Comparison

Word Valleys vs Chess Crush!

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

Head to head
About

Word Valleys

Features
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Word Valley is a calm, clever word puzzle set in a storybook kingdom floating above the clouds. Every castle stone carries a carved letter. Tap a stone and Wren, the young king, walks onto it and adds its letter to your word. The castle gate at the end of the path opens only when your route spells a real word — so the path you choose is your answer. But the kingdom is full of surprises: • Wheels turn, drawbridges slide and pillars rise, carrying their letters with them • Stones that only look like neighbours are neighbours — trust your eyes • Golden keys open locked stones, one lock per key • Crown jewels must all be gathered before the gate will open • Magic mirrors carry the king across the castle in a single step • Levers set wheels, bridges and pillars moving on their own • Royal carpets sweep the king onward, whether he likes it or not • Torchlit halls hide their letters until the king draws near FEATURES • Thousands of hand-crafted levels in multiple chapters, each introducing something new • A fresh Daily Puzzle every day, the same for everyone, with streak rewards • Endless trails that grow taller and stranger the further you go • Three stars per level: open the gate, find the longest word, use no hints • Bonus words fill your word jar and pay out coins • Friendly hints when you are stuck: show the next stone, reveal the word, or let the king walk there • Daily reward calendar, achievements and statistics • Gentle music and sound, haptics, light and dark themes, reduce-motion setting Relax, explore, and spell your way through the kingdom.

About

Chess Crush!

Features
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Chess Crush turns the classic game of chess into a colorful puzzle challenge. Every piece on the board has its own color, and your job is to find pieces that share a color so they can crush each other and vanish from the board. Pieces still move the way you'd expect from chess: bishops glide diagonally, rooks slide in straight lines, knights hop in their signature L-shape, and so on. Instead of capturing an enemy king, you're using those same movement rules to line up same-colored pieces and clear them out two at a time. Every level gives you a limited number of moves, so plan ahead. Chain the right captures in the right order and you'll clear the whole board before you run out of turns. Rush in carelessly and you might get stuck with pieces you can no longer reach. It's a fresh spin on both chess and puzzle games, easy to pick up but full of tricky positions that make you think several moves ahead.

Screenshots

Word Valleys4 screens
Chess Crush!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Word Valleys and Chess Crush! 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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Word Valleys versus Chess Crush!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord ValleysChess Crush!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHE HEUmut Sahin

In-app purchases

None

Word Valleys

No in-app purchases

None

Chess Crush!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Valleys free?
Word Valleys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Crush! free?
Chess Crush! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Word Valleys or Chess Crush! have ads?
Neither Word Valleys nor Chess Crush! shows ads.

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