Chambers Dictionary vs Anagram Solver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chambers Dictionary
This comprehensive English dictionary offers extensive coverage of words, including new terms from science and culture. It features intelligent search with spelling suggestions, pattern matching, and filtering, plus standard tools like bookmarks and anagrams. An offline reference for word enthusiasts and crossword solvers.
- Extensive word coverage
- Latest new words
- Intelligent spelling suggestions
- Advanced search with pattern matching
- Filter search results by word type
- Offline functionality
- Anagrams
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Chambers is the single-volume international English dictionary with the widest coverage of all the riches of the English language. Clear, accurate and occasionally witty definitions, with the latest new words from science, technology and contemporary culture. This 13th Edition reflects the changes in our language, with special attention paid to new words that have emerged, new uses of old words and the most up-to-date pronunciation. The 13th Edition includes over 260,000 distinct words, compounds, phrases and derived forms. The intelligent word entry suggests possible correct spellings as you type, as well as listing words that sound the same or are often confused. Search features include: - Alphabetical listing - Spelling suggestions - Sounds-like and often-confused - Fast pattern-matching search (*, ?, vowel and consonant) - Filter search results by noun, verb, adjective, adverbs - Customize search options (case, derived forms, etc) - Full text search - Anagrams There are also standard bookmark, recent word and random word features. No Internet connection is required, and it supports Split View and Slide over for use with other apps on iPad. The Chambers Dictionary is treasured by word-lovers and crossword enthusiasts for its majestic coverage of English and its tradition of sneaking in a sprinkling of light-hearted definitions. Alone among the single-volume dictionaries, it preserves a rich stock of words from our literary heritage as well as covering all the latest developments in contemporary English. Chambers Thesaurus is also available as a separate app, and can easily be cross-referenced from the dictionary. Our WordWeb, Chambers, Collins and Oxford dictionaries are also available separately for Windows and Mac desktop.
Anagram Solver
This powerful word finder assists with puzzles and games by quickly searching over 400,000 words and phrases. It supports crossword puzzles, multi-word anagrams, blank letters, and includes a built-in dictionary with definitions and synonyms.
- Fast search of 400,000+ words
- Crossword solver with wildcards
- Multi-word anagrams
- Blank letter support
- Powerful search filters
- Built-in dictionary with definitions
- Support for multiple languages
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Super fast search of over 400,000 words, people, places and phrases. FEATURES • Crossword Solver & Thesaurus • Multi-word anagrams • Blank letters for board games • Powerful filters to refine your results • Built-in dictionary, look up over 100,000 definitions ANAGRAMS Try moonstarer to find astronomer, also finds smaller words such as resonator and tearooms. CR.SSW.RDS Use . (or ?) to represent an unknown letter, try c....w... to find clockwork and crossword CROSSWORD PHRASES Search over 100K built-in phrases, try m.... ... ...... to find motte and bailey, miles per gallon and milky way galaxy WORDLE Green letters use the crossword search, eg ..e.t Grey letters, add them to the Excludes Letters filter Yellow letters, add them to the Contains Letters filter SPELLING BEE Spelling Bee puzzles are where you only use the letters provided but as many times as you like. Try $qntuaei to find: quinquina, aquanaut and queenie BLANK LETTERS Use + to represent blank letters, enter scrabb++ to find crabbers and scrabble. DEFINITIONS Press the info icon next to a word to view its definition, example usages and synonyms. You can click on the synonyms for further info and hear the word by pressing the speak button. Note, if no definition is found the app will search the web for a definition. THESAURUS Enter a word to look up related words, ideal for solving crossword clues CODEWORDS & CRYPTOGRAMS Try ?1221? to find bottom and hippie. Use the filters to exclude letters you already have found. WORD LISTS Español, Français, Português, Deutsch and Italiano word lists can be selected in the app's settings. Try out the Game Acceptable word list that only returns common words suitable for most games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Anagram Solver at Free against Chambers Dictionary's $9.99. Anagram Solver also leads on ratings volume (4K vs 13) and review sentiment (89% vs 79%). Chambers Dictionary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence 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
Anagram Solver is free to download; Chambers Dictionary costs $9.99 up front. Anagram Solver sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chambers Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Chambers Dictionary against 4.8 for Anagram Solver. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anagram Solver has 4K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Chambers Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 89% of Anagram Solver's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chambers Dictionary | Anagram Solver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antony Lewis | Mark Bailey |
Customer experience
Chambers Dictionary
Anagram Solver
Bugs and requests
Chambers Dictionary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Anagram Solver
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when using certain features
- Some valid words not recognized
Requested features
4 requests- Add copy/paste functionality
- Improve dictionary/thesaurus integration
- Introduce a dark mode option
- Allow sorting/grouping of results by word length
In-app purchases
Chambers Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Anagram Solver
- Remove Adverts$4.99
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