Anagraphs vs Bilateral!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anagraphs
This free anagram puzzle game features a unique twist where letters can be rotated to form new characters, expanding word possibilities. Solve challenging linguistic puzzles by optimizing paths to earn stars and unlock new levels.
- Rotating letter mechanic
- Anagram word puzzles
- Star-based level unlocking
- Challenging linguistic puzzles
- Open source on GitHub
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Anagraphs, an anagram finding puzzle with a twist, is a free new game that extends the concept of anagrams by including letters that can be rotated to make other characters. In a typical anagram the letters can be re-arranged to form new words ("ma" and "am" for example) but in Anagraphs, the "m" character can be rotated to form a 'w' which allows for the word "aw" to be included. Built with a specially designed font with several characters that can be rotated in such a way, Anagraphs is a challenging linguistic puzzle where you must optimize paths to earn stars used to unlock new levels. Anagraphs is a spiritual successor to the popular word game, Synonymy. Anagraphs is open source and available on GitHub. It is made by Cinq-Mars Media, an educational non-profit with projects and games featured at E3, PAX and other festivals worldwide.
Bilateral!
Engage in a quick daily word puzzle with a new challenge each day. Share your progress and results easily with friends and family. This game is completely free, with no ads, accounts, or logins required.
- Daily new word puzzle
- Quick gameplay
- Shareable results
- No ads
- No accounts or logins
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Quick daily word game! New puzzle every day. Easily share results with friends and family. Free—without ads, accounts, logins, or passwords.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bilateral! at 5.0 against Anagraphs's 4.0. Bilateral! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Anagraphs's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.2). 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
Both are free to download. Anagraphs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bilateral! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bilateral! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bilateral! has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Anagraphs's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bilateral!'s.
Anagraphs ships an update every 2 months, Bilateral! daily. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anagraphs | Bilateral! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cinq-Mars Media | Alec Rogers |
Customer experience
Anagraphs
Bilateral!
In-app purchases
Anagraphs
- Ad Free + 10 Stars!$1.99
Bilateral!
No in-app purchases
