Word Scramble vs Codewords Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Scramble
Unscramble mixed-up letters to find hidden words. Choose from challenge modes with varying difficulty or race against the clock. Earn coins for correct answers to unlock hints and expand your vocabulary with an integrated dictionary.
- Unscramble mixed-up letters
- Two game modes: Challenge and Against-the-clock
- Three difficulty levels
- Earn coins for hints
- Online dictionary access
- Supports 11 languages
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Have fun with words by playing “Word Scramble” from Good Times. Unscramble five words whose letters have been all mixed up. Find the correct answer by shuffling the letters around. There is only one solution! You can choose between two game modes: - Challenge: with three levels of difficulty (easy, medium and hard) - Against-the-clock: where you have to find as many words as possible in a limited time With each winning game, you earn and collect coins that you can use to activate bonus help. You also have access to an online dictionary to look up definitions of new words you discover. “Word Scramble,” available for your smartphone or tablet, is ideal for relaxing with Good Times. (Support for 11 languages)
Codewords Pro
Engage in a unique word puzzle game where numbers replace letters. Solve hundreds of free puzzles or tackle two new daily challenges. Customize your experience with various difficulty levels, grid styles, and language options.
- Hundreds of free puzzles
- Two daily puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Various grid styles
- Multiple languages
- Customizable settings
- VoiceOver compatibility
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Codewords Pro is an app to play Codewords, a popular word game similar to crosswords. It features several hundred free puzzles as well as 2 daily puzzles. Codewords puzzles are similar to crosswords, but instead of clues, each letter has been replaced by a number from 1 to 26, and you need to figure out which letter each number represents. Features : - Several levels of difficulty, from beginner to very hard - A mix of grid styles : american, french, italian, ... (the difference is in the way the black squares are placed) - 2 new puzzles every day - Several languages available - Many settings to customize the features and the look and feel of the grid - Playable with VoiceOver
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Word Scramble at none against Codewords Pro's 18. Word Scramble also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). Codewords Pro's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (262 vs 42). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Codewords Pro sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Word Scramble asks for nothing beyond the download.
Codewords Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Codewords Pro has 262 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Word Scramble's written reviews are positive against 88% of Codewords Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Word Scramble ships an update every 4 months, Codewords Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Scramble | Codewords Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (42 ratings) | 4.8 (262 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 87.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 | 262 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Magma Mobile | Emmanuel Mathis |
Customer experience
Word Scramble
Codewords Pro
Bugs and requests
Word Scramble
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Codewords Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- VoiceOver not working as expected
- Cannot reset the grid
- Incorrect display of letters/numbers with VoiceOver
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- English version of the app
- Option to remove ads with purchase
- Synchronization between devices (iPad/iPhone)
- More grids available
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- Provide solutions the following day
In-app purchases
Word Scramble
No in-app purchases
Codewords Pro
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 4$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 5$1.99
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- Intermediate Puzzles - Vol. 4$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 6$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 7$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 8$1.99
- Hard Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Intermediate Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Hard Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 2$1.99
- Intermediate Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Expert Puzzles - Vol. 3$1.99
- Easy Puzzles - Vol. 7$1.99
- All-Access Pass$9.99
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