Comparison

Dingbats vs MindBenchmark

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

MindBenchmark

Measure your cognitive abilities with a variety of short, repeatable tests including reaction time, memory, focus, and mental math. Track your progress, compare your scores anonymously with others, and challenge yourself daily.

Highlights
  • 20 cognitive tests
  • Unlimited plays
  • Performance tiers
  • Personal bests and trends
  • Daily challenges
  • Anonymous score comparison
  • Offline play
Features
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How fast are you, really? MindBenchmark measures your performance across 20 short, repeatable tests: reaction time, memory span, focus, typing, aim, mental math and more. Then it shows you where you land. WHAT YOU GET • All 20 tests, unlimited plays, free • Your score the moment you finish, with a performance tier • Personal bests and recent-run trends for every test • Achievements as you work through all four categories • A new Daily challenge every day, the same test for everyone HONEST NUMBERS Turn on score sharing and your results are compared against a pool of real attempts, validated on our servers with rate limits, plausibility checks and trust scoring. No bot-filled leaderboards. No inflated numbers. Sharing is optional, anonymous, and off until you switch it on. BUILT TO RESPECT YOU • No ads, ever • No account, no sign-up, no email • Works offline. Comparing scores is the only thing that needs a connection • A random device ID you can reset any time. No name, no tracking across apps THE TESTS Speed: Reaction Time, Click Speed, Aim Trainer, Typing Speed, Number Reaction, Visual Reaction Time Memory: Sequence Memory, Number Memory, Visual Memory, Verbal Memory, Paired Memory, Chimp Test Focus: Stroop, Attention Span, Task Switching, Hidden Numbers, Peripheral Vision Reasoning: Pattern Recall, Mental Math, Spatial Reasoning MindBenchmark is for measurement and entertainment. It does not diagnose, treat or screen for any condition.

Screenshots

Dingbats4 screens
MindBenchmark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MindBenchmark at none against Dingbats's 9. MindBenchmark also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). Dingbats's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. MindBenchmark asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MindBenchmark holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dingbats has 1.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Dingbats's written reviews are positive against 100% of MindBenchmark's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dingbats ships an update every 5 weeks, MindBenchmark every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Dingbats versus MindBenchmark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDingbatsMindBenchmark
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRomain LeboucRandomFuse LLC

Customer experience

Dingbats

All ratings1,239 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews212 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral8.5%
Negative10.4%

MindBenchmark

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

MindBenchmark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dingbats free?
Dingbats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindBenchmark free?
MindBenchmark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dingbats or MindBenchmark?
MindBenchmark is rated higher. Dingbats averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while MindBenchmark averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Dingbats or MindBenchmark have ads?
Dingbats shows ads; MindBenchmark does not.
Which is updated more often, Dingbats or MindBenchmark?
Dingbats ships an update every 5 weeks, and MindBenchmark every 3 days. Most recently, Dingbats was updated on October 15, 2026 and MindBenchmark on October 2, 2026.

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