Comparison

iSolve 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

iSolve

This app assists with word puzzles like crosswords and anagrams, and solves Sudoku puzzles. It features a large dictionary and an intuitive interface for quick lookups without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Crossword and word puzzle assistance
  • Anagram solver
  • Sudoku solver
  • Large dictionary (396,975 words)
  • Offline functionality
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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iSolve - Crossword, Word Puzzle and Sudoku cheat iSolve is a no frills standalone app to assist you in completing crosswords, solve anagrams, solve Sudoku or just looking at words. Also useful if you do Quordle or Wordle. The dictionary contains 396,975 words of up to 25 letters. The app is very simple to use. By default when you start the app you start from the screen for assisting you to solve crossword puzzles. Touch the text area in the searchbar at the top of the screen and the keyboard will appear. Enter the word pattern that you wish to solve using the space key for any missing characters. The searchbar will display a ? character each time you tap the space key. As an example if you are looking for a six letter word starting with a 'w' and ending with an 'e' you would enter w????e. (Remember you use the spacebar to enter the ?) There is no need to tap the search key as the app finds all possible words as you enter the letters in the searchbar. For the example given you will get 86 results. This count is displayed just below the searchbar. Once you have the list of words displayed you may either tap the cancel button or tap any of the results displayed to hide the keyboard. This will allow you to scroll down through the list of results. To solve anagrams tap the button at the bottom of the screen. Now you are in anagram mode, and as before you may tap the searchbar to display the keyboard and then use the keyboard to enter the letters in the anagram. The results are displayed as before. To solve Sudoku puzzles just enter the puzzle and click the solve button. You'll have the solution in seconds. Features. No need to connect to the internet unless using word meaning lookup Operates in landscape or portrait mode Fast, dynamic look-up, no need to tap the search key Intuitive interface Does both word look ups for crosswords and word puzzles Solves anagrams Contains words up to 25 letters Dictionary contains 396,975 words Solves Sudoku puzzles in seconds.

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

iSolve4 screens
Anagram Solver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Anagram Solver at 89% against iSolve's 33%. Anagram Solver also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.8 vs 1.7). iSolve's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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; iSolve costs $0.99 up front. Anagram Solver sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iSolve asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anagram Solver holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anagram Solver has 4K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of iSolve's written reviews are positive against 89% of Anagram Solver's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSolve ships an update every 14 months, Anagram Solver every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iSolve versus Anagram Solver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSolveAnagram Solver
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.7 (6 ratings)4.8 (4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews88.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64K — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTelphasa LimitedMark Bailey

Customer experience

iSolve

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Anagram Solver

All ratings4,041 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%

Bugs and requests

iSolve

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

iSolve

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Anagram Solver

One-time1
  • Remove Adverts$4.99

Questions

Is iSolve free?
iSolve costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anagram Solver free?
Anagram Solver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iSolve or Anagram Solver?
Anagram Solver is rated higher. iSolve averages 1.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Anagram Solver averages 4.8 from 4K ratings.
Do iSolve or Anagram Solver have ads?
Anagram Solver shows ads; iSolve does not.
Which is updated more often, iSolve or Anagram Solver?
iSolve ships an update every 14 months, and Anagram Solver every 4 months. Most recently, iSolve was updated on September 8, 2026 and Anagram Solver on September 22, 2026.

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