Comparison

Making up words vs BabelWord

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

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About

Making up words

This word game challenges players to form nouns from a set of letters. Earn points for each word discovered, which can then be used for hints. Customize your experience with adjustable font sizes and enjoy flexible screen orientation.

Highlights
  • Form words from given letters
  • Earn points for discovered words
  • Use points for hints
  • Adjustable font size
  • Portrait and landscape support
  • Gesture-based controls
Features
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Here's level with 100 words. Every word contains 8 to 10 letters. The players use these letters to make up words (nouns). The number of remaining words displayed on the screen. You can see the word's meaning by clicking it. The more words you open, the more points you get. Each letter gives you one point. These points allow you to use the tips if necessary. Features: - Easy game control - most of the actions you can perform by gestures; - Supports of portrait and landscape screen orientation; - The ability to customize the font size of guessed words as you wish (you can zoom in and out the font size in a gesture or by pressing the "+" and "-" buttons).

About

BabelWord

Features
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Letters fall, a tower rises. Link 3 or more touching letters to spell a word: it vanishes, and the tower keeping you alive crumbles a little. The best word is sometimes the worst choice. ONE WORD, ONE DEMOLITION - Link touching letters in any direction - Every valid word demolishes its part of the tower - Tilt your phone: falling letters drift with it - Steer tiles with your finger, tap to hurry the next one THE ASCENT OF BABEL - 80 levels across 8 worlds, from the Foundations to the Celestial City - Every world has its own twist: wind, tremors, bombs, welded syllables, a swaying bridge, parachutes, star links - A stone Guardian to shatter at the top of each world - Varied goals, a limited stock of letters, stars to earn - One map per world, a winding path to the summit ENDLESS MODE - 3 boards: the Terrace, the Chasm, the tilting Slope - 3 difficulties, high scores per board - Gold tiles, jokers, stones and letter summoning 6 LANGUAGES - English, Francais, Espanol, Deutsch, Italiano, Portugues - Full dictionaries and authentic letter distributions per language No ads, no account, no data collection.

Screenshots

Making up words2 screens
BabelWord4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BabelWord at none against Making up words's 3. BabelWord also leads on ads (none vs shown). Making up words's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). 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. Making up words sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BabelWord asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Making up words versus BabelWord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaking up wordsBabelWord
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmir KadyrovEXOGROUPE

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Making up words

One-time3
  • Turn off ads$0.99
  • 500 coins$0.99
  • SuperUser Mode$14.99
None

BabelWord

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Making up words free?
Making up words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BabelWord free?
BabelWord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Making up words or BabelWord have ads?
Making up words shows ads; BabelWord does not.

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