WordHub vs WordBubbles!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WordHub
Build words from letters in a wheel, finding the secret seven-letter word. Compete with friends or strangers, challenge yourself in single-player modes, and play in multiple languages. Earn coins for hints and upgrades, and expand your vocabulary with integrated dictionary features.
- Build words from letter wheel
- Find secret 7-letter word
- Single and multiplayer modes
- Timed and untimed games
- Play offline
- Multiple languages
- Unlock badges
- Use hints
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WARNING: WordHub is addictive! Rated #1 app in the App Store in the Word Game category in 19 countries in 2013–2015 (Source: https://www.appannie.com/apps/ios/app/wordhub/app-ranking/#device=ipad&type=best-ranks) WordHub is a word game in which you must build as many words as you can from the letters inside the word wheel. Don't forget to find the secret 7-letter word every round! Features single and multiplayer and timed and untimed games. * See which of your friends are already playing, then challenge them! Or go up against random opponents across all platforms of the WordHub arena. Play on any device! * Challenge yourself! With two modes of single-player gameplay. Even play offline! * Untimed Game: Stretch your brain to its limit to find every last solution, with no clock. * Play in a dozen different languages! English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, and more! * Unlock badges for in-game achievements. * Use Hints to find even the toughest words. * Score extra points for longer words. * Earn coins just by challenging your friends! Redeem coins for hints or to upgrade to WordHub Pro and get full access to answers and stats. * Learn new words and boost your vocabulary. Look up the definitions of solutions with TheFreeDictionary.com—the world's most comprehensive dictionary! * Download The Free Dictionary app by Farlex and increase your vocabulary arsenal. Bookmark your favorite WordHub answers and even share your favorite new words with friends. About Us Farlex is an independent, global company, offering innovative, easy-to-use online reference and learning tools.
WordBubbles!
A word puzzle game where you swipe letters to spell hidden words. It offers thousands of levels, daily challenges, and a blend of brainteaser and vocabulary-building gameplay. Compete with friends and sharpen your spelling skills.
- Swipe to spell hidden words
- Thousands of levels
- Daily word puzzle challenge
- Vocabulary and spelling skill improvement
- Compete with friends
- Brainteaser and word game blend
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*** FEATURED BY APPLE! MOST DOWNLOADED WORD GAME IN 30 COUNTRIES! *** - NEW word puzzle: DAILY FIVE! Guess the SECRET word! - ----- A new kind of word game for puzzle lovers! ------ *** Swipe your finger across the “letter bubbles” to spell out hidden words! *** Are you a word search expert? Then you’ll love the concept of WordBubbles! Swipe across, up, down, and diagonally to connect each letter bubble and build specific hidden words. Progress to harder levels with bigger and bigger puzzles! -------------- Can’t connect the letters? --------------------- Remember you have to solve the words in the right order! ------------------------------------------------ 7 Reasons to try WordBubbles right now: - It’s free! - WordBubbles offers more than 2 700 levels, from easy to difficult! - Get smarter… Sharpen your skills in vocabulary and spelling! - Every day you can play a new daily challenge and earn free bonus hints! - It’s the perfect blend of brainteaser, word game, and puzzle! - Compete with your friends and follow their progress! - Easy to use, a challenge to beat! ---------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: some users claim there is a bug in the game. It’s not! If you can’t connect the letters it’s because you have solved the words in the wrong order! The solution? Restart the level by tapping the reset-button in the lower left corner, and try to solve the words in a new order! Good luck! ---------------------------------------------------- Can you think outside the bubble? Start word-playing now and see how many levels you can beat!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WordBubbles! at 4.4 against WordHub's 3.4. WordBubbles! also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 49%) and ratings volume (14K vs 98). WordHub's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. WordHub sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and WordBubbles! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WordBubbles! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WordBubbles! has 14K ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of WordHub's written reviews are positive against 80% of WordBubbles!'s.
WordHub ships an update fortnightly, WordBubbles! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WordHub | WordBubbles! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (98 ratings) | 4.4 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews | 80.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 98 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #127 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Farlex, Inc. | MAG Interactive |
Customer experience
WordHub
WordBubbles!
User reviews
WordHub
From 98 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Great brain exercise
- 📚 Educational and vocabulary building
- ⏱️ Good for passing time
- 👍 Fun and challenging game
- 💡 Innovative game concept
Room to improve
- 💸 Pay-to-play model
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- ⚠️ Glitches and bugs
- 😠 Poor user experience
- 💰 Greedy monetization
WordBubbles!
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎉 Fun and challenging
- 👍 Great brain exercise
- 💯 Consistently good
- 🤖 Helpful customer support
Room to improve
- 🙄 Too many ads
- 🤖 Ads override sound settings
- 🤯 Frustrating glitches and bugs
- 🤔 Lack of sync across devices
Bugs and requests
WordHub
Reported bugs
47 issues- App crashes during gameplay
- Internet connection issues reported falsely
- Login button not working
- App won't open after a few days
- Paid version not working across devices
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- Duplicate words in answer column
- Input words not credited
- Game won't open after update
- Paid for pro version, but only usable for a day
- Hints not coming in anymore
- Response of touching screen is poor
- Continually questions internet connection
- Crashes when timer runs out
- Won't let me play anymore without logging in
- Login button doesn't work
- Tiny but noticeable delay when tapping a letter
- Multiplayer features don't seem to work
- App crashes while playing single games
- Paid for the game, now have to pay again
- Cannot play first level without paying for next
- Login button doesn't work
- App crashes sporadically
- App won't open
- Paid for pro game, won't open
- Crashes all the time
- Lost access to paid account after phone reset
- Cannot login
- Many words are duplicated
- Some words not credited
- Pay for full game, doesn't load properly
- Does not allow landscape orientation
- Paid for full version, have to pay for each additional level
- Restart game a lot
- Crashed every time trying to open
- Paid for the app, want to pay again for tablet
- Paid for iPhone app, need to pay again for online app
- Crashes on opening
- Ridden with glitches, crashes all the time
- Crashes each time I try to use it
- Crashing whenever I try to play single player timed game
- Must purchase the game after level one
- Took my money for hints that I never got
- Games don't time out quickly enough
- Purchase doesn't buy unlimited solo play
- Ads at the bottom are off-putting
- App will not show puzzle solution unless you purchase
- Time too short (2 minutes is ridiculous)
Requested features
6 requests- Shuffle letters button
- Eraser for words
- End game button
- Adjustable play time
- Landscape orientation support
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- Option to clear entire word easily
WordBubbles!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress loss and reset to level 1
- Ads popping up during gameplay
- Inability to restore purchases
- Freezing and crashing issues
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to retry daily challenges
- Option to save solved words
- Customizable sound effects
In-app purchases
WordHub
- Level 2$0.99
- Level 3$0.99
- Level 4$0.99
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- Level 5$0.99
- Level 6$0.99
- Level 7$0.99
- 50 Farlex Coins$0.99
- Level 10$0.99
- Level 9$0.99
- Level 8$0.99
- Purchase WordHub Pro$2.99
- 170 Farlex Coins$2.99
- 650 Farlex Coins$9.99
WordBubbles!
- Sale Package 1$0.99
- 20 Hints$1.99
- Special Deal$1.99
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- Sale Package 2$1.99
- Remove ads + hints$2.99
- Bonus Deal$2.99
- 50 Hints$4.99
- 105 Hints$9.99
- 220 Hints$19.99
- Super Deal$19.99









