Anagram Machine vs GenZD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anagram Machine
Explore the art of rearranging letters to discover new words and phrases. Astound your friends with clever wordplay and uncover hidden meanings within everyday terms. This tool puts the power of anagrams directly into your hands.
- Discover anagrams
- Rearrange letters
- Find hidden words
- Wordplay tool
- Creative word discovery
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Anagrams—the art of rearranging letters in one word to make another—have been around for centuries. Now, you can have the power of this important medium in the palm of your hand. Astound your friends when you point out that 'App Store,' rearranged spells 'pesto rap,' or that iPhone, rearranged, spells 'hip one.' There are better ones, but it's up to you to pick up the Anagram Machine and find them.
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
Anagram Machine and GenZD both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of GenZD's written reviews are positive against 39% of Anagram Machine's. GenZD also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (57 vs 8). Anagram Machine's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On rating, ads, 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
Anagram Machine is free to download; GenZD costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Anagram Machine against 4.5 for GenZD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GenZD has 57 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Anagram Machine's written reviews are positive against 85% of GenZD's.
Anagram Machine ships an update every 14 months, GenZD every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anagram Machine | GenZD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.7% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 57 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | James Parrott | Infinite Evolution Technologies |
Customer experience
Anagram Machine
GenZD
In-app purchases
Anagram Machine
No in-app purchases
GenZD
No in-app purchases









