Is There A Wordle App For iPhone? It's Complicated

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Wordle is a new word-guessing game that reached massive popularity recently, and a lot of iPhone users are hoping to download the game and get on the bandwagon. People who are new to the internet craze probably don't know that the Wordle game that's invading most social media feeds is actually web browser-based. However, that hasn't stopped Wordle-adjacent apps to pop up on the App Store.

There are many games similar to Wordle that are available for the iPhone. Since the original game designed by New York-based engineer Josh Wardle can only be played once a day, other game apps have the potential to satisfy people's momentary need for a word puzzle fix. Some of these games may even be rip-offs of Wardle's Wordle hoping to get a piece of his action, but there's actually one specific iOS app bearing the same name that may have created some confusion with the Apple users who've erroneously downloaded it, thinking it was the game people were talking about.

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A different Wordle app — developed by Steven Cravotta — has recently climbed to #1 in the ‘Casual’ category of the top charts on the App Store. It's not one of many Wardle’s Wordle copycat apps sprouting all over the place. In fact, Cravotta’s Wordle was developed and launched five years ago, way before Wardle’s version achieved astronomical success. The game mechanics are also completely different. Rather than requiring players to guess a five-letter word in six tries or less, Cravotta’s Wordle app is a timer-based word game that provides 4-7 letters and asks users to create words as fast as possible.

Cravotta's Wordle iOS app is equally fun and also has the ability to sharpen a person's word-finding