tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post4069776137381724561..comments2023-04-08T08:53:54.006+01:00Comments on Julie's musings: Words with Friends vs Wordfeud for Androidjuwlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306166445872115520noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-62979444814744930962021-02-22T22:18:55.910+00:002021-02-22T22:18:55.910+00:00The main reason I like Wordfeud much better is bec...The main reason I like Wordfeud much better is because WWF has SUCH A BUSY INTERFACE. There's just too much going on on the screen!<br />However, letter distribution on WF is awful a lot of times - I often get a whole tray of vowels (or consonants). But maybe WWF is like that too. One other thing, I don't know what English Dictionary is used, but I have tried to play many words that were unaccepted. I'm a native speaker! And I KNOW those words are correct, and not uncommon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784933692977831912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-41056994624585810602013-02-15T17:57:21.265+00:002013-02-15T17:57:21.265+00:00Scramble With Friends joins the world's most p...Scramble With Friends joins the world's most popular word-game franchise... If you like Words With Friends and Hanging With Friends, you're gonna love this one! Try <a href="http://www.anagrammer.com/scramble-with-friends/" rel="nofollow">scramble with friends help</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524471352553038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-41739477653298086402012-01-31T05:20:20.543+00:002012-01-31T05:20:20.543+00:00Good comparison. I have been playing Wordfeud sinc...Good comparison. I have been playing Wordfeud since the day DROIDX came out. Which was around mid july 2010. Much prefer it over Wwf because it IS cartoonish. Wwf just looks silly to me, and I greatly prefer the appearance of wordfeud.leewayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230572941335449517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-37895783847832117572011-08-06T03:32:36.503+01:002011-08-06T03:32:36.503+01:00There's no question that word feud is far supe...There's no question that word feud is far superior and that wwf is, as you put it, buggy as ****. I've been using wwf for approx 1 year and only looked for an alternative because wwf is really really buggy. It's even buggier on android (who would have thought that was possible hey :-). It's just par for the course with wwf to switch over to task manager and have to kill it.<br /><br />With regards to the battery life in wwf, it has nothing to do with notifications. The reason is that it uses the CPU of the phone at 100% while viewing a board or viewing the list of games. This causes my phone to heat up and drain the battery dead in around an hour. This is not an issue when in chat mode and doesn't appear to be an issue when the screen is off. The only way to save batteries with wwf is to spend less time in the game. If you need to think for a while with the board open that is when your battery is draining.<br /><br />The reason wwf is so buggy is that they simply hire bad programmers. I've been programming for a long time and have seen it time and time again. It's interesting that no one would get anyone but an experienced builder to build their house but companies will hire inexperienced people who dabble in programming all the time. I can understand that wwf might have started this way but I find it odd that they don't just hire someone who knows what they are doing now. The other thing I see is a lot of is skittish management. This can be seen by the fact that they started working on the android version but before that's even remotely finished they switched over to work on the Facebook version. Anyway, my point is that things are just not going to change, wwf will always be buggy as ****.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773641635539064258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-82436470009692632672011-07-30T21:16:24.507+01:002011-07-30T21:16:24.507+01:00I used wwf for a month before I found wordfeud, an...I used wwf for a month before I found wordfeud, and imho, wordfeud is superior. As soon as I played wordfeud a few times, I un-installed wwf, for many of the reasons given in your post. The only feature I miss from wwf is when making multiple words it tells you which word(s) is/are incorrect, whereas wordfeud just gives a generic dialogue. <br /><br />I also agree that historic stats would be nice, especially as you can arrange re-matches.<br /><br />One other feature lacking in both games is the ability to resign a game when it's not your turn. I've had a number of games where the opponent hasn't even made a single move, but I still have to wait 72 hours before I can replace them. Frustrating!SteveAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03767570807761441472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-27214230050268936392011-07-28T08:50:42.010+01:002011-07-28T08:50:42.010+01:00@LoneStarNot Thanks for your comments.
As to th...@LoneStarNot Thanks for your comments. <br /><br />As to the video ads, I'm almost certain that the app's author doesn't actually have any control over what ads get used, other than picking an ad "supplier". But anyway my approach is to stomach ads where necessary to evaluate an app, and then I'm more than happy to support developers by paying for the ad-free version for anything I'm going to continue to use.juwlzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306166445872115520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-46779616384224778342011-07-27T22:35:48.876+01:002011-07-27T22:35:48.876+01:00Great review! Given the corroborating comments, I...Great review! Given the corroborating comments, I'm sure you've saved me a big headache diving into WwF. Like you, I ...<br /> - prefer "crisp" over "cartoonish" UIs<br /> - <b>hate</b> ad intrusions.<br /> - prefer a simple contact email.<br /><br />When I started playing WF, all the ads were easily dismissed. As of today, several VIDEO ads came through, and refused to go away. In my own case, that feels like a "poop or get off the pot" message. But if I'd gotten a recalcitrant video ad in my first few games, I'd have uninstalled.<br /><br />Ditto ... it would be nice if:<br /> - personal stats were stored locally and automatically<br /> - global game stats were available at the developer site.LoneStarNothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01259173600309919529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-84831150686108917962011-07-03T08:27:45.800+01:002011-07-03T08:27:45.800+01:00Thanks so much for all your work on this compariso...Thanks so much for all your work on this comparison. People like Shawn probably needed a long rest after summoning up a one line response.<br /><br />I used Word Feud on my Android, then dropped it when Lexulous (from FB) came out as an app. The Lexulous app is terrible - but I keep it because I have a lot of friends playing on the full version (you carry scores, rating etc with you). <br /><br />I've been using WwF for a month or two because a Lex friend got it on her iPhone. And while the interface is slick, it does seem to kill battery. Is it possible that it's quite heavy on data use too?<br /><br />Based on your exhaustive comparison I'm heading back to WF with the hope of nudging my iphone buddy in that direction too.<br /><br />Many thanks again,Ted Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839281137203509155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-64640834903425974882011-06-06T06:47:12.774+01:002011-06-06T06:47:12.774+01:00i've played both and I prefer wordfeud hands d...i've played both and I prefer wordfeud hands down. WwF is flashier, nicer graphics, but with it comes lag. There are times im pushing the button and it lags so much I do double presses, the second press registering on the ad. I hate that it doesnt remember tile placement either. Sometimes I know I had a word in mind, but with several games going on, it becomes a blur. But as a result of WwF being on the iphone, I find myself playing it more, although my android friends mostly all play me on Wordfeud. now that its on iOS as well, I hope it picks up because its obviously the better game. WwF is a buggy, bloated messatebithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129459803313311910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-16148421850238275972011-04-06T07:54:47.129+01:002011-04-06T07:54:47.129+01:00Shawn
Thank you for your opinion.
I make no se...Shawn<br /><br />Thank you for your opinion. <br /><br />I make no secret of my bias in favour of WordFeud. That's because I genuinely believe that WordFeud on Android is a better app, for the reasons detailed in the article. I have already said that I understand that the situation may be different on iOS, but since I don't have an iPhone or iPad, I can't evaluate that personally.<br /><br />It's a personal opinion. You are welcome to yours, of course, and to redress the balance in favour of Words with Friends if you can detail ways in which you believe that WwF's implementation is superior.<br /><br />JulieJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820275226866762782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-20448911154146570372011-04-06T02:46:19.521+01:002011-04-06T02:46:19.521+01:00This is probably the most biased page I've eve...This is probably the most biased page I've ever read.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279525245756293576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-11597350981541706882011-03-13T08:21:14.466+00:002011-03-13T08:21:14.466+00:00Chris
Thanks for your comment.
Each to their o...Chris<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. <br /><br />Each to their own, I guess. I feel that the Wordfeud board design is clean and clear, well suited to the game, whereas the Words with Friends designers have obviously put in a lot of work on the graphics, only to make the board less clear to play on. Maybe I'm just a fan of the "industrial" look ;-).<br /><br />I agree that the Wordfeud game list is a little on the utilitarian side though, and the methods to start a new game are confusing (but the developer has been in touch with me about that, and plans to improve it).juwlzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306166445872115520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761420800159293907.post-78192150293765226982011-03-12T13:44:16.891+00:002011-03-12T13:44:16.891+00:00I agree with your conclusion whole heartedly. I&#...I agree with your conclusion whole heartedly. I've tried to like WWF, but to put is simply...it's current implementation just sucks. I've been playing WordFeud for a while and its simplicity and stability have been great and lead to great game play. However, in my opinion It has more of an industrial, sterile design. It doesn't seem "Friendly", and that's one area that WWF beats it. Too bad that alone doesn't translate into a good application.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941448436937180057noreply@blogger.com