Wordsmyth - Calm Word Play

Name: Wordsmyth - Calm Word Play
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 4.6 (269 reviews)
Author: Rose Design and Education Services

A Daily Puzzle Game

$2.99 · Designed for iPad

269 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Word
Developer

Rose Design and Education Services
Language

EN
English
Size

187.7
MB

Wordsmyth is simple - one new puzzle, every day you play. No timers, no levels and no distracting adverts - just you and todays 9 letters. Focus on them, absorb them and find as many words as you can. There's no pressure, so sit back and take your time. The beautiful, dynamic scenery flows with every interaction, while the mellow soundscapes help draw you deeper into the experience. With over 18 years worth of puzzles, Wordsmyth will provide you with a peaceful, meditative puzzling experience for years to come. AppAdvice - Game Of The Week - Feb 26th 2021 AppAdvice - Games Of The Month - Feb 2021 148Apps - “a refreshingly chill take on Boggle” 4/5 iMore - “will relax, rather than stress“ PocketGamer - "a fresh new experience each day" Metro UK - "Near perfect mobile entertainment - 9/10"

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

269 Ratings

Good but some flaws
12/26/2021

GoWokeGoBrroke
I love how relaxing this game is. However, it's difficult to enjoy a word game that doesn't recognize valid words! On my first game, and it did not accept "hued" and "reshod" as well as others I can't remember off the top of my head. This kills the enjoyability of the game.Edit: changing to 5 stars because the developer response was amazingly fast and I was informed that getting the best dictionary for the game without making it get too tediously bogged down in filler words is a challenge. It’s clear that the developer wants to make the game the best possible and values user feedback.

Developer Response
Thank you for your review!The dictionary has been a difficult part of Wordsmyth to get right - the first release I used the Scrabble dictionary, which unfortunately contained a lot of ‘filler’ words, ultimately causing users to have to grind through a large number of 3-letter words in order to finish.The new dictionary I released a few weeks ago aimed to eliminate that by using a word set custom built for word games - but I fear this may have gone too far the other way, as most feedback now is down to their being a small number of missing words.Obviously a word game is nothing without a strong dictionary, so this will always be the highest priority to me when it comes to future improvements. This is where user feedback is so vital to me, so I do appreciate your comments! I will look into this further, and aim to support Wordsmyth with the best dictionary I can.Kind regards!
Good but some flaws
12/26/2021

GoWokeGoBrroke

I love how relaxing this game is. However, it's difficult to enjoy a word game that doesn't recognize valid words! On my first game, and it did not accept "hued" and "reshod" as well as others I can't remember off the top of my head. This kills the enjoyability of the game.Edit: changing to 5 stars because the developer response was amazingly fast and I was informed that getting the best dictionary for the game without making it get too tediously bogged down in filler words is a challenge. It’s clear that the developer wants to make the game the best possible and values user feedback.
Developer Response 12/26/2021
Thank you for your review!The dictionary has been a difficult part of Wordsmyth to get right - the first release I used the Scrabble dictionary, which unfortunately contained a lot of ‘filler’ words, ultimately causing users to have to grind through a large number of 3-letter words in order to finish.The new dictionary I released a few weeks ago aimed to eliminate that by using a word set custom built for word games - but I fear this may have gone too far the other way, as most feedback now is down to their being a small number of missing words.Obviously a word game is nothing without a strong dictionary, so this will always be the highest priority to me when it comes to future improvements. This is where user feedback is so vital to me, so I do appreciate your comments! I will look into this further, and aim to support Wordsmyth with the best dictionary I can.Kind regards!
Excellent brain stimulation
06/12/2021

Ach4el
I really like this daily exercise for my brain. I would have given it a five but a one of the functional updates done recently isn’t welcome. Now when I want to backup on letter selection, perhaps because I accidentally touched the wrong letter, all my selected letters are removed and I have to totally start over. Otherwise, the ability to customize functions and ‘mix up’ the letter presentation are great upgrade. Suggested updates: 1) If I missed how to do this, my apologies. Could you add a way to go back to previous days to work on those challenges? I haven’t figured out a way to activate those so I can work on them again. 2) Another nice to have would be the ability to place my cursor at the beginning or in the middle of a word that is already entered to change the word again. Much the same way as adding an S at the end of some words makes a new word.Thanks for a great app.

Developer Response
Thank you for your great review and feedback, it really is appreciated!Regarding your deleting issue - if you tap+hold for a short time, you will be able to delete letters individually, as before. Should you simply prefer the old way, you can disable ‘Quick Delete’ in settings.1. If you tap the arrow at the top of the screen, you will see your current days ‘card’, showing your current progress. If you swipe left and right you will scroll through those cards - each of which will hold your previous puzzles. Tap the down button to continue playing for that day!2. I did actually test this as part of this update, but found it to be quite fiddly to control. By no means have I given up, however - so I will continue to investigate!Thank you again for your feedback, it’s very welcome!!
Excellent brain stimulation
06/12/2021

Ach4el

I really like this daily exercise for my brain. I would have given it a five but a one of the functional updates done recently isn’t welcome. Now when I want to backup on letter selection, perhaps because I accidentally touched the wrong letter, all my selected letters are removed and I have to totally start over. Otherwise, the ability to customize functions and ‘mix up’ the letter presentation are great upgrade. Suggested updates: 1) If I missed how to do this, my apologies. Could you add a way to go back to previous days to work on those challenges? I haven’t figured out a way to activate those so I can work on them again. 2) Another nice to have would be the ability to place my cursor at the beginning or in the middle of a word that is already entered to change the word again. Much the same way as adding an S at the end of some words makes a new word.Thanks for a great app.
Developer Response 06/13/2021
Thank you for your great review and feedback, it really is appreciated!Regarding your deleting issue - if you tap+hold for a short time, you will be able to delete letters individually, as before. Should you simply prefer the old way, you can disable ‘Quick Delete’ in settings.1. If you tap the arrow at the top of the screen, you will see your current days ‘card’, showing your current progress. If you swipe left and right you will scroll through those cards - each of which will hold your previous puzzles. Tap the down button to continue playing for that day!2. I did actually test this as part of this update, but found it to be quite fiddly to control. By no means have I given up, however - so I will continue to investigate!Thank you again for your feedback, it’s very welcome!!
Love it!
12/24/2021

MarinasideSteve
This brilliant and very simple word game got me hooked immediately. It is beautifully designed and presents a big challenge that renews on a daily basis, so the fact that I have only one new puzzle to work a day keeps me going on it as far as I can get. The controls and color indications as you type words are both very well though out. One of my Game Center friends are playing but I have yet to figure out how to make the synch feature provide us with the exact same puzzle to compete together on.The hint feature is really nice when you get stuck but sometimes I find that I do not recognize the words I find through it. A suggestion would be to provide a way to look up the definition of any accepted words.Regardless of what may be missing, this seems like the perfect game for those who love word puzzles.
Love it!
12/24/2021

MarinasideSteve

This brilliant and very simple word game got me hooked immediately. It is beautifully designed and presents a big challenge that renews on a daily basis, so the fact that I have only one new puzzle to work a day keeps me going on it as far as I can get. The controls and color indications as you type words are both very well though out. One of my Game Center friends are playing but I have yet to figure out how to make the synch feature provide us with the exact same puzzle to compete together on.The hint feature is really nice when you get stuck but sometimes I find that I do not recognize the words I find through it. A suggestion would be to provide a way to look up the definition of any accepted words.Regardless of what may be missing, this seems like the perfect game for those who love word puzzles.
Only one game a day
12/26/2021

Magicandmayhem
I like this game other than a few things. I’ve only had it a few days and would like to play more than one puzzle a day. You can go back and do puzzles from previous days you’ve had it but you can’t do any more. I’ve also been frustrated with some nonsense words, and some legitimate words not being recognized. I have had to just try every combination of letters a few times which is no fun at all. I also agree more directions and even a FAQ would be helpful. Three times I’ve had to come to comments here to try to find out how to do something.
Only one game a day
12/26/2021

Magicandmayhem

I like this game other than a few things. I’ve only had it a few days and would like to play more than one puzzle a day. You can go back and do puzzles from previous days you’ve had it but you can’t do any more. I’ve also been frustrated with some nonsense words, and some legitimate words not being recognized. I have had to just try every combination of letters a few times which is no fun at all. I also agree more directions and even a FAQ would be helpful. Three times I’ve had to come to comments here to try to find out how to do something.

bug fixes

Version 2.21

02/21/2023

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Accessibility

Information

Seller
Size
Category
Compatibility
Languages
Age Rating
Copyright

Privacy Policy

Supports

Game Center

Discover new games and play with friends. This game also features leaderboards and achievements.
Family Sharing

Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

More by Rose Design and Education Services

The Dreadmill

Frogger....with explosions!

You Might Also Like

Downwordly

Use letters to make words!
Honeycomb - Word Puzzle

Satisfying vocabulary puzzles
Hexiled

Fast-paced word game.
Squell

Spatially Significant Spelling
Word Forward

Beautifully simple
Retrogram

Daily Pangram Puzzles
Subwords: Word Game & Trivia

Fun Puzzles & Brain Training
Letterpress – Word Game

Capture the most tiles to win!
W.E.L.D.E.R. - word game

Crosswords with a twist.
Letterary

Word search for word lovers

Wordsmyth - Calm Word Play

A Daily Puzzle Game

Ratings & Reviews

Good but some flaws

Excellent brain stimulation

Love it!

Only one game a day

What’s New

2.21

2.2

2.1

2.0.2

2.0.1

2.0

1.2

1.11

1.1

1.0

Version 2.21

App Privacy

Data Not Collected

Accessibility

Information

Supports

Game Center

Family Sharing

More by Rose Design and Education Services

The Dreadmill

You Might Also Like

Downwordly

Honeycomb - Word Puzzle

Hexiled

Squell

Word Forward

Retrogram

Subwords: Word Game & Trivia

Letterpress – Word Game

W.E.L.D.E.R. - word game

Letterary