Comparison

WordBubbles! vs TwistCross

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

Head to head
About

WordBubbles!

A word puzzle game where you swipe letters to spell hidden words. It offers thousands of levels, daily challenges, and a blend of brainteaser and vocabulary-building gameplay. Compete with friends and sharpen your spelling skills.

Highlights
  • Swipe to spell hidden words
  • Thousands of levels
  • Daily word puzzle challenge
  • Vocabulary and spelling skill improvement
  • Compete with friends
  • Brainteaser and word game blend
Features
Currently charting
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*** FEATURED BY APPLE! MOST DOWNLOADED WORD GAME IN 30 COUNTRIES! *** - NEW word puzzle: DAILY FIVE! Guess the SECRET word! - ----- A new kind of word game for puzzle lovers! ------ *** Swipe your finger across the “letter bubbles” to spell out hidden words! *** Are you a word search expert? Then you’ll love the concept of WordBubbles! Swipe across, up, down, and diagonally to connect each letter bubble and build specific hidden words. Progress to harder levels with bigger and bigger puzzles! -------------- Can’t connect the letters? --------------------- Remember you have to solve the words in the right order! ------------------------------------------------ 7 Reasons to try WordBubbles right now: - It’s free! - WordBubbles offers more than 2 700 levels, from easy to difficult! - Get smarter… Sharpen your skills in vocabulary and spelling! - Every day you can play a new daily challenge and earn free bonus hints! - It’s the perfect blend of brainteaser, word game, and puzzle! - Compete with your friends and follow their progress! - Easy to use, a challenge to beat! ---------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: some users claim there is a bug in the game. It’s not! If you can’t connect the letters it’s because you have solved the words in the wrong order! The solution? Restart the level by tapping the reset-button in the lower left corner, and try to solve the words in a new order! Good luck! ---------------------------------------------------- Can you think outside the bubble? Start word-playing now and see how many levels you can beat!

About

TwistCross

A unique word puzzle game where you unscramble letters to find hidden words. Enjoy a relaxing, no-typing crossword experience with over 300 puzzles and beautiful landscapes. Play offline, anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Unscramble letters to find words
  • Drag and swap letters
  • Play in multiple languages
  • Over 300 unique puzzles
  • Discover world landscapes
  • No time limit
  • Offline play
Features
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This is a new word puzzle game created by Second Gear Games, the creator of Words with Sweets, Word Collapse, Archipelago and so many more... TwistCross is a unique and fun way to play crosswords without typing! The aim of the game is to find all scrambled words. With this game you can easily improve your vocabulary, concentration and spelling skills. Do you enjoy word puzzle games? Do you like crosswords? Do you like challenge? Here comes the perfect game for you, TwistCross! HOW TO PLAY • Words can be vertical and horizontal. • Simply drag a letter with your finger and swap it with another letter. • Put all letters where they belong and move to the next word. Features: • No typing, more fun! • Discover hidden words from scrambled letters. • Play in English, French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese. • Over 300 unqiues puzzles. • Discover amazing landscapes from all around the world! • Great exercise for your brain. • Created for both phones and tablets. • NO TIME LIMIT - Enjoy the game anytime, anywhere and for as long as you like. • NO WIFI? - You can play offline. Enjoy this really unique word game - the result of a crossword game mixed with a text twist game! Fun game for the whole family from the creators of smart games for smart people!

Screenshots

WordBubbles!4 screens
TwistCross4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TwistCross at none against WordBubbles!'s shown. TwistCross also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (94% vs 80%). WordBubbles!'s advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 57) and chart position (#110 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. WordBubbles! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and TwistCross sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for WordBubbles! against 4.5 for TwistCross. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WordBubbles! has 14K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of WordBubbles!'s written reviews are positive against 94% of TwistCross's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WordBubbles! ships an update every 2 months, TwistCross every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
WordBubbles! versus TwistCross: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordBubbles!TwistCross
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14K ratings)4.5 (57 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews93.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better57
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#110 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMAG InteractiveMaribou Inc.

Customer experience

WordBubbles!

All ratings13,677 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews1,003 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative11.9%

TwistCross

All ratings57 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral7.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative1.6%

User reviews

WordBubbles!

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Fun and challenging
  • 👍 Great brain exercise
  • 💯 Consistently good
  • 🤖 Helpful customer support

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Too many ads
  • 🤖 Ads override sound settings
  • 🤯 Frustrating glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Lack of sync across devices

TwistCross

From 57 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Very enjoyable game
  • 🧠 Stimulates thinking and reflection
  • 💡 Good for learning French
  • 😊 Fun to play with friends/family
  • ✨ Addictive and engaging

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Too many ads
  • ⚠️ Repetitive words
  • 🐛 Shady, can't see some words
  • 🐛 Occasional spelling mistakes in definitions
  • 🤔 Unclear how many points for a hint

Bugs and requests

WordBubbles!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progress loss and reset to level 1
  • Ads popping up during gameplay
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Freezing and crashing issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to retry daily challenges
  • Option to save solved words
  • Customizable sound effects

TwistCross

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Cannot see some words
  • Spelling mistakes in definitions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more new games
  • Option to time screen solution
  • More ways to earn coins without paying cash
  • Option to choose a time limit for solving puzzles

In-app purchases

10 purchases

WordBubbles!

One-time10
  • Sale Package 1$0.99
  • 20 Hints$1.99
  • Special Deal$1.99
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  • Sale Package 2$1.99
  • Remove ads + hints$2.99
  • Bonus Deal$2.99
  • 50 Hints$4.99
  • 105 Hints$9.99
  • 220 Hints$19.99
  • Super Deal$19.99
4 purchases

TwistCross

One-time4
  • 600 coins$1.99
  • 2000 coins$4.99
  • 5000 coins$9.99
Show 1 more
  • 11000 coins$19.99

Questions

Is WordBubbles! free?
WordBubbles! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TwistCross free?
TwistCross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WordBubbles! or TwistCross?
TwistCross is rated higher. WordBubbles! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while TwistCross averages 4.5 from 57 ratings.
Do WordBubbles! or TwistCross have ads?
WordBubbles! shows ads; TwistCross does not.
Which is updated more often, WordBubbles! or TwistCross?
WordBubbles! ships an update every 2 months, and TwistCross every 2 weeks. Most recently, WordBubbles! was updated on October 23, 2026 and TwistCross on October 22, 2026.

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