Comparison

CodeWheel vs Dingbats

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

Head to head
About

CodeWheel

Features
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Send and receive encoded secret messages!

About

Dingbats

Engage your mind with unique word puzzles that challenge your vocabulary and pattern recognition. Solve creative Dingbats at your own pace, offering a relaxing yet stimulating brain-training experience.

Highlights
  • Unique word puzzles
  • Solve at your own pace
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Improve vocabulary
  • Pattern recognition challenges
  • Over 200 unique puzzles
Features
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Are you a fan of classic word games like boggle, scrabble, or crosswords? Dingbats will fill your need for fun and unique new puzzle challenges! Each level brings you a new and unique ‘Dingbat’ to solve. No matter if you’re a puzzle newbie or a puzzle pro, our Dingbats have something for you. Once you get going, you’ll be hooked! Pay close attention to the formation of each of these word-based clues and use your vocabulary and pattern recognition skills to crack the phrase. You will love flexing and improving your brain muscles as you move on to each new level. It is like taking your brain to the gym! There is no other game like it in the world! Game Features 1. Unique Word Puzzles: Each new Dingbat brings a unique word puzzle that will pose a fun challenge to solve like you’ve never seen before 2. Play at Your Own Pace: With unlimited tries, and over 200 unique puzzles, you can take your time with each Dingbat with no pressure at all. 3. Relaxing with Dingbats: Is life getting a little crazy? Why not take a load off and relax with these unique word puzzles? 4. Flex Your Brain Muscles Test and improve your vocabulary, and your pattern recognition skills with a new type of word game! Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC

Screenshots

CodeWheel2 screens
Dingbats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodeWheel at none against Dingbats's 10. CodeWheel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dingbats sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CodeWheel asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CodeWheel versus Dingbats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodeWheelDingbats
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (84K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—22.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—84K — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB254 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZ SculptLion Studios Plus

Bugs and requests

CodeWheel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dingbats

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Puzzles not loading correctly
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Incorrect answers being accepted

Requested features

4 requests
  • More challenging and varied puzzles
  • Ability to skip or reduce ads
  • More levels and content updates
  • Option to purchase ad-free version

In-app purchases

None

CodeWheel

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Dingbats

One-time10
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Remove Ads + 8 Hints$2.99
Show 7 more
  • No Ads and Hints Pack$4.99
  • Coins Pack$4.99
  • Hints Pack 3 Sale$4.99
  • Hint Bundle$6.99
  • Big Coins Pack$9.99
  • Remove Ads Mega Bundle$9.99
  • Mega Bundle$9.99

Questions

Is CodeWheel free?
CodeWheel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dingbats free?
Dingbats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CodeWheel or Dingbats have ads?
Dingbats shows ads; CodeWheel does not.

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