Comparison

Dingbats vs PixiGrid

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

Head to head
About

Dingbats

This game challenges your wordplay and logic skills with various puzzle types. Solve visual riddles, decipher AI-generated idioms, guess family names, and unscramble letters. It's a fun way to expand your vocabulary and train your brain.

Highlights
  • Solve Dingbat puzzles
  • Decipher AI-generated idioms
  • Guess family names
  • Unscramble anagrams
  • Get clues and hints
  • Learn new idioms
Features
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Read between the lines is a game where you have to solve puzzles (Dingbats, Dangbits, Mr&Mrs and Anagram puzzles). ------------ Dingbats : One puzzle, one phrase : try to identity the meaning hidden behind each drawing. Play Read between the lines and train your brain by solving the puzzles. And if you have some difficulties, you can ask for clues or help from your friends to solve those wacky wordies. Have fun recognizing or learning new idioms through the levels of the game. ------------ Dangbits : How do AIs see the world? One picture, one idiom: can you guess the meaning hidden behind each image generated by an AI? Exercise your brain by recognising or discovering many expressions. ------------ Mr & Mrs : Mr & Mrs have children. Can you guess the name of their offspring ? Try to find the right first names and create funny full names. ------------ AnaQuiz : Rearrange the letters of the anagrams to create another word or phrase. ------------ New puzzles are regularly added to the game. If you have an idea in mind and would like it to be featured in a next release of the app, you can also send it.

About

PixiGrid

Features
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Discover PixiGrid, a puzzle game inspired by Picross! Solve grids by revealing the black squares using the clues on the rows and columns. Test your logic, progress through a variety of levels, and take on increasingly challenging puzzles. Earn lives, bonuses, and improve your score! Randomly generated grids for endless replayability Multiple difficulty levels Progression and reward system Intuitive, mobile-friendly interface Best times tracking Can you solve all the grids and become a PixiGrid master? Download and play now!

Screenshots

Dingbats4 screens
PixiGrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PixiGrid at none against Dingbats's 9. PixiGrid also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dingbats sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. PixiGrid asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dingbats ships an update every 5 weeks, PixiGrid every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dingbats versus PixiGrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDingbatsPixiGrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB119 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperRomain LeboucAlain Bolli

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Dingbats

One-time9
  • 200 hints$0.99
  • 60 hints$0.99
  • 450 hints$1.99
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  • 150 hints$1.99
  • No ads - option 1$2.49
  • No ads - option 2$3.49
  • 1000 hints$3.99
  • 350 hints$3.99
  • No ads - option 3$4.99
None

PixiGrid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dingbats free?
Dingbats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixiGrid free?
PixiGrid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dingbats or PixiGrid have ads?
Dingbats shows ads; PixiGrid does not.
Which is updated more often, Dingbats or PixiGrid?
Dingbats ships an update every 5 weeks, and PixiGrid every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dingbats was updated on October 20, 2026 and PixiGrid on October 16, 2026.

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