Pegs Basic vs Dingbats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pegs Basic
A simple, classic peg-jumping puzzle game. The goal is to remove pegs by jumping them over each other, aiming to be left with just one peg. Enjoy a straightforward and timeless brain teaser.
- Classic peg-jumping gameplay
- Simple and intuitive controls
- Single-player puzzle experience
- Focus on strategic thinking
- Basic version of a beloved game
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Pegs Basic is a basic version of the classic peg game you know and love. Start with choosing the first peg to remove and then jump the other pegs to try and get down to one peg.
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.
- Unique word puzzles
- Solve at your own pace
- Relaxing gameplay
- Improve vocabulary
- Pattern recognition challenges
- Over 200 unique puzzles
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pegs Basic at 83% against Dingbats's 23%. Pegs Basic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Dingbats's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (84K vs 8). 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
Both are free to download. Dingbats sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pegs Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pegs Basic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dingbats has 84K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Pegs Basic's written reviews are positive against 23% of Dingbats's.
Pegs Basic ships an update every 11 months, Dingbats monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pegs Basic | Dingbats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.6 (84K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 22.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 84K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #193 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 254 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Michael Steffens | Lion Studios Plus |
Customer experience
Pegs Basic
Dingbats
Bugs and requests
Pegs Basic
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
Pegs Basic
No in-app purchases
Dingbats
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Remove Ads + 8 Hints$2.99
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- 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
