Comparison

Puzzly Words vs Puzzleby

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

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About

Puzzly Words

Engage in a fast-paced word game that challenges your vocabulary and concentration. Compete against others and the clock to form high-scoring words from scrambled letters. Boost your brain health and learn new words in this addictive game.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer word game
  • Compete against clock and players
  • Race to find high-scoring words
  • Learn new words
  • Power-ups for assistance
  • Simple to learn, difficult to master
Features
Currently charting
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Puzzly Words is a fun and exciting word game that will boost your brain health and concentration. Game is easy to learn, it’s competitive, it’s addictive, and best of all Puzzly Words train your brain! Play against the clock and three other people to unscramble the letters and find the words with the highest score by pushing your vocabulary to the limit! If you like word games you will love the challenge of Puzzly Words. Be word master and take victory over 3 other people to be the champion wordsmith in this fast-paced game of vocabulary. Can you think quickly, create the highest scoring words and win your opponents? Test your vocabulary, learn new words and laugh with your friends all in one, fast, fun game. Like all the best games, Puzzly Word Game is easy to learn and difficult to master, the gameplay is simple but addictive, and the challenge is never-ending. How to Play When you play the game, you are presented with a selection of random letters in your letter pile, as with scrabble, and space above to drag those letters to form three words. That really is how simple it is to play. However, the multiplayer challenge really makes this different. Each round lasts just sixty seconds, and as you drag letters into your word slots above, there are other people doing the same. You battle against the time limit, your own vocabulary and the other players all at once! You do have help to beat those challenges though, in the form of power-ups that you can use at any time. You have three, the Extra Letter power up, which adds a random letter to your letter pile and an extra 10 seconds if you are trying to complete a word and the 60 seconds is running out. Finally, you have the Validate Booster, which checks the word for you during the game to make sure it's valid and will score. Of course, with varying opponents, the challenge never ends, and Puzzly Word Game is definitely a word game that will encourage you to expand your vocabulary and keep improving to be the best. Features • A true multiplayer word game, compete against other players as well as the clock • Test your vocabulary against friends and family • Race against the clock to find high scoring words in your random letters • Eye-catching design keeps everything clear to see • Learn new words and expand your vocabulary • Power-ups help you tip the balance • Simple to learn, difficult to master • FREE to play! With its multiplayer word gameplay, the challenge never ends. Boost your brain without supplements - Puzzly Word Game keeps you coming back for more, learn new words, use your power-ups and beat the competition!

About

Puzzleby

A word puzzle game where you find words fitting a category to reveal new tiles and clear the board. Offers multiple difficulty levels and daily puzzles.

Highlights
  • Category-based word finding
  • Tile revealing gameplay
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Board clearing objective
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Start off with a category and a stack of tiles. Find words that fit the category. As you find words, new tiles will open up. Keep finding words until you clear the board! Three difficulty levels... 30 free puzzles... New puzzles every day! 75 new puzzles available for purchase! From BYTSized Games, the makers of Letterby

Screenshots

Puzzly Words4 screens
Puzzleby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Puzzly Words at 4.7 against Puzzleby's 4.2. Puzzly Words also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 5) and chart position (#167 vs unranked). Puzzleby's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 12.0). On price 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. Puzzly Words sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Puzzleby asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puzzly Words holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puzzly Words has 4.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Puzzly Words's written reviews are positive against 67% of Puzzleby's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Puzzly Words versus Puzzleby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzly WordsPuzzleby
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#167 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS12.08.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFufla SIABrian Tittl

Customer experience

Puzzly Words

All ratings4,368 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative17.3%

Puzzleby

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Puzzly Words

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Inability to log in or sync account
  • Disappearing user reviews
  • Incorrect scoring and word recognition

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to chat with opponents
  • More bonus opportunities (e.g., for using all letters)
  • Separate skill-based matchmaking
  • Option to mute sounds without losing timer audio
  • Landscape mode support on tablets
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  • Improved dictionary coverage for various regions

Puzzleby

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Puzzly Words

One-time10
  • pack of 6 Puzzly Words coins$0.99
  • Handful of Coins$1.99
  • pack of 20 Puzzly Words coins$2.99
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  • Stack of coins$4.99
  • pack of 44 Puzzly Words coins$5.99
  • Pile of coins$9.99
  • pack of 120 Puzzly Words coins$14.99
  • Bag of coins$19.99
  • pack of 260 Puzzly Words coins$29.99
  • pack of 500 Puzzly Words coins$49.99
None

Puzzleby

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzly Words free?
Puzzly Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzleby free?
Puzzleby is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Puzzly Words or Puzzleby?
Puzzly Words is rated higher. Puzzly Words averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Puzzleby averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.

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