Comparison

Wavelength vs DAL

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

Head to head
About

Wavelength

A cooperative party game where players guess where a clue falls on a spectrum. Work together to read your friends' minds and win. Play in person or remotely with new content and features.

Highlights
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Remote play enabled
  • New exclusive content
  • Real-time dial movements
  • Emoji reactions
  • Customizable avatars
  • Earn achievements
Features
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Hot or cold. Soft or hard. Wizard or…not a wizard? Work together to decide where your clue falls on the spectrum – and win by reading your friends’ minds. Free to play, no ads, 2 to 10+ players, in the same room or across the world. “One of the best party games we’ve ever played” -Polygon “The best party game since Codenames” -Dicebreaker Apple Editors’ Choice & Game of the Day An evolution of the hit boardgame — with real-time dial movements, emoji reactions, and hundreds of new spectrums made just for the app. PLAY TOGETHER, ANYWHERE Wavelength can be played with 2-10+ players and can be played remotely or in person. CROSS-PLATFORM Available on most mobile devices so everyone can play together. ALWAYS FRESH A huge library of unique prompts, including 390 that you won't find in the physical box, plus occasional new themed packs. NO ADS, EVER Just the game. Play as much as you want, free. 100% COOPERATIVE Work together with your friends, react in real-time with synchronous dial movements, and express yourself with emoji reactions. FIND YOUR LEWK We created beautiful and customizable avatars with over FOUR MILLION unique combinations to find your best you. EARN ACHIEVEMENTS As a team you work together to try to beat your high score, and individuals can be rewarded with personalized achievements. Have questions or feedback? Talk to us! https://www.wavelength.zone/contact

About

DAL

Features
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Level 1, there are 10 tiers. You are given a beginning word and you have to EITHER drop 1 letter OR change 1 letter to create each new word. Beat all tiers to unlock Level 2. Level 2, there are 20 tiers. You are given a beginning word and your have to EITHER drop 2 letters, OR change 2 letters, OR drop 1 letter AND change 1 letter to create each new word. Beat all the tiers and unclock Level 3. Level 3, there are 30 tiers. You are given a beginning word and you have to EITHER drop 3 letters, OR change 3 letters, OR drop 2 letters AND change 1, OR drop 1 letter and change 2. Beat all the tiers and win a free Drop A Letter Change A Letter Champion t-shirt. Stay tuned for new words and tiers to come.

Screenshots

Wavelength4 screens
DAL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Wavelength at #18 against DAL's unranked. DAL's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Wavelength sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and DAL sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wavelength ships an update every 3 weeks, DAL monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Wavelength versus DAL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWavelengthDAL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (64K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings64K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB118 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPalm Court LLCA Cineas Productions LLC

Bugs and requests

Wavelength

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Prompts sometimes get skipped unexpectedly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add pass-and-play mode for local multiplayer
  • Increase number of free prompts
  • Add individual scoring mode for larger groups
  • Allow players to hear each other's sound effects

DAL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Wavelength

One-time12
  • Chaotic Pack$0.99
  • Divisive Nonsense Pack$0.99
  • Lickable Pack$0.99
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  • Culture Pack$0.99
  • Weird Pack$0.99
  • Big Brain Pack$1.99
  • Jumbo Pack$3.99
  • Latest Bundle$3.99
  • Originals Bundle$4.99
  • Big Bundle2 variants$4.99
  • Buy All2 variants$8.99
  • Buy All$9.99
5 purchases

DAL

One-time5
  • Vowels$0.99
  • Switch Words$0.99
  • Combo 3$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Next Word Clue$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Wavelength free?
Wavelength is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DAL free?
DAL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wavelength or DAL have ads?
Neither Wavelength nor DAL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wavelength or DAL?
Wavelength ships an update every 3 weeks, and DAL monthly. Most recently, Wavelength was updated on October 24, 2026 and DAL on October 15, 2026.

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