Four Elements vs Words with Foxy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Four Elements
An addictive endless game where players rotate four elements to match them correctly. Compete globally by submitting your high score. Simple mechanics make it engaging for all ages.
- Endless gameplay
- Element rotation mechanic
- Global score submission
- Addictive gameplay
- iPhone and iPad support
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Four Elements is a simple endless game for iPhone and iPad, where you have to rotate the four elements that the individual elements are assigned correctly. Submit your score and compete against the rest of the world. It is a simple game that makes addictive!
Words with Foxy
Engage in a turn-based word game where you compete against a clever fox to capture letter tiles. Strategically form words to claim territory on the board and progress through numerous levels. Utilize special boosters to gain an edge and unlock secret bonus content.
- Turn-based word gameplay
- Tile capture mechanic
- Booster tiles (rockets, shuffles)
- Progressive levels with increasing difficulty
- Global player rankings
- Word definition lookup
- Randomly generated levels
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Compete with Foxy to find the best words on the board! In Words with Foxy you play against Foxy and compete to earn the most letter tiles on the board. Each letter used in a word will turn your color. Foxy will make words as well and turn the tiles to his color. There's no time limit, just turn for turn to see who can make the best words and own the most tiles at the end of each level. You need to beat Foxy in order to progress to the next level and there are many different levels to keep you occupied! Use booster tiles to earn rockets and shuffles, you'll need them to level the playing field as Foxy steps up his game. Fight to own the Gold Tile in each level! Earn them all and unlock secret bonus levels, only intended for the very best players. Words with Foxy will sharpen your brain and get you thinking like a fox! Features: * Strategic game play with no time pressure * Rankings to see how you do among all other players in the world * Word definition feature allows you to look up words made by you or Foxy * Lots of levels and bonus levels for the true wordsmiths * Rockets and shuffles to help you beat Foxy * Lots of replay value as each level is randomly generated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Four Elements at 100% against Words with Foxy's 57%. Four Elements also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). Words with Foxy's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 42 months) and ratings volume (127 vs 4). On price 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. Words with Foxy sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Four Elements asks for nothing beyond the download.
Words with Foxy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Words with Foxy has 127 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Four Elements's written reviews are positive against 57% of Words with Foxy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Four Elements ships an update every 42 months, Words with Foxy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Four Elements | Words with Foxy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (127 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 56.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 127 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcel Fuchs | DonkeySoft Inc. |
Customer experience
Four Elements
Words with Foxy
Bugs and requests
Four Elements
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Words with Foxy
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game won't open
- Won't reset for free shuffles/rockets
- Stars not awarded correctly
- Game crashes frequently
- Game locks up
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- Full app doesn't work after purchase
- Game shuts down mid-level
Requested features
8 requests- New levels released quicker
- More variety in game types
- Option to reset shuffles/rockets for free
- Display Foxy's points
- Show points when making a word
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- Fix Foxy's word usage (proper nouns, non-existent words)
- Save game progress
- Make game easier
In-app purchases
Four Elements
No in-app purchases
Words with Foxy
- Package of 3 Shuffles$0.99
- Package of 3 Rockets$0.99
- Package of 7 Shuffles$1.99
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- Package of 7 Rockets$1.99
- Remove all Ads$3.99
- Package of 15 Shuffles$3.99
- Package of 15 rockets$3.99
- Package of 50 Rockets$11.99
- Package of 50 Shuffles$11.99
Questions
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