Comparison

Cartoonacy vs Dashagrams

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cartoonacy

This game challenges players to decipher humorous cartoons that represent common words or phrases. Gather friends and family to solve visual puns and enjoy guaranteed laughter. Hints and letter reveals are available to assist players.

Highlights
  • Humorous cartoons
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Verbal hints
  • Remove unused letters
  • Reveal first letter
  • Game Center Leaderboard
Features
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The creators of Chain of Thought have teamed up with world renowned cartoonist Mike Clelland to bring you "Cartoonacy - the Game of Visual Puns." Each cartoon humorously depicts a common word or phrase. Gather your friends and family and see if you can solve all the puzzles. We guarantee you'll laugh yourselves silly trying! FEATURES: *Humorous cartoons *Challenging puzzles *Game Center Leaderboard *Need a little help? Then... *Get a verbal hint *Remove unused letters *Reveal the first letter of the answer Best wishes, Jay & Julia Bacal

About

Dashagrams

Features
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Most word games require big vocabularies. Dashagrams just requires being a creative thinker! You get a random set of letter tiles. To win, you have to use every single one — formed into valid words. Sounds simple enough, until you get down to your last few tiles and can't make anything work. That's the heart of Dashagrams. To finish, you'll need to go back and break apart the words you already built, recombine the letters, and try again. And maybe again. You'll often find yourself dismantling everything you created — sometimes multiple times — before it all clicks into place. Winning isn't about spelling fast or knowing obscure words. It's about being willing to rethink everything. How it works: • Tap tiles from the pool to form words in the work area • Submit valid words (5+ letters) to your My Words area • Return words from My Words to break them apart and reuse the letters • Keep going until every tile is used — then tap Done! Game of the Day — A new shared puzzle every day. Same tiles, same challenge for everyone. Share your results and see how you compare. Features: • 40, 45, or 50 tile games • 5 difficulty levels — letter distribution shifts from forgiving to fiendish • 5 tile themes: Woodgrain, Classic Yellow, Ivory, Slate, and Ocean • Game timer and history tracking • One tile swap per game • Save and resume anytime • iCloud sync across all your devices • Light, Dark, and System appearance modes • No internet required — play anywhere Built for iPhone and iPad. Spell to play. Re-spell to win!

Screenshots

Cartoonacy4 screens
Dashagrams4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dashagrams at none against Cartoonacy's 5. Dashagrams also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 15 months). Cartoonacy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cartoonacy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dashagrams asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cartoonacy ships an update every 15 months, Dashagrams weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cartoonacy versus Dashagrams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCartoonacyDashagrams
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJay BacalJohn Tabernik

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cartoonacy

One-time5
  • Puzzle Pack 2$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
  • Puzzle Pack 4$0.99
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  • Purchase 1000 Hint Coins$0.99
  • Unlock All Puzzle Packs$1.99
None

Dashagrams

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cartoonacy free?
Cartoonacy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dashagrams free?
Dashagrams is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cartoonacy or Dashagrams have ads?
Dashagrams shows ads; Cartoonacy does not.
Which is updated more often, Cartoonacy or Dashagrams?
Cartoonacy ships an update every 15 months, and Dashagrams weekly. Most recently, Cartoonacy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dashagrams on October 9, 2026.

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