Dabble vs Leksi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Vocabulary challenges
- Strategic board rotation
- Focus sharpening
- Mind relaxation
- Generational bonding
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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/
Leksi
This word game combines block puzzle strategy with vocabulary challenges. Swipe to create words, earn bonuses, and use power-ups to manage the board. Enjoy a beautiful, minimalist design with progressive difficulty and offline play.
- Block puzzle and word search mechanics
- Power-ups for strategic advantage
- Beautiful minimalist design
- Progressive difficulty
- Offline play
- No ads or pop-ups
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Leksi blends the strategic pressure of a block puzzle with vocabulary skill. Swipe to form words before the board fills up: score bonuses and slow down gameplay with longer words. When things get hard, use a power-up: swap two tiles, use a joker, or bomb five tiles off the board. Plan ahead, think fast, and see how far your vocabulary can take you. Features: - Free to play, with a premium version available - Beautiful, minimalist design - No ads or pop-ups - Progressive difficulty — the challenge grows with you - Fully playable offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Leksi at 5.0 against Dabble's 4.4. Leksi also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Dabble's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Dabble sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Leksi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Leksi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dabble has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dabble ships an update every 2 months, Leksi every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Dabble | Leksi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parosa, LLC | Lilgoodies AS |
In-app purchases
Dabble
- Starter$0.993 Months
- Plus$1.993 Months
- Starter$2.991 Year
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- Inclusive$2.993 Months
- Plus$5.991 Year
- Inclusive$8.991 Year
- All Access$19.99
Leksi
- Unlock full game$0.99
