Comparison

Word Scramble™ vs Asteroid Crashers

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

Head to head
About

Word Scramble™

Engage in a fast-paced word puzzle where you swipe to connect letters and form words. Compete in various modes to earn high scores, trophies, and improve your spelling speed. Discover hundreds of words in challenging jumbled letter grids.

Highlights
  • Swipe to form words
  • Classic Mode: timed word finding
  • Blitz Mode: speed spelling challenge
  • Marathon Mode: relaxed word discovery
  • Score modifiers for extra points
  • Hundreds of words per puzzle
Features
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Are you ready for WORD SCRAMBLE? It's the most addictive new word puzzle for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch! Swipe your finger in any direction to create words from the jumbled puzzle. Find the best words on the board to earn trophies and high scores! - Play Classic Mode to find as many words as possible in two minutes. Each puzzle is packed with hundreds of words, so you'll never run out! - Check out Blitz Mode and train to be the world's fastest word speller! Each correct word will increase your time. (Hint : Search for really long words. They completely refresh your time!) - Check out the Marathon mode! Relax and take as long as you need to find a bunch of words! - Need more trophies? Use the special score modifiers to give yourself an edge and earn extra points! Are you ready to SCRAMBLE?

About

Asteroid Crashers

Pilot unlockable drones through procedurally generated, endless courses. Earn science points to unlock new drones and enjoy a casually frantic flight experience with simple controls and physics-based challenges.

Highlights
  • Unlockable drones
  • Procedurally generated endless courses
  • Simple controls, challenging flight
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Auto-save game data
Features
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Asteroids, drones, and physics, oh my! Welcome to Asteroid Crashers. Take control of a variety of unlockable drones to launch from your Command Carrier. Pilot your trusty drone along one of three 'rail' style courses. Why? For science of course! Earn Science Points to unlock more drones to try. Each course is procedurally generated and endless. Pick up a speed boost, if you dare! Good luck Asteroid Crasher! Features: -Simple control, difficult* flying! -24 drones to choose from -3 randomly generated endless courses -lots of crashes to watch as your score tallies, for science! -Auto save of game data *difficulty in options

Screenshots

Word Scramble™4 screens
Asteroid Crashers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Asteroid Crashers at 100% against Word Scramble™'s 25%. Asteroid Crashers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Word Scramble™'s advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Asteroid Crashers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Scramble™ has 2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Word Scramble™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Asteroid Crashers's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Word Scramble™ versus Asteroid Crashers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord Scramble™Asteroid Crashers
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB270 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStorm8 StudiosJacob Bowdin

Customer experience

Word Scramble™

All ratings1,960 ratings
Positive54.3%
Neutral12.7%
Negative33.0%
Written reviews439 reviews
Positive24.6%
Neutral16.4%
Negative59.0%

Asteroid Crashers

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Word Scramble™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes mid-play
  • Scores and stats not properly recorded
  • Compatibility issues with certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to pay for ad-free version
  • Detailed score breakdown and history
  • Customizable game modes and difficulty levels

Asteroid Crashers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Word Scramble™

No in-app purchases

None

Asteroid Crashers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Scramble™ free?
Word Scramble™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Asteroid Crashers free?
Asteroid Crashers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Word Scramble™ or Asteroid Crashers?
Asteroid Crashers is rated higher. Word Scramble™ averages 3.4 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Asteroid Crashers averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Word Scramble™ or Asteroid Crashers have ads?
Both Word Scramble™ and Asteroid Crashers show ads.

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