Comparison

Words with Foxy vs iWord

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

Head to head
About

Words with Foxy

Compete against a clever fox to claim letter tiles on a game board by forming words. Strategically use booster tiles and aim for the Gold Tile to unlock bonus levels. This game offers a brain-sharpening, turn-based challenge with no time limits.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay with no time limit
  • Compete against Foxy to earn letter tiles
  • Use booster tiles like rockets and shuffles
  • Unlock secret bonus levels by collecting Gold Tiles
  • Global player rankings
  • In-game word definition lookup
Features
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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.

About

iWord

A word puzzle game where you combine letters to find as many words as possible. It features simple mechanics that are easy to grasp for quick gameplay sessions.

Highlights
  • Combine letters to form words
  • Discover new words
  • Simple and intuitive mechanics
  • Easy to learn gameplay
Features
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Touch, move and combine letters to discover as many words as possible. Easy-to-understand mechanics.

Screenshots

Words with Foxy3 screens
iWord2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Words with Foxy at 57% against iWord's 0%. Words with Foxy also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (127 vs 3). iWord's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Words with Foxy sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. iWord asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Words with Foxy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Words with Foxy has 127 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Words with Foxy's written reviews are positive against 0% of iWord's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Words with Foxy versus iWord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWords with FoxyiWord
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (127 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings127 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonkeySoft Inc.tamer bayramogullari

Customer experience

Words with Foxy

All ratings127 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral13.7%
Negative29.4%

iWord

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and 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

iWord

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Words with Foxy

One-time9
  • 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
None

iWord

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Words with Foxy free?
Words with Foxy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iWord free?
iWord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Words with Foxy or iWord?
Words with Foxy is rated higher. Words with Foxy averages 4.5 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while iWord averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Words with Foxy or iWord have ads?
Words with Foxy shows ads; iWord does not.

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