Gaster Dingbats vs GenZD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gaster Dingbats
Transform your text into unique dingbat characters and fonts for messaging. This app offers a keyboard and translator for various dingbat styles, including W. D. Gaster, Wingdings, and Webdings.
- Text to dingbat conversion
- Custom keyboard integration
- W. D. Gaster alphabet support
- Original Wingdings font support
- Wingdings 2 & 3 support
- Webdings font support
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Convert text to Dingbats with this translator and keyboard. The app supports all Zapf Dingbats as a font and as characters to send to your friends in a messaging app. Note that some apps may display dingbats slightly differently than this app, because they use the system font. Supports: • W. D. Gaster alphabet • Original Wingdings font • Wingdings 2 • Wingdings 3 • Webdings
GenZD
Run classic idTech 1 games on your iOS device with enhanced modern features. Supports original WAD files and community MODs, offering improved graphics, lighting, and scripting. Requires users to provide their own game content.
- Modern 3D rendering
- Widescreen graphics
- Dynamic lighting
- Scriptable environment
- Game controller support
- Customizable touch controls
- Local multiplayer
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GenZD supports running games using the open-source idTech 1 game engine for iOS, and supports running its "WAD" game files as well as community-developed "MOD" files, all rendered natively using modern technology. It supports several capabilities beyond the original engine, such as modern 3D rendering, widescreen graphics, dynamic lighting, a fully scriptable environment, and much much more. Please note that GenZD does not include content and they must be provided by you. Please use the Files app to move or copy files to the GenZD folder under "On my iPhone" or "On my iPad". Configurations called "Launch Configurations" can be created using a base game file as well as additional MOD files (.pk3 and .zip files). A plethora of content developed by the community is available on the web, and almost all "mods" that use the UDMF or WAD formats are supported. Additional features: - Game controller support: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, mFi - On-screen touch virtual gamepad and virtual keyboard - Customizable touch controls: Rearrange buttons, change color and size. Support for saving multiple layouts. - Gyroscope aiming - Widescreen Metal graphics rendering using MoltenVK - Add your own game and mod files via the Files app - Accessibility: Supports VoiceOver and mods that support accessibility - Local Multiplayer: Host a co-op or deathmatch game, discover hosts running GenZD automatically on the same network and join a game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GenZD at 84% against Gaster Dingbats's 0%. GenZD also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 21 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Gaster Dingbats costs $7.99 and GenZD $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GenZD holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GenZD has 56 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Gaster Dingbats's written reviews are positive against 84% of GenZD's.
Gaster Dingbats ships an update every 21 months, GenZD every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gaster Dingbats | GenZD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (56 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #91 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Maarten Trompper | Infinite Evolution Technologies |
Customer experience
Gaster Dingbats
GenZD
In-app purchases
Gaster Dingbats
No in-app purchases
GenZD
No in-app purchases
