Word Master vs Hexlands
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
Hexlands
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Hexlands is a tile-laying strategy game where every match paints a new world. Draw hex tiles one by one, fit them into a growing map of forests, rivers, villages, and cities — then deploy your meeples to score the features you complete. Features: *Fast-paced multiplayer: play with friends in real time *Single-player mode against the game's logic engine *50+ unique hex tiles with rich hand-drawn terrain *Strategic meeple placement: roads, cities, chapels, and fields *Special overlay tiles that destroy tiles or remove meeples — shift the balance late game* *Clean SwiftUI + SpriteKit rendering, built natively for iOS and iPad *Tap to Voice Chat How to play: Place a tile so its edges match neighbors. Optionally place a meeple on a road, city, or chapel. Complete features to score points and return meeples to your hand. Simple rules. Deep choices. A new map every time. Terms of Use: https://hexlandsgame.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Word Master at none against Hexlands's 1. Word Master also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Hexlands's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Hexlands sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Word Master asks for nothing beyond the download.
Word Master ships an update every 2 months, Hexlands every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Master | Hexlands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Gualandi | David Lai |
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
Hexlands
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Word Master
No in-app purchases
Hexlands
- Hexlands Creator7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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