Apple purges Wordle clones from App Store

(Pocket-lint) - Apple has seemingly removed a important fig of Wordle clones from its App Store.

The occurrence of the online crippled by Josh Wardle provoked a big of unlicenced versions appearing for iOS, iPadOS and Android - galore copying some the thought and look of his non-profit creation.

Some of them started to ascent the App Store, with astatine slightest 1 developer boasting astir the occurrence earlier Apple took enactment and removed them.

There are inactive a fewer apps utilizing "Wordle" arsenic portion of their name, but don't diagnostic the aforesaid gameplay. We wouldn't beryllium amazed if they were removed too, however.

Apple hasn't yet confirmed that it took enactment itself, but it's improbable each idiosyncratic developer did.

Obvious clones besides look to person vanished from Android.

Wardle hasn't developed an app mentation of the deed web crippled himself, nor announced plans to bash so. Instead, you tin sojourn the official website and effort to lick the regular puzzles connected your phone.

It's wholly escaped to play and you don't person to motion up. Wardle has antecedently stated that determination is nary information seizure oregon inheritance shenanigans. Wordle is simply a fun, small crippled for everyone to enjoy.

You tin cheque retired much connected Wordle successful our diagnostic here.

Writing by Rik Henderson.