“Love this game but it's been extremely frustrating lately. Even though I'm a paid subscriber, there are still too many ads. And the last several weeks I get "fetching your video, try again later" messages which last for hours. I've…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 471 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.3 ★92,962 ratings
5M+Downloads
4+Age rating
315 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Meet Word Wars, the fantastic new word game where an age-old classic board game meets amazing modern design! Never get tired of waiting on your opponents to play their turn! Play as many matches as you want at the same time and keep the fun going! Strapped for time? Try the new mini-board for quick word battles. - CLASSIC BOARD GAME EXPERIENCE - Enjoy the evergreen board game in a beautiful new avatar! - PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY - Login with Facebook and duel with your friends! - FIND YOUR MATCH - Get matched with other players based on your skill level and unleash your word wizardry! - BROADCAST CHALLENGES - Throw down the gauntlet to other players and see how many are up for your challenge! - WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS - Compete in tournaments every week and win grand prizes! - UNIQUE POWER-UPS - Make use of fantastic power-ups that will help you take your word skills to the next leve…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
App Store
This analysis describes version 1.880 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 1.880, updated 2026-09-30.
Google Play
This analysis describes version 1.874 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 1.874, updated 2026-09-28.
What we measured
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Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 30 distinct reviewers (7.2% of 419 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“This game used to be enjoyable. Now the ads are interfering with game play. The ads pop up every second. I believe your doing this to get us to pay for a monthly subscription supposedly ad free. How sad. I will never pay or upgrade to…”
“Tooo many ads slows down playing and blocks the scrabbleboard. So I cant even contemplate my next move. Ads also block the scoreboard during the game. I do enjoy playing. Challenging opponents. Today I beat the Bot 3 times! In the 4th…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 1.880.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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