Comparison

Anagraphs vs Puzzmo

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Rotating letter mechanic
  • Anagram word puzzles
  • Star-based level unlocking
  • Challenging linguistic puzzles
  • Open source on GitHub
Features
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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.

About

Puzzmo

Discover a universe of daily puzzles with original games and modern classics. Enjoy word puzzles, strategy games, and crosswords with helpful hints. It's a free and engaging way to challenge your mind.

Highlights
  • Daily original puzzles
  • Classic puzzle games
  • Word puzzles
  • Strategy games
  • Crosswords with hints
  • Memory and matching games
Features
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Hello! If you're reading this you either really love Puzzmo or you are somehow undecided about our app. Let's be clear: you should download the app. We made it for you and it's free and it's really good! What do you have to lose? Puzzmo is the center of the puzzle universe. You'll find fresh original games by brilliant designers like Zach Gage and new daily puzzles for modern classics like Cross|word, SpellTower, Flipart, Typeshift, Pile-Up Poker, Memoku, and more. You'll also find a little puzzle at the bottom of this AppStore description. Go on, scroll to the bottom. NEW: MEMOKU Inspired by the classic memory game, Memoku invites you to match pairs of numbers, but there's a twist – like Sudoku, no number can appear in the same row, column, or box twice. BONGO Bongo challenges you to build a better board out of twenty five tiles, often picked on a theme by Puzzmo's friends, community members, and celebrity guests. There’s always a better board. PILE-UP POKER Pile-Up Poker is a twist on traditional poker where players build rows and columns of poker hands. The objective is to create the highest overall score by adding cards one by one to the gird, making strategic decisions along the way. FLIPART Flipart is a modern twist on digital jigsaw puzzles. This free daily puzzle challenges you to rearrange Tetris-like shapes by tapping the pivot points so that none of the shapes overlap and they all fit within the border. Flipart puzzles are enjoyable for kids and adults alike! TYPESHIFT Typeshift is our free, daily captivating word puzzle game that challenges your vocabulary, spatial reasoning, and wit. Solve puzzles by shifting columns of letters like a combination lock to form words. Each puzzle is a fun brain-teaser chock full of both word search and strategy. CROSS|WORD Puzzmo crossword puzzles are for everyone. Some of the world’s top solvers compete daily for the fastest solve on Puzzmo, but that doesn’t mean we’re here to stump you. In fact if you’re new to crosswords or struggling complete a grid, we’re here to help. Only Puzzmo crosswords offer an optional, easier hint with every single clue. CUBECLEAR Cube Clear is a word puzzle game where players spell words in a grid whose letters then disappear. Longer words score higher points, and adjacent tiles disappear after use, causing remaining tiles to tumble to the bottom of the grid. With only 36 letters, the challenge of Cube Clear is two-fold. Can you clear the board, and in how few words? WORDBIND Wordbind is a directional anagram game that challenges you to discover new words hidden within the chosen words of the day. You can only key in letters from left to right, you’re allowed to skip letters, and you can use the same letter twice to find the perfect word. With each word you find, you rise the ranks on your way to Luminary status. REALLY BAD CHESS Aside from the small advantage white gains by making the first move, chess is a battle of wits between two competitors with the same pieces in the same positions. Puzzmo’s free daily Really Bad Chess game turns all of that “fairness” on its head. For example, you might have a huge material advantage with three queens while your computer opponent might have no queens and five rooks. The pieces may look random, but your advantage is carefully calculated! SPELLTOWER SpellTower is a two-dimensional grid of letters that looks like your typical word search puzzle. But unlike a traditional word search, you can change directions, cross your own path, go diagonal, and even spell backwards! This freedom of movement allows you to find more complex and challenging words, but this isn’t the only twist with SpellTower. As you use letters, they disappear from the grid, with the ultimate goal being a perfect, total clear of the entire board. You found it! If you can solve this classic riddle, enter the answer at puzzmo.com/code "Forward I’m heavy, backwards I’m not. What word am I?" Happy puzzling!

Screenshots

Anagraphs4 screens
Puzzmo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Anagraphs at 67% against Puzzmo's 43%. Anagraphs also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Puzzmo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (177 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Anagraphs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Puzzmo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anagraphs holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puzzmo has 177 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 43% of Puzzmo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anagraphs ships an update every 2 months, Puzzmo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Anagraphs versus Puzzmo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnagraphsPuzzmo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better3.7 (177 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings4177 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#136 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCinq-Mars MediaPuzzmo Inc.

Customer experience

Anagraphs

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Puzzmo

All ratings177 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative28.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral16.9%
Negative40.3%

Bugs and requests

Anagraphs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Puzzmo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crossword clues not locking in correctly
  • Transitions between games could be smoother

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to resume games from where left off
  • Numerical order for crossword clues
  • Remove subscription, keep account option

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Anagraphs

One-time1
  • Ad Free + 10 Stars!$1.99
2 purchases

Puzzmo

Subscriptions2
  • Puzzmo Plus (monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Puzzmo Plus1 Month trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Anagraphs free?
Anagraphs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzmo free?
Puzzmo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anagraphs or Puzzmo?
Anagraphs is rated higher. Anagraphs averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Puzzmo averages 3.7 from 177 ratings.
Do Anagraphs or Puzzmo have ads?
Both Anagraphs and Puzzmo show ads.
Which is updated more often, Anagraphs or Puzzmo?
Anagraphs ships an update every 2 months, and Puzzmo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Anagraphs was updated on October 19, 2026 and Puzzmo on October 25, 2026.

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