Making up words vs Word Cracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Form words from given letters
- Earn points for discovered words
- Use points for hints
- Adjustable font size
- Portrait and landscape support
- Gesture-based controls
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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).
Word Cracker
This word game challenges players to extend words without completing them, forcing strategic bluffing and opponent challenges. Features include a quest mode, daily puzzles, and various AI difficulties for single-player or online multiplayer.
- Extend words without finishing
- Bluff with letters
- Challenge opponent's gibberish
- Quest mode with bosses
- Daily puzzles and streaks
- Multiple AI difficulties
- Online and pass-and-play multiplayer
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Word Cracker flips the word game on its head: players take turns adding letters to a shared board, and if you complete a word of 4+ letters — you LOSE the round. Survive by extending words without finishing them. Bluff with letters that lead nowhere. Challenge your opponent's gibberish — but if their board was real, the loss is yours. • QUEST — 9 ranks, 100+ missions, 9 bosses with their own play styles • DAILY PUZZLE — rotating modes, streaks, crowns, and a daily crown for your name • THE GAUNTLET — nine bosses back to back, sudden death • 1 PLAYER — four AI difficulties that genuinely play differently • 2 PLAYERS — online quick match, challenge links, or pass-and-play • RATING — a chess-style skill rating built from how accurately you actually play • REPLAYS — every round is reviewable move by move No forced sign-up. No ads between rounds. A tutorial that teaches you to lose the right way in five minutes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Word Cracker at none against Making up words's 3. Word Cracker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 10 months). Making up words's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Making up words sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Word Cracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Making up words against 5.0 for Word Cracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Making up words ships an update every 10 months, Word Cracker daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Making up words | Word Cracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Amir Kadyrov | ryan schrenzel |
Customer experience
Making up words
Word Cracker
In-app purchases
Making up words
- Turn off ads$0.99
- 500 coins$0.99
- SuperUser Mode$14.99
Word Cracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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