Comparison

Dingbats vs Rebus Puzzles

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

Rebus Puzzles

Features
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Decode the picture. Crack the word. Rebus Puzzles is a fresh, addictive visual word game that turns tiny illustrations into clever phrases — your job is to read the picture and figure out what it really says. Three ways to play: • Daily Puzzle — one fresh rebus every day. Solve, share, repeat. • Levels — a hand-tuned progression of puzzles that get cleverer as you climb. • Endless — keep going as long as you can, randomized rebuses pulled from the full set. Built for short, satisfying sessions: • Smart hints — reveal a letter, remove wrong letters, or get a clue when you're stuck • Coin economy — earn coins from solves, daily streaks, and rewarded videos; spend them on hints • Daily streak — show up every day and the bonuses snowball • Achievements — quiet little wins that unlock as you play • Beautiful light & dark mode that follows your system • Pinch-to-zoom on every puzzle image so you never miss a detail • Confetti, springs, and haptics — every solve feels good • Wordle-style emoji share card so you can flex your streak Offline friendly. No account required. Play on the train, on a plane, or curled up in bed. One-time Remove Ads purchase available if you'd rather skip the interstitials. Made by a small indie dev. If you love it, a rating means the world.

Screenshots

Dingbats4 screens
Rebus Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dingbats and Rebus Puzzles are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and Rebus Puzzles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Dingbats versus Rebus Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDingbatsRebus Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRomain LeboucShanthi Selvarajan

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Dingbats

One-time9
  • 200 hints$0.99
  • 60 hints$0.99
  • 450 hints$1.99
Show 6 more
  • 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
1 purchases

Rebus Puzzles

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Dingbats free?
Dingbats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rebus Puzzles free?
Rebus Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dingbats or Rebus Puzzles have ads?
Both Dingbats and Rebus Puzzles show ads.

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