Comparison

Code Word vs Wheel Done

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

Head to head
About

Code Word

Features
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Uncover famous quotes, one letter at a time. Code Word turns classic words into satisfying cryptogram puzzles for iPhone and iPad. Spot a pattern, follow the clues, and reveal the meaning behind every line. A SMALL PUZZLE. A REWARDING DISCOVERY. Start with a few filled slots and use word patterns to work out the rest. Matching numbers represent the same letter. Each answer brings a hidden quotation into focus, with its source and context waiting at the end. MORE THAN A SINGLE QUOTE Explore themed Stories made of connected, bite-sized chapters. Discover memorable words from books, history, and culture, then see how the lines fit together. Start with guided Stories and take on trickier puzzles as you go. A DAILY REASON TO RETURN Try a free Daily Story or pick a themed collection from the Library. Your progress saves on your device, so a quick coffee-break puzzle can become a longer evening of discovery. CLUES WITH A TWIST Use logic to work through numbered letters, clear fogged clues, and unlock protected letter slots. Hints can help when a word has you stuck. Short chapters keep the focus on the next satisfying insight. MADE FOR A QUIET MOMENT • Tap numbered tiles and use the on-screen keyboard • Enjoy puzzles without a countdown timer • Leave a chapter and return to your saved progress • Play downloaded Stories offline • Start without creating an account PLAY FREE. GO AD FREE IF YOU CHOOSE. Stories and Daily Stories are free to play on iPhone and iPad. The free experience includes advertising. Optional AD Free removes ads and increases hint and heart capacity. Choose an auto-renewing monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. An internet connection is required to download new Stories, make purchases, and restore purchases. Downloaded Stories can be played offline. Puzzles are in English. Support: norris@goosepod.org Privacy Policy: https://quietly.goosepod.org/apps/code-word/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Wheel Done

Engage in a satisfying idle mill game where you launch balls to spin a wheel, smash cubes, and upgrade your mill into a powerful machine. Enjoy quick sessions or long upgrade runs with colorful, casual gameplay.

Highlights
  • Launch balls from a swinging launcher
  • Spinning mill for upgrades
  • Smash cubes for coins
  • Upgrade balls, mill, and conveyor
  • Boosts for increased progress
  • Satisfying physics smashing
Features
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Wheel Done is a satisfying idle mill game. Launch balls, spin the wheel, smash cubes, and turn a tiny mill into an unstoppable smash machine. HOW TO PLAY Tap to fire balls from a swinging launcher. Watch them roll into a spinning mill that powers them up. Then send them crashing through walls of cubes for coins, bigger upgrades, and even more smash. It is easy to learn and dangerously hard to stop. One more tap. One more upgrade. One more perfect hit. UPGRADE EVERYTHING Buy more balls. Raise their damage and range. Speed up the mill and the conveyor. Unlock extra mill slots and boost the value of every smash. Each upgrade makes the next run louder, bigger, and more satisfying. BOOST THE CHAOS Need a burst of progress? Turn on 2x coins, 2x production, or Auto Tap and let the mill go wild. Then spend your coins, stack more power, and smash through the next wall of cubes. WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT - Satisfying physics smashing - A spinning mill that grows with you - Idle-friendly upgrades and boosts - Quick sessions or long upgrade runs - Colorful, punchy, casual gameplay Perfect if you like idle games, incremental upgrades, clicker-style progress, and that perfect smash moment. Spin it. Smash it. Wheel Done. Wheel Done is free to play with optional in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Code Word4 screens
Wheel Done4 screens

Verdict

The call

Code Word and Wheel Done are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Code Word sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Wheel Done sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Code Word versus Wheel Done: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCode WordWheel Done
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.4 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer野 佟Upcasual Games

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Code Word

Subscriptions2
  • Code Word Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • No Ads Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • No Ads Lifetime$8.99
  • Code Word Premium Lifetime$9.99
10 purchases

Wheel Done

One-time10
  • Starter Coin Pack$1.49
  • Starter Coin Pack$2.29
  • Small Coin Pack$2.49
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  • Starter Coin Pack$2.99
  • Small Coin Pack$3.79
  • No Ads$3.99
  • Small Coin Pack$4.99
  • Speed Bundle$6.49
  • Speed Bundle$9.79
  • Speed Bundle$12.99

Questions

Is Code Word free?
Code Word is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wheel Done free?
Wheel Done is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Code Word or Wheel Done have ads?
Both Code Word and Wheel Done show ads.

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