Word Master vs Bewildebots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Master
This app offers a classic crossword board game experience with offline play. It features AI opponents, customizable boards, and tools to help you improve your vocabulary and strategy. Play against the computer or friends, and learn new words with definitions.
- Offline play
- Play against AI
- Pass 'n Play with friends
- Challenge mode for high scores
- Word definitions
- Customizable board layouts
- Word validation and scoring
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Word Master is an innovative version of the traditional “Crosswords" board game. Not needing internet connection, using unique fast artificial intelligence resources and with highly customizable options, Word Master is used by crosswords enthusiasts for quick offline training and induce the players to improve their skills and reasoning in the game. Create words with the 7 letters on your rack and place them on the 15 by 15 tile board. Boost your score by placing letters on the special Double Letter, Double Word, Triple Letter and Triple Word bonus tiles. Languages supported: • English • French (Français) • Portuguese (Português) • German (Deutsch) • Spanish (Español) • Italian (Italiano) • Dutch (Nederlands) • Norwegian (Norsk) • Swedish (Svenska) • Romanian(Romana) • Greek(Ελληνικά) • Polish (Polski) • Catalan(Català) PLAY AGAINST THE COMPUTER Choose the level and the duration of the game. No more waiting long hours for your opponent to play! Both computer and player tiles are randomly selected, simulating in the best way possible a game against a real opponent. PASS N' PLAY Play offline against friends using the same device! In the bus, airport, train or wherever you are. CHALLENGE MODE Find out if you are a true champion. In this mode, you score more points in each turn as you come closer to the best possible word. Try to beat your high scores! IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE WITH THE MASTER After each turn, you will be able to see which words you could have played. Learn how to use the bonus squares on the board and the standards for the formation of words. ENRICH YOUR VOCABULARY WITH WORD DEFINITIONS Swipe your finger across any word on the board and get its definition. (Internet required) DESIGN YOUR OWN BOARD Use your creativity to place the bonus squares just where you want them to be. MORE FEATURES: • Do not waste your time searching whether the word you chose exists! As you place the word on the board, the game will display whether the word is valid or not and its score. • Get tips for valid words being created in your rack as you are arranging your letters (You can enable or disable this feature at any time). • Save your game and resume it later. • Keep track of your records and stats (e.g. best final score, best word ever played, total bingos and more). • Choose from various board layouts, including random. • Block the droid from using very rare words. • Bad draw helper (avoid receiving a rack with no consonants or no vowels). • Two dictionaries in English available •Leaderboards through Game Center
Bewildebots
Guide multiple robots simultaneously through challenging puzzles by issuing synchronized commands. Each robot executes actions based on its orientation, requiring strategic planning to reach designated teleporters. Enjoy hundreds of levels with unique mechanics and the ability to undo any mistake.
- Direct up to 10 robots at once
- 300 handcrafted puzzles
- 5 chapters with new mechanics
- Undo any mistake
- One-handed play
- Offline playable
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Bewildebots is a brain-frying new take on the puzzle genre that requires the player to direct up to 10 robots at once to a set of corresponding teleporters. Each move is a command that is sent to every robot at the same time, which each robot will perform based on the way it is facing. “Bewildebots is a clever and brain-twisting puzzler” – TouchArcade Explore the universe and you will find: - 300 handcrafted puzzles across 3 grid sizes - 5 chapters, each with brain-frying new mechanics - Undo all of your mistakes, even after failure - Simple controls for one-handed play - Playable in both landscape and portrait mode - Fully playable offline - No ads or in-app purchases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Word Master at Free against Bewildebots's $3.99. Word Master also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 8). Bewildebots's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On rating, 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
Word Master is free to download; Bewildebots costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Word Master against 4.9 for Bewildebots. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Master has 19K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Word Master's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bewildebots's.
Word Master ships an update every 2 months, Bewildebots every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Master | Bewildebots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (19K ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 245 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Gualandi | Jadeus Games LLC |
Customer experience
Word Master
Bewildebots
Bugs and requests
Word Master
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing and crashing
- Ads that cannot be closed
Requested features
5 requests- Online multiplayer mode
- More challenging AI difficulty level
- Option to use different dictionaries
- Landscape mode for tablets
- Ability to track win/loss record
Bewildebots
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Word Master
No in-app purchases
Bewildebots
No in-app purchases









