Word Chums! Downloads & RevenueWord Chums! · App Store
Word Chums! is #69 in Games › Word Grossing in United States and charting in 6 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperPeopleFun, Inc.
CategoryGames
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.8 (24k)
Version2.20.0
Age rating17+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)1M+ worldwide
📈Entered the top 100 in 2 charts📈Charting in a new country📦Updated to version 2.20.0🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 2.19.0🆕Its developer released another app: Tiki Smash!
Full timeline · 17 events
- 📈Word Chums! entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Board · KR · Top Grossing · Word · KR
- 📈Word Chums! charting in a new countrySouth Korea
- 📦Word Chums! updated to version 2.20.0- Performance Improvements
- 📈Word Chums! entered the top 10Top Grossing · Word · AE
- 📈Word Chums! entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Board · IN · Top Grossing · Word · IN
- 📈Word Chums! charting in a new countryIndia
- 📈Word Chums! entered the top 100Top Grossing · Word · IT
- 📈Word Chums! charting in a new countryItaly
- 📈Word Chums! entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Word · AE · Top Grossing · Board · AU
- 📈Word Chums! entered the top 100Top Grossing · Board · AE
- 📈Word Chums! charting in a new countryUnited Arab Emirates
- 📈Word Chums! entered the top 100Top Grossing · Board · CA
- 📈Word Chums! entered the top 100Top Grossing · Board · GB
- 🆕Word Chums! first spotted by AppInsider#66 in Top Grossing · Word · United States
- 📦Word Chums! version 2.19.0- Performance Improvements
- 🆕Word Chums!: its developer released another app: Tiki Smash!
- 🆕Word Chums! released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.8 ★
24k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#69
Games › Word GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
23
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Word Chums! at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Word Puzzle Cartoon 2D Abstract/Modern short sessions multiplayer IAP
#word game #crossword #casual #social #puzzle #leaderboard
Word Chums! on the App Store
App details
App ID
517840944
Publisher
PeopleFun, Inc.
On the store since
Sep 2012
14 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
Languages
1
EN
Size
226 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment, Board, Word
Word Chums! downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How Word Chums! makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 211 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 500 Coins | |
| 2 | 13,000 Coins | |
| 3 | 1,100 Coins | |
| 4 | 3,000 Coins | |
| 5 | 6,500 Coins | |
| 6 | Premium Upgrade subscription | |
| 7 | Get 2,200 Coins | |
| 8 | 17,500 Coins | |
| 9 | Starter Bundle | |
| 10 | 40,000 Coins |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Games › WordGrossing | #69 |
 South Korea | Games › WordGrossing | #29 |
 United Kingdom | Games › WordGrossing | #71 |
 Australia | Games › WordGrossing | #44 |
 Canada | Games › WordGrossing | #92 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › WordGrossing | #97 |
Apps near Word Chums! on the chart
Games › Word Grossing, around #69.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
24k ratings
Measured
Ratings
24k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
23
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
13+
US App Store (Apple shows only the newest)
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
4.8★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
70/100
faster than 83% of Games apps
New ratings by country (4)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 81% | ▼ -15% |
| United Kingdom | 2.2 | 10% | ▲ +20% |
| Australia | 1.2 | 5% | – |
| Canada | 1 | 4% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Word Chums!
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (94% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use.
What people like
- Fun: “When playing with random is fun”
- Ease of use: “Well organized, easy and fun game!”
- Ads: “Best word game not a lot of ads so I’ll rate it 5 beautiful stars”
- Crashes & bugs: “It does freeze up on me occasionally and I find this annoying”
About Word Chums!
More fun than Words With Friends and more addicting than Scrabble, WORD CHUMS: the highest rated word game, earning a perfect 5 Star rating from users.
Find out why people are saying “Once you play it, you can’t go back to your old word game.”
“When I went from Words With Friends and other word games to Word Chums, there was no going back.” - VentureBeat
“This game takes it to another level with fun graphics and sounds, a built in dictionary, team mode, 3-4 player mode…”
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"I really love this game. A great game for the whole family and your friends.. It keeps you thinking. It's a challenge. Try it, you'll love it."
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"Way better than other word games! I am hooked!"
“Word Chums adds a significant layer of additional incentives to keep playing atop the basic formula.” Adweek
◆ INTRODUCING THE CHUMS
Oozing with personality, they bring the game to life. Have fun earning gear to outfit your Chum and expressing your style. They’re guaranteed to make you chuckle.
◆ INCREDIBLY STREAMLINED GAMEPLAY
Word Chums is a pleasure to play. See words validate instantly as you place letters and see the scoring badge automatically indicate word strength.
◆ FAMILIAR CROSSWORD GAMEPLAY
Word Chums stays true to the classic word building gameplay you know and love.
◆ EARN TOP CHUM STATUS
Earn experience points with each word played and level up to become King or Queen of the Chums. Show off your “wordly” prowess by climbing your way to the top of the weekly leaderboards.
◆ TRULY SOCIAL
See how all your friends are doing from the friends list on the main screen. Experience a new level of collaborative fun by grabbing a teammate for a couples challenge.
◆ SAY GOODBYE TO GETTING STUMPED
Just when you need it most…Hints can point you to the location of a better word.
◆ SATISFIES THE SERIOUS GAMER
Word Chums has achievements, best-word challenges, leveling, player stats, leaderboards and much more. It’s a deep gaming experience for everyone that gamers can master.
◆ LEARN A LITTLE
Expand your vocabulary as you quickly experiment with new letter combinations and instantly discover new words. Tap any word to see its definition.
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◆ SPECIAL FEATURES
• 2-4 player games
• Play versus friends, random opponents, and computer Chumbots
• Customizable Chum characters
• Know valid words before you press play
• Automatically see the strength of your word
• Weekly leaderboard competitions
• Find the best word and beat the hint challenges
• Drop a Bomb and take your turn with a new set of letters
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◆ ABOUT PeopleFun
Word Chums is a new kind of word game experience that comes to you from the makers of Age of Empires, one of the best-selling and most award-winning games of all time. Give it a try!
Terms of service: https://www.peoplefun.com/terms
Find out why people are saying “Once you play it, you can’t go back to your old word game.”
“When I went from Words With Friends and other word games to Word Chums, there was no going back.” - VentureBeat
“This game takes it to another level with fun graphics and sounds, a built in dictionary, team mode, 3-4 player mode…”
◆◆◆◆◆
"I really love this game. A great game for the whole family and your friends.. It keeps you thinking. It's a challenge. Try it, you'll love it."
◆◆◆◆◆
"Way better than other word games! I am hooked!"
“Word Chums adds a significant layer of additional incentives to keep playing atop the basic formula.” Adweek
◆ INTRODUCING THE CHUMS
Oozing with personality, they bring the game to life. Have fun earning gear to outfit your Chum and expressing your style. They’re guaranteed to make you chuckle.
◆ INCREDIBLY STREAMLINED GAMEPLAY
Word Chums is a pleasure to play. See words validate instantly as you place letters and see the scoring badge automatically indicate word strength.
◆ FAMILIAR CROSSWORD GAMEPLAY
Word Chums stays true to the classic word building gameplay you know and love.
◆ EARN TOP CHUM STATUS
Earn experience points with each word played and level up to become King or Queen of the Chums. Show off your “wordly” prowess by climbing your way to the top of the weekly leaderboards.
◆ TRULY SOCIAL
See how all your friends are doing from the friends list on the main screen. Experience a new level of collaborative fun by grabbing a teammate for a couples challenge.
◆ SAY GOODBYE TO GETTING STUMPED
Just when you need it most…Hints can point you to the location of a better word.
◆ SATISFIES THE SERIOUS GAMER
Word Chums has achievements, best-word challenges, leveling, player stats, leaderboards and much more. It’s a deep gaming experience for everyone that gamers can master.
◆ LEARN A LITTLE
Expand your vocabulary as you quickly experiment with new letter combinations and instantly discover new words. Tap any word to see its definition.
——————————————————————
◆ SPECIAL FEATURES
• 2-4 player games
• Play versus friends, random opponents, and computer Chumbots
• Customizable Chum characters
• Know valid words before you press play
• Automatically see the strength of your word
• Weekly leaderboard competitions
• Find the best word and beat the hint challenges
• Drop a Bomb and take your turn with a new set of letters
——————————————————————
◆ ABOUT PeopleFun
Word Chums is a new kind of word game experience that comes to you from the makers of Age of Empires, one of the best-selling and most award-winning games of all time. Give it a try!
Terms of service: https://www.peoplefun.com/terms
Latest updates
2.20.0
- Performance Improvements
2.19.0
- Performance Improvements
