literally – word game

Name: literally – word game
Rating: 4.6 (469 reviews)
Author: Oleksandr Kozlov

By: Oleksandr Kozlov

play with words

Features & Capabilities

Literally is a fast-paced word game where time is your main opponent. In this race, you form words from letters before the clock runs out across 200 levels and 77 tasks.

Highlights include 66 aphorisms to decipher, a simplified mode for calmer play, a minimalist Ukrainian-made font design, and detailed statistics that reveal how you spent your time. The game also features a catchy main menu animation and a power-saving mode to extend battery life.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Games Entertainment Education

By:

Oleksandr Kozlov

Rating:

4.60

(469) 2 new ratings

Version:

1.2.1 Last updated: 2023-12-06

Version code:

862014827

Creation date:

2023-05-05

Compatible devices:

Size:

17.90MB

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Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 80,985 ▲ 179

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Developed by:

Oleksandr Kozlov

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/literally-word-game/id6448051011

User Reviews

Players praise literally - word game for being fun, original, fast-paced, and ad-free with satisfying story mode, but multiple reviews highlight recurring bugs, poor progress tracking, and language-related issues that hinder play. Common complaints include UI glitches, non-English text in menus, incomplete statistics, unachievable tasks, and a desire for more varied achievements. Overall, it’s entertaining when working, but stability and clarity improvements are needed for longer-term play.

Pros

Fun, fast-paced and original word gameplay that keeps you engaged.
Ad-free experience with no distracting ads.
Thoughtful story mode and well-designed levels with celebratory feedback after completion.
Relaxing, easy to pick up and good for passing time.
Good for playing with friends / social play.

Cons

Frequent bugs and glitches (UI/graphics, grid resizing, and tile glitches), especially after iOS 17.
Incomplete progress tracking and metrics; no progress meter and levels don’t end when objectives are met; missions not unlocking.
Vocabulary gaps and non-English UI/text; some words missing and stray characters confusing.
Some challenges are unreachable or not achievable, plus limited achievements and desire for more varied challenges.
Perceived lack of timely bug fixes / dev response (issues persist even when reported).

Recent reviews

I really enjoy word puzzles and I don’t necessarily need to take my sweet time about it but I found this game somewhat annoying after a short time. Tutorial is a bit rudimentary: you can use letters in any order or sequence but they don’t really explain that. I didn’t have trouble passing levels, scooted right along every one I tried. The problem is I enjoy finding words and patterns and all that but the timer element makes any typo or mistake a hard LOSS and therefore a different vibe. I want to think not stress. I imagine there’s smarter folks out there that can bust out massive words using all the available letters at a rapid pace but what I found was the game basically motivates you to think smaller. Why waste the extra second seeing if I have enough letters for ‘anaphylaxis’ when I’d be better off busting LAX, PAN, LAPIS, HAY, etc and keeping more options open? Perhaps I’m just slow but going off past experience I’m really not (in this one particular aspect of existence anyway). It’s a speed game that uses words. Not so much a word game. Haste beats vocabulary on this one, so not what I’m after.