Monument Valley 3 vs Words With Friends
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
Monument Valley 3 is the better app overall, scoring 8.7 to 7.5. Monument Valley 3 wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Words With Friends on 1.
Players who want a beautiful, low-stress puzzle story to unwind with
Friends and families who want a slow, chatty word rivalry on their phones
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Monument Valley 3 | Words With Friends |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Puzzle & Word Games | Puzzle & Word Games |
| Category rank | #2 of 12 | #10 of 12 |
| Developer | ustwo games | Zynga |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | — |
Common questions
Is Monument Valley 3 better than Words With Friends?
Monument Valley 3 is the better app overall, scoring 8.7 to 7.5. Monument Valley 3 wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Words With Friends on 1.
Which is cheaper, Monument Valley 3 or Words With Friends?
Monument Valley 3: First two chapters free; one $5.99 unlock in the App Store gets the full game. Words With Friends: Free with ads; coins from $0.99 and a $9.99 Ad Free Bundle in the App Store. On value for money, Monument Valley 3 scores higher.
Do Monument Valley 3 and Words With Friends work on the same devices?
Only Monument Valley 3 runs on Windows.
Which is more private, Monument Valley 3 or Words With Friends?
Monument Valley 3 scores higher on privacy (8.6/10). App Store label: user content, identifiers and diagnostics may be linked to you; usage data is collected but not linked. No tracking is listed.
Strengths and weaknesses
Monument Valley 3
- Gorgeous art and calming music in every scene
- Try two chapters free, then pay once
- The expansion comes with the single unlock
- Puzzles stay on the easy side for series veterans
- Leans on dialogue more than the earlier games
Monument Valley 3 keeps the series' signature trick: paths that only connect once you twist the world or view it from the right angle. This time Noor sails a boat across shifting seas, which opens up the puzzles and gives the story room to breathe. Every scene looks like a print you'd frame. You can try the first two chapters free, and one $5.99 unlock gets the rest, with no ads. Series veterans will find it gentle.
Full Monument Valley 3 review
Words With Friends
- Easy to keep long-running games going with friends
- Solo modes for when nobody has taken a turn
- The dictionary just grew by more than 25,000 words
- Ads between moves unless you pay to remove them
- Purchases include paid random items
- Heavy tracking on the App Store privacy label
Words With Friends is still the easiest way to keep a word rivalry going with people you know. You take turns on a crossword-style board at your own pace, Smart Match finds opponents when friends go quiet, and Solo Challenge pits you against WordMasters. An October 2026 update added more than 25,000 playable words and a way to report bad ones. The catch is clutter: ads between moves, paid random items and heavy tracking.
Full Words With Friends review
