!
Villain!
Engage in a theatre-themed logic puzzle game where you manage actor personalities, wishes, and fears. Rearrange the cast, costumes, and story elements to create a performance that satisfies everyone involved.
- Theatre-themed logic puzzles
- Rearrange modular stories
- Discover actor preferences
- Strategic puzzle choices
- Create unique performances
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A Story You Control Villain! is a theatre-themed logic puzzle game where every actor has their own personality, wishes, and fears. Rearrange the cast to create a performance that works for everyone. Give Every Actor Their Perfect Role Match each actor with the role they want, the partner they prefer, and the situations they feel comfortable with. Change costumes, rearrange the cast, and reshape the story to keep everyone happy. Features Solve clever theatre-themed logic puzzles. Rearrange modular stories to create different performances and outcomes. Discover each actor’s preferences, ambitions, and fears. Make strategic choices as puzzles become increasingly challenging. Create unique performances every time you play. Can you create the perfect show?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Villain! at none against Jarble's shown. Villain! also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Villain! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 19 respectively.
| Parameter | Jarble | Villain! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 532 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | F Originations LLC | Triomatica Games |
In-app purchases
Jarble
No in-app purchases
Villain!
No in-app purchases
