Word Wow vs Spellix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Spellix
Embark on a spelling adventure by crushing letters and forming words to conquer unique puzzles. Test your vocabulary and compete with friends on global leaderboards in this engaging word game.
- Spell words to complete levels
- Unique word puzzles and challenges
- Swipe letters in any direction to form words
- Test and improve vocabulary
- Compare scores with friends and leaderboards
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Spellix! • Word game lovers unite! • Make words not war! A super spelling adventure game. Crush letters and spell your way to the top! • Spell words to complete levels in a free super spelling adventure game for word lovers. Each level has unique word puzzles and textual challenges. Break the glass, beat the timer, sink the love hearts and more. • Swipe letters to make words. Make words from the letters in any direction - up, down, left, right, backwards, or diagonal. If you love making words you'll love playing Spellix • Test your vocabulary and lexicon, and watch them improve while playing. Compare scores with friends and global leaderboards. The word game everyone is talking about!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Spellix at none against Word Wow's shown. Spellix also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 70%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Word Wow's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 95) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 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. Word Wow sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Spellix sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Word Wow holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Wow has 13K ratings behind it against 95, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Word Wow's written reviews are positive against 84% of Spellix's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Word Wow ships an update monthly, Spellix every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Wow | Spellix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13K ratings) — better | 4.5 (95 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews | 83.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 95 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #196 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | DonkeySoft Inc. | Poptacular Ltd |
Customer experience
Word Wow
Spellix
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
Spellix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Word Wow
- 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
Spellix
- Continue Level$0.99
- Letter Hammer Boost Pack$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- Line of Fire Boost Pack$1.99
- Refill Lives$1.99
- Best Word Boost Pack$2.99
