Comparison

Word Dunks vs Dunk Ball AR

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

Head to head

Word Dunks

Take a shot to form words!

Throw some virtual balls in AR

Free

🎮 Games

★ 5.02 ratingsView app →

About

Word Dunks

Features

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Take a shot at the right basketball hoop in order to form words! Will you manage to find the all the bonus ones?! Slam Dunk your way to success!

About

Dunk Ball AR

Experience basketball in augmented reality by throwing virtual balls to score. Compete against your own high scores and see balls interact with your physical space on compatible devices.

Highlights

Augmented reality gameplay
Virtual basketball throwing
High score tracking
Physics-based ball collisions
LiDAR environment interaction

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Throw some basketballs in Augmented Reality. Find a free spot and try to score as often as possible and beat your last highscore! On LiDAR devices the basketballs even collide with your physical environment.

Screenshots

Word Dunks4 screens

Dunk Ball AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dunk Ball AR at none against Word Dunks's shown. Word Dunks's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Dunks ships an update fortnightly, Dunk Ball AR every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level

Word Dunks versus Dunk Ball AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Word Dunks	Dunk Ball AR
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings	—	2 — better
Update frequency	Fortnightly — better	Every 9 months
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	16.4
Further details — not scored
Size	129 MB	14 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	Full Fat Productions Ltd	Gero Gerber

In-app purchases

None

Word Dunks

No in-app purchases

None

Dunk Ball AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Dunks free?

Word Dunks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Dunk Ball AR free?

Dunk Ball AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Word Dunks or Dunk Ball AR have ads?

Word Dunks shows ads; Dunk Ball AR does not.

Which is updated more often, Word Dunks or Dunk Ball AR?

Word Dunks ships an update fortnightly, and Dunk Ball AR every 9 months. Most recently, Word Dunks was updated on October 2, 2026 and Dunk Ball AR on September 29, 2026.