Comparison

Chambers Dictionary vs Anagram Solver

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Extensive word coverage
  • Latest new words
  • Intelligent spelling suggestions
  • Advanced search with pattern matching
  • Filter search results by word type
  • Offline functionality
  • Anagrams
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Chambers Dictionary4 screens
Anagram Solver4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chambers Dictionary versus Anagram Solver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChambers DictionaryAnagram Solver
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (13 ratings)4.8 (4K ratings)
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews88.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings134K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntony LewisMark Bailey

Customer experience

Chambers Dictionary

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative12.4%

Anagram Solver

All ratings4,042 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative6.0%

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

None

Chambers Dictionary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Anagram Solver

One-time1
  • Remove Adverts$4.99

Questions

Is Chambers Dictionary free?
Chambers Dictionary costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anagram Solver free?
Anagram Solver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chambers Dictionary or Anagram Solver?
Chambers Dictionary and Anagram Solver are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 13 and 4K ratings respectively.
Do Chambers Dictionary or Anagram Solver have ads?
Anagram Solver shows ads; Chambers Dictionary does not.
Which is updated more often, Chambers Dictionary or Anagram Solver?
Chambers Dictionary ships an update every 4 months, and Anagram Solver every 4 months. Most recently, Chambers Dictionary was updated on October 16, 2026 and Anagram Solver on October 15, 2026.

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