Comparison

Pig Spell vs Letter Drop!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Letter Drop!

Form words from falling letters against the clock. Longer words score more points. Compete on leaderboards and track your all-time stats across multiple difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Form words from falling letters
  • Score points for longer words
  • Timed gameplay
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • All-time stats tracking
Features
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As the letters drop, form as many words as you can. Longer words mean higher points! See how many you can find in the time allowed. - 4 levels of play - Intermediate and Expert levels increase the speed as the timer counts down - Share your progress with Game Center leaderboard - View your all time stats for each level type. This game is similar to word search but with a new twist. Create the words from falling letters. As the letters fall you search for words to see how many words you can find before the timer runs out.

Screenshots

Pig Spell3 screens
Letter Drop!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Letter Drop! at Free against Pig Spell's $0.99. Letter Drop! also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Pig Spell's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Letter Drop! is free to download; Pig Spell costs $0.99 up front. Pig Spell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Letter Drop! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pig Spell against 5.0 for Letter Drop!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pig Spell ships an update every 2 months, Letter Drop! monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pig Spell versus Letter Drop!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPig SpellLetter Drop!
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPaul ClarkeMillennium Studios, LLC

Customer experience

Pig Spell

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Letter Drop!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pig Spell

One-time1
  • Power Up Bundle$0.99
1 purchases

Letter Drop!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Pig Spell free?
Pig Spell costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Letter Drop! free?
Letter Drop! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pig Spell or Letter Drop!?
Pig Spell and Letter Drop! are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Pig Spell or Letter Drop! have ads?
Letter Drop! shows ads; Pig Spell does not.
Which is updated more often, Pig Spell or Letter Drop!?
Pig Spell ships an update every 2 months, and Letter Drop! monthly. Most recently, Pig Spell was updated on September 21, 2026 and Letter Drop! on October 5, 2026.

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