Dumb vs Dad Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dumb
Engage in strategic gameplay with a unique chess engine. This application offers a straightforward way to play chess, focusing on its core mechanics. Enjoy a simple yet engaging experience designed for chess enthusiasts.
- Chess gameplay
- Unique engine
- Simple interface
- Strategic challenges
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A chess app with a stupid engine
Dad Games
Enjoy a collection of classic board and card games designed for family play on your iPhone and iPad. Features single-player modes with adjustable difficulty, local multiplayer, and offline play. An optional purchase removes ads and unlocks advanced features.
- Chess with full rules
- Checkers with American rules
- Word Search in multiple sizes
- Memory card matching game
- Go Fish card game
- Single player vs. computer
- Pass and play local multiplayer
- Bluetooth head-to-head play
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DadGames is a collection of eleven classic games built for families — with no ads, ever. GAMES INCLUDED • Chess — full rules, five difficulty levels • Checkers — multi-jump and kinging • Tic Tac Toe • Four in a Row — drop your discs and connect four • Tower of Hanoi — 3 to 8 disks • Memory — find the matching pairs • Go Fish — 13 ocean species to collect • Word Search — timed letter grids • Bingo — call the numbers at your own pace • Snowman — guess the word before he melts away • Rock Paper Scissors — best of five PLAY TOGETHER Nine of the eleven games are head-to-head. Most can be passed back and forth on a single phone, and Bluetooth links two iPhones directly — no internet, no accounts, no matchmaking. Tower of Hanoi and Word Search are solo puzzles. BUILT FOR KIDS AND GROWN-UPS Five difficulty levels, from Toddler to Pro. Toddler plays gently for little ones who are still learning the rules. Pro will beat most adults. COLOR BLIND MODE Turn it on and every piece told apart only by colour gets a letter too — R and B on the checkers, R and Y on the discs. FREE FOR 14 DAYS Try every game free for 14 days. After that, a single one-time purchase unlocks the app permanently. No subscription. No ads. No accounts. No data collected about you or your kids — everything stays on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dumb at none against Dad Games's 1. Dumb also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Dad Games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dumb asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dumb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
Dumb ships an update every 9 days, Dad Games weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dumb | Dad Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Absurd Technologies LLC | Andrew Meyers |
Customer experience
Dumb
Dad Games
In-app purchases
Dumb
No in-app purchases
Dad Games
- Dad Games Pro$1.99









