Word Master vs ABC Starter Kit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Master
This is a challenging word game that lets you build words from letter tiles on a board. Play against AI or friends offline, improve your vocabulary with definitions, and customize your game experience with various board layouts and features.
- Offline play
- Play against AI
- Pass 'n Play multiplayer
- Challenge mode
- Word definitions
- Customizable board layouts
- Hints for valid words
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Advantages of the Pro version: **Ad-Free Experience** **7 additional board layouts** **Randomize the board. Mix up the DL, DW, TL TW tiles and give the game a new twist** **Option to enable the hints feature (Valid words appear above the rack as you form them by moving the tiles)** Word Master is an innovative version of the traditional “Crosswords" board puzzle. Not needing internet connection, using unique fast artificial intelligence resources and with highly customizable options, Word Master is used by crossword games 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 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! In the bus, airport, train or whatever place you are. CHALLENGE MODE Find out if you are a true hampion. 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 dictionary 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 or not valid 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 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
ABC Starter Kit
This educational game teaches children to read and write letters and words. It features interactive exercises for tracing letters, sequencing the alphabet, matching cases, and spelling simple words. The app offers phonetic pronunciation and supports learning with spoken words.
- Alphabet tracing with animations
- Letter sound and name pronunciation
- Alphabet sequencing exercises
- Capital and lowercase letter matching
- Word writing with mixed letters
- Phonetic pronunciation
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This educational game for beginners offers valuable educational functions: A) In the area THE LETTERS, the alphabet from A - Z is presented with upper case and lower case letters. The letters are displayed with an animation showing how they are written and can also be traced. You can switch between the INITIAL SOUNDS and the LETTERS' NAMES. B) Hidden under the heading THE ALPHABET are two short exercises and a table of initial sounds. • The first exercise is to put the alphabet into the right SEQUENCE. • The aim of LARGE & SMALL is to order capital letters to their lower case equivalents. • The INITIAL SOUNDS features an overview of the whole alphabet. C) The WRITE WORDS exercise trains the player to write their first words. The letters of up to 67 words are mixed up and the aim is to write the words with the letters in the correct order. There are three levels of difficulty and the words can always be heard. OVERVIEW: • Speech: "Phonetic pronunciation" or "Pronunciation with vowels" and spoken words (apple, ball, etc.) • Font: a basic font, with upper case and lower case letters • All letters from A - Z • Four educationally valuable exercises and a table of initial sounds • Protected settings and links • No ads or in-app purchases NOTE: A soft pen is recommended for tracing the letters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Word Master at 4.9 against ABC Starter Kit's 4.0. Word Master also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (4K vs 1). ABC Starter Kit's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Word Master costs $4.99 and ABC Starter Kit $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Word Master holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Master has 4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Word Master ships an update every 2 months, ABC Starter Kit every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Master | ABC Starter Kit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (4K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #14 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Gualandi | Jan Essig |
Customer experience
Word Master
ABC Starter Kit
In-app purchases
Word Master
No in-app purchases
ABC Starter Kit
No in-app purchases
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