Pig Spell vs Words Without Friends
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pig Spell
A fun and educational word game where players collect stars by spelling words from passing letter bubbles. Aim to create long words, match letter colors for higher scores, and beat your previous high scores.
- Collect stars by spelling words
- Spell words from passing letter bubbles
- Longer words earn more points
- Match letter colors for higher scores
- Beat previous high scores
- Family-friendly educational game
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Collect Stars for Peat the Pig as you tap the words in to the Piggy Bank. Fill your collection of stars for each of the levels. This fun and educational game is great for all the family. Peat the Pig needs your help in spelling out any words you can find. Try to make as many words as possible from the passing letter bubbles in the time available. Longer words get more points. Try to beat your previous max score. Keep your letters all the same colours for higher scores and more stars.
Words Without Friends
Engage in a unique single-player word game where you construct branching words to collect valuable items. Strategically use letters to meet level objectives and earn rewards, progressing through hundreds of challenging stages.
- Build branching words
- Collect Gift Cards, Stars, and Targets
- Complete hundreds of levels
- Utilize four types of assist cards
- Employ strategic genius
- Many board configurations
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Single player word game like no other! With Words Without Friends, you build branching words while collecting Gift Cards, Stars and most importantly Targets. Complete objectives to win free Cards that will help you complete Hundreds of Levels. - Hundreds of challenging Levels - Many board configurations - 4 types of Cards (assists) to win and collect - Employ your strategic genius If you enjoy word board games, then give this one a try. Completing a level requires you to simply collect Targets. The not-so-simple part is that each Target has a letter which must be used in a word. You will need to use all your word skills as you strategically place letters. Placing a letter in a bad spot just might make it impossible to complete the level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pig Spell at 100% against Words Without Friends's 52%. Pig Spell also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). Words Without Friends's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (33 vs 2). On update cadence, 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
Words Without Friends is free to download; Pig Spell costs $0.99 up front. Pig Spell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Words Without Friends sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pig Spell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Words Without Friends has 33 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pig Spell's written reviews are positive against 52% of Words Without Friends's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pig Spell | Words Without Friends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.6 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 52.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Clarke | Les Ganton |
Customer experience
Pig Spell
Words Without Friends
In-app purchases
Pig Spell
- Power Up Bundle$0.99
Words Without Friends
- 2 of each Card$0.99
- 5 of each Card$1.99
- 10 of each Card$2.99
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- 25 of each Card$5.99
- 50 of each Card$9.99
- 200 of each Card$29.99
Questions
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