Swipe Four. vs Sootly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swipe Four.
This word game tests your knowledge of four-letter words. Create one word and discover all the others it can form. Enjoy unlimited levels, earn bonuses, and compete on leaderboards.
- Four-letter word challenges
- Reverse Boggle gameplay
- Unlimited levels
- Bonus rewards
- Leaderboard competition
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The word game that challenges your four-letter word knowledge is back! Swipe Four is like Boggle in reverse. Make one four-letter word and be rewarded for all of the other words possible. Play unlimited levels and get bonuses to stay alive! Climb to the top of the leaderboards and show your friends you know your way around four-letter words.
Sootly
Engage your mind with a daily logic and word puzzle. Discover the correct six-letter word by combining clues and improving your guesses before you run out of tries. Challenge friends and track your progress.
- Daily logic and word puzzles
- Six-letter word guessing
- Clue-based gameplay
- Social leaderboards
- Custom puzzle creation
- Performance tracking
- Dark and grayscale modes
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Sootly is a daily logic puzzle that will challenge and surprise you! Your vocabulary, working memory, and logical thinking skills will be put to the test as you try to discover the right word before you run out of guesses. HOW TO PLAY - Type and submit a six-letter word - You’ll get a clue about each pair of letters - Combine clues to improve your guesses - Submit the right word before you run out of tries - Share your results and challenge your friends! FEATURES - No ads, subscriptions, paywalls, or daily limits - 2,400 daily puzzles included - Social leaderboard: add your friends and compare scores on the daily puzzle - 16 earnable achievements - Create your own puzzles and share them with friends - Play a random puzzle anytime - Track your performance over time on the Stats page - Dark mode and grayscale mode for sensitive eyes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sootly at 4.8 against Swipe Four.'s 4.2. Sootly also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Swipe Four.'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Swipe Four. sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Sootly sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sootly holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Swipe Four.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Sootly's.
Swipe Four. ships an update every 3 months, Sootly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swipe Four. | Sootly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (28 ratings) | 4.8 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ben Morrison | Isaac Lyman |
Customer experience
Swipe Four.
Sootly
In-app purchases
Swipe Four.
- 30 Hints$0.99
- 100 Hints$1.99
- 300 Hints$3.99
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- Unlimited Hints$7.99
Sootly
- Feedback - No Reply Needed$4.99
- Feedback - Reply by Email$19.99
- Feedback - Public Reply$59.99
