DumWords vs Anagram Arena
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DumWords
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A time based word game
Anagram Arena
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Unscramble the letters. Beat your rivals. Free to play, with no ads. Anagram Arena turns classic anagram puzzles into a fast word battle. Race 2 to 10 players to find the word first, or play through more than 50 single-player levels at your own pace. WORD BATTLES WITH A TWIST Use power-ups to shake things up. Throw ink on your opponents' screens, lock their buttons, or mirror their letters. Raise a shield or clear negative effects when they come after you. There are 8 power-ups in all, and you can bring 2 into every match. PLAY YOUR WAY - Single player: 50+ levels that get harder as you go - Multiplayer: 2–10 players per match - Friends-only matches: challenge the people you know - 4 visual themes to match your mood TRAIN YOUR BRAIN Build your vocabulary, sharpen your spelling and speed up your thinking, one scrambled word at a time. FREE, WITH NO ADS No ads interrupt your game. Optional in-app purchases unlock levels early, add themes and power-ups. Everything in single player can also be unlocked by playing. Think fast. Spell faster. Enter the Arena!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DumWords at none against Anagram Arena's 6. DumWords also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.1). Anagram Arena's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Anagram Arena sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. DumWords asks for nothing beyond the download.
DumWords ships an update every 2 days, Anagram Arena every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DumWords | Anagram Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 350 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Varun Suresh | Vito Immortalis |
In-app purchases
DumWords
No in-app purchases
Anagram Arena
- Small Bag of Coins$2.99
- Medium Bag of Coins$4.99
- Sizable Bag of Coins$7.99
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- Big Bag of Coins$9.99
- Huge Bag of Coins$19.99
- Mega Bag of Coins$39.99
Questions
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