Tiles By Post vs Spell Blitz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiles By Post
Engage in a competitive, correspondence word search game against real players. Challenge friends or face opponents of similar skill in ranked matches. Explore practice puzzles for a relaxed word-finding experience.
- Correspondence word search
- Play against real people
- Ranked and friendly matches
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Practice puzzles
- Multiple language dictionaries
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Tiles By Post is a competitive, correspondence, word search game. How many words can you find? Play this classic online word hunt game with real people! Challenge your friends to friendly games or play ranked matches against random opponents of similar skill levels. Compete for the highest rating. Or, play single rounds "vs Everyone" and see how you compare to thousands of other players on the same board. Tiles By Post is the only cross-platform word search game that keeps track of your skill level and always matches you against players of similar ability. And since it is available for all types of phones you can play your friends no matter what type of phone or device they have! There are three types of games: Ranked Games, Friendly Games, and vs Everyone Games. Tiles By Post also has practice puzzles where you can search for words on a board with no time limit and no opponent. Challenge yourself to see if you can find half of all the words or points on a board with no time pressure. If you like boggle you will love Tiles By Post! Contains multiple dictionaries: English, Spanish, French, and Norwegian
Spell Blitz
Engage in a fast-paced word-finding game that blends puzzle mechanics with magical elements. Discover words on a dynamic board, utilize special powers, and compete in weekly tournaments for top leaderboard positions.
- Fast-paced word finding
- Magical charms and spells
- Weekly tournaments
- Unique boosters
- Daily rewards
- Global and friends leaderboards
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A magical mix of Bejewled Blitz and Ruzzle! A fast paced magical word finding game. Explore playing with different charms and spells to make your way to the top of the weekly tournament leaderboard. Find words quickly on an ever evolving board. Combines Bejeweled Blitz with the word play of Boggle or Ruzzle. Customize your strategy with special powers to boost your style of play. ‣ Weekly Tournaments ‣ Explore Unique Boosters ‣ Daily Rewards ‣ Global and Friends Leaderboards ‣ Spell Blitz is a new word game experience from the makers of Word Chums®, one of the highest rated word games of all time with millions of players worldwide. Give it a try!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiles By Post at none against Spell Blitz's 11. Tiles By Post also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 76%). Spell Blitz's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Spell Blitz sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Tiles By Post asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tiles By Post against 4.6 for Spell Blitz. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 195 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Tiles By Post's written reviews are positive against 76% of Spell Blitz's.
Tiles By Post ships an update every 5 months, Spell Blitz fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiles By Post | Spell Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (70 ratings) | 4.6 (195 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better | 76.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 | 195 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Games By Post LLC | PeopleFun, Inc. |
Customer experience
Tiles By Post
Spell Blitz
User reviews
Tiles By Post
From 70 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great word game, better than Boggle
- 👍 Simple and intuitive gameplay
- 👍 No intrusive ads or power-ups
- 👍 Fun and challenging competition
- 👍 Good for vocabulary building
Room to improve
- ⏳ Long wait times for opponent turns
- 🧐 Suspect word list, missing words, non-words
- 🤖 Appears to have many bot players
- ⏳ Slow loading of scores
- ⏳ Inaccurate limit on simultaneous games
Spell Blitz
From 195 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🧠 Keeps mind sharp
- 💰 Free to play
- 🚀 Fast-paced
- 🎁 Generous with free rewards
Room to improve
- 😞 Game no longer supported
- 📉 Leaderboards empty
- 🐛 Scoring seems inconsistent
- 🚫 Ads irritate and break momentum
- ❓ Ads for inappropriate content
Bugs and requests
Tiles By Post
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game not opening properly after iPhone update
- Support page not working
- Game crashes when clicking to email support
- Turn completed before player could play (tiles shake)
- App requires restart after updating iPhone
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spin/flip the board
- In-game help section
- Sound effects for word acceptance and timer
- Option to rotate the board
Spell Blitz
Reported bugs
4 issues- Error message when reporting issues
- Leaderboard shows only one player
- Does not accept all valid words
- Occasional crashes (mentioned in comparison)
Requested features
5 requests- Add more points to words
- Add more instructions on how to play
- Allow playing with friends not on Facebook
- Larger board or smaller balls for more letters
- Charm that can shuffle
In-app purchases
Tiles By Post
No in-app purchases
Spell Blitz
- XXS Coin Pack$1.19
- XS Coin Pack$1.99
- Double XS Coin Pack$1.99
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- S Coin Pack$4.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- M Coin Pack$9.99
- Double M Coin Pack$9.99
- L Coin Pack$24.99
- Double L Coin Pack$24.99
- XL Coin Pack$49.99
- XXL Coin Pack$99.99
Questions
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