Comparison

Word Wow vs Zitatknacker

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

Head to head
About

Word Wow

A word game where you create words to guide a worm deeper into the ground before time runs out. Earn points, find hidden gems, and unlock bonus levels. Sharpen your brain and reflexes with over 2100 levels.

Highlights
  • Form words to dig deeper
  • Guide worm to the bottom
  • Timer or relaxed mode
  • Bomb power-ups
  • Hidden gems and bonus levels
  • Global player rankings
Features
Currently charting
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***** (5/5) "Word Wow is an explosion of thought-provoking, perplexing, and thrilling fun for almost all ages." - AppAdvice Word Wow is a word game where you make words to dig deeper into the ground. As you dig down, the worm will follow until you can guide him to the bottom before time runs out. You need to be able to make words quickly (although a no-timer mode is available) to string together bonuses, as well as just to clear the path. If you find the worm to be stuck and you can't come up with any words, you can use a bomb to clear some of the tiles. You have a limited number of bombs, but you can earn more as you make more words. As the worm moves down the board, more letters become available. Each level has at least 1 hidden gem, and if you can find all the gems in all the levels of a world, a bonus level is opened where you can really rack up the points! The bigger the words that you can make the more points you'll earn. Try and make enough points each level to earn all three stars. Word Wow will sharpen your brain as well as your reflexes. Help a worm out! Features: * Fast action with the timer or relaxed mode without it * More than 2100+ Levels and 64 colorful worlds * Bonus level for each world when you collect all the gems * Lots of replay value as you see your ranking against all other players globally

About

Zitatknacker

Features
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A quote, encrypted. Every letter stands for another one. You crack the code - and what you get back is a sentence that was worth the work. SIX LANGUAGES, REAL ORIGINALS English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Nothing is translated: each language has its own body of genuine quotes and proverbs. You can filter by origin as well - British, Irish or American sayings, French, Belgian or Swiss, Spanish or Latin American, Portuguese or Brazilian. Picking a puzzle language is free and independent of the interface language. HOW IT WORKS Tap an encrypted symbol and choose the letter you think is behind it. The guess applies across the whole quote at once, and every matching symbol lights up with it. The frequency strip shows which symbol appears most often - which is how a substitution cipher is actually broken. No timer, no guessing games. A NEW QUOTE EVERY DAY Each language has its own daily puzzle. Every quote you crack shows its author, its source and a short note on what it actually means. Your collection grows with every solved puzzle and can be browsed by author. TOPICS FOR EVERY MOOD Wit and sharp tongues, courage and starting, love and friendship, work and money, falling and carrying on, everyday wisdom - plus easy, medium and hard. Pick whatever suits today. FREE - Three short starter puzzles in every language - Two free taster puzzles in every topic - The daily puzzle, every day, in every language - The last seven days to catch up, so a broken streak is never lost - Hints, check and undo - Streak, statistics and your quote collection - Language and origin selection - Achievements and leaderboards - Light, dark or system theme, on phone and tablet UNLOCK ONCE - NO SUBSCRIPTION - The complete archive of every past daily puzzle - Every topic in full, in all six languages - More generous hints - Cloud backup for your progress and collection One purchase opens all included languages. If you bought before, the new languages cost you nothing. THE TEXTS The corpus is curated and in the public domain: traditional proverbs and sayings, and quotes from authors whose copyright expired long ago. It sits locally in the app, and there is no user-generated content. No ads. No subscription. No mandatory account. Your data is never sold.

Screenshots

Word Wow3 screens
Zitatknacker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zitatknacker at none against Word Wow's shown. Zitatknacker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Word Wow's advantage is chart position (#187 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Word Wow sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Zitatknacker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Wow ships an update monthly, Zitatknacker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Word Wow versus Zitatknacker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord WowZitatknacker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonkeySoft Inc.Christian Hermann

Bugs and requests

Word Wow

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Losing progress when pausing the game
  • Words not being recognized despite being valid
  • Glitches with the game board and worm movement

Requested features

5 requests
  • More achievements and challenges
  • Save progress between sessions
  • Ability to play against friends
  • More languages and localization options
  • Improved word recognition

Zitatknacker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Word Wow

One-time10
  • Package of 5 bombs (good until used)$0.99
  • Package of 5 Shuffles$0.99
  • Package of 11 bombs$1.99
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  • Package of 11 Shuffles$1.99
  • Package of 25 bombs$2.99
  • Package of 25 Shuffles$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Remove all Ads$4.99
  • Package of 100 bombs good until used.$12.99
  • Package of 100 Shuffles$12.99
1 purchases

Zitatknacker

One-time1
  • Zitatknacker Complete$1.99

Questions

Is Word Wow free?
Word Wow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zitatknacker free?
Zitatknacker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Word Wow or Zitatknacker have ads?
Word Wow shows ads; Zitatknacker does not.
Which is updated more often, Word Wow or Zitatknacker?
Word Wow ships an update monthly, and Zitatknacker weekly. Most recently, Word Wow was updated on October 18, 2026 and Zitatknacker on October 11, 2026.

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