Comparison

Dabble vs Riddle Zen

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

Head to head
About

Dabble

Engage your mind with a word game that combines vocabulary challenges and strategic board rotation. This app offers a relaxing experience designed to sharpen focus and bring people together through wordplay.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary challenges
  • Strategic board rotation
  • Focus sharpening
  • Mind relaxation
  • Generational bonding
Features
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Dabble is a fun word game that challenges your vocabulary and strategy skills. By rotating the game board, you can create new word possibilities and keep the game going longer. Dabble is designed to sharpen your focus and relax your mind at the same time—what we proudly call word therapy! Our vision is to bring generations together through a shared love of word games, because relaxed minds are primed for togetherness. Dabble in; our journey starts here! — Your Dabble friends End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Riddle Zen

Engage your mind with hundreds of unique riddles and brain teasers. Progress through different difficulty levels, unlock plants for your Zen garden, and enjoy a peaceful gameplay experience. Test your knowledge in a timed challenge mode.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of unique riddles
  • Multiple difficulty modes
  • Zen garden with plant collection
  • Detailed riddle explanations
  • Timed 'Quick Play' mode
  • Peaceful and relaxing theme
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Ready to become the next riddle master? Join Neve in solving a game of riddles and brain teasers. There are hundreds of unique and challenging riddles. It is a good word guessing game for every age group. Features of Riddle Zen: One of nine: - Each riddle comes with 9 possible options with their respective image. - Only 1 of them is correct - After each riddle you get Zen necessary for upgrades Explanations: - Got an answer but unsure why it is that one? - An explanation for all the riddles is provided - At the end of a riddle you have an option to understand why! Modes for everyone: - If you are a veteran with riddles, then there are different options for you. - Each difficulty will affect the way the game is played (Easy, Medium, Hard). Zen garden: - As you progress you will unlock plants that will be required to complete various collections. - Rewards are granted as you get more plants and upgrade them with Zen. Peaceful theme: - The game focuses on peaceful and relaxing tasks like solving riddles and collecting plants. - There's no competition, it's all about savoring the process and finding your own state of Zen while keeping your brain active. Quick Play: - Answer as many riddles as you can within the time limit. - Each correct answer gets you extra time! - One wrong answer and you are done! - Unlocked after solving riddle 40! Additional information: - The game is free to play; however, in-app purchases are available for additional content and in-game currency. - Other than watching rewarded videos no internet or logins are necessary to play the game.

Screenshots

Dabble4 screens
Riddle Zen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Riddle Zen at 5.0 against Dabble's 4.4. Riddle Zen also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Dabble's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (12 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Dabble sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Riddle Zen sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Riddle Zen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Dabble's written reviews are positive against 100% of Riddle Zen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dabble ships an update every 2 months, Riddle Zen weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dabble versus Riddle Zen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDabbleRiddle Zen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParosa, LLCAdmurin Arts

Customer experience

Dabble

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Riddle Zen

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Dabble

Subscriptions6
  • Starter$0.993 Months
  • Plus$1.993 Months
  • Starter$2.991 Year
Show 3 more
  • Inclusive$2.993 Months
  • Plus$5.991 Year
  • Inclusive$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • All Access$19.99
11 purchases

Riddle Zen

One-time11
  • 10 Hearts$0.99
  • Bamboo Plant$0.99
  • Helpful Bundle$1.99
Show 8 more
  • No ads$2.99
  • Ario's Mushy$4.99
  • Calming Bundle$4.99
  • Focused Bundle$9.99
  • Mindful Bundle$19.99
  • Neve's Bundle$19.99
  • Sensei Bundle$39.99
  • Enlightened Bundle$49.99

Questions

Is Dabble free?
Dabble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Riddle Zen free?
Riddle Zen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dabble or Riddle Zen?
Riddle Zen is rated higher. Dabble averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Riddle Zen averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Dabble or Riddle Zen have ads?
Riddle Zen shows ads; Dabble does not.
Which is updated more often, Dabble or Riddle Zen?
Dabble ships an update every 2 months, and Riddle Zen weekly. Most recently, Dabble was updated on October 30, 2026 and Riddle Zen on October 22, 2026.

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