Comparison

Dumb vs Dad Games

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Chess gameplay
  • Unique engine
  • Simple interface
  • Strategic challenges
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A chess app with a stupid engine

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Dumb4 screens
Dad Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dad Games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dumb asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dumb ships an update every 9 days, Dad Games weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Dumb versus Dad Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDumbDad Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.8 (5 ratings)
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAbsurd Technologies LLCAndrew Meyers

Customer experience

Dumb

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dad Games

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dumb

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dad Games

One-time1
  • Dad Games Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Dumb free?
Dumb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dad Games free?
Dad Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dumb or Dad Games?
Dumb is rated higher. Dumb averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Dad Games averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Dumb or Dad Games have ads?
Neither Dumb nor Dad Games shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dumb or Dad Games?
Dumb ships an update every 9 days, and Dad Games weekly. Most recently, Dumb was updated on October 30, 2026 and Dad Games on November 5, 2026.

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