Comparison

OMBY vs Pangram Game

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

Head to head
About

OMBY

Unscramble word tiles to reveal censored text from Moby-Dick. This unique puzzle game allows you to experience Herman Melville's classic novel through interactive wordplay, chapter by chapter.

Highlights
  • Word tile unscrambling
  • Reveal censored text
  • Experience Moby-Dick
  • Chapter-by-chapter progression
  • 10,395 puzzles
Features
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Discover the weird beauty of the language in Moby-Dick with OMBY, a new kind of word-puzzle game based on Herman Melville’s classic novel. “OMBY is like a friend who accompanies me to the Louvre and keeps me from striding past a hundred unfamiliar masterworks on my way to see the ones I already know. In the Louvre, though, the art is already on the wall. OMBY lets me co-create Moby-Dick’s unfamiliar ingenuities, searching like Melville for the right words, massaging the letters into something meaningful.” ---Tim Cassedy (Avidly, Los Angeles Review of Books) Playing OMBY, you’ll unscramble sets of 1x2 domino word tiles containing portions of text that have been blacked-out, as if by a censor's pen. As you solve each puzzle, the blacked-out text is revealed. Pause periodically to savor the completed paragraphs. Finish all 10,395 puzzles and you will have read the complete text of Moby Dick! Page-by-page, chapter-by-chapter, an epic voyage of puzzle solving and classic literature awaits you! Reviews: ***** Genius! - A wonderful tribute/brain teaser to the great American novel. ***** Great fun - An idea that might on hearing it sound silly or complicated but is in execution a metric ton of fun. ***** Best - Best game ever. The world needs this.

About

Pangram Game

Engage in a daily word puzzle competition with real players, offline and without intrusive ads. Discover new vocabulary and create words from a given set of letters, with the guarantee of at least one pangram daily. Customize your play experience with various visual and accessibility options.

Highlights
  • Real-time daily competition
  • Offline play
  • No pop-up ads
  • Discover new vocabulary
  • Customizable play modes
  • Pro subscription benefits
Features
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WordBunch is the daily pangram word game that's ripe for the picking. Every day brings a fresh bunch of letters. Spell as many Scrabble words as you can and climb the real-time leaderboard against REAL players around the world. Love spelling bee style puzzles? Every daily puzzle hides at least ONE pangram, a word that uses every letter on the vine. We call it the Big Bunch. Can you find it before the day is done? FEEL EVERY WORD Juicy animations and satisfying haptics make every tap a treat. This isn't just a vocabulary builder, it's a game you'll want to crush daily. COMPETE ON THE VINE Play alongside real players in a live daily competition. Spot someone with grape taste in words? Follow them to build your own custom leaderboard of friends and rivals. MISSED A DAY? NO SOUR GRAPES. Open the calendar to replay the past week's puzzles, see which days you've finished, and hunt down any Big Bunch (pangram!) you missed. GROW YOUR VOCABULARY Discover new, advanced words with every puzzle. You'll learn something new every day. NO SEEDS, NO STEMS • No pop-up ads • No wifi required, works offline • No tedious sign-up, dive right into the game MADE TO FIT YOU • Dark and Light modes • Left-Handed Play • Support for Larger Font Sizes One puzzle a day. One pangram to find. Zero excuses not to play. Download WordBunch and see why it's the pick of the bunch. Privacy Policy: https://jellroll.github.io/privacyPolicy/ Terms of Use: https://jellroll.github.io/terms/

Screenshots

OMBY4 screens
Pangram Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OMBY at none against Pangram Game's 10. OMBY also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Pangram Game's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (68 vs 13). On price, rating 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. Pangram Game sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. OMBY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OMBY against 4.9 for Pangram Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pangram Game has 68 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of OMBY's written reviews are positive against 90% of Pangram Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OMBY ships an update every 15 months, Pangram Game every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
OMBY versus Pangram Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOMBYPangram Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better4.9 (68 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better90.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1368 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB40 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperCounterwaveJennifer Brisbane

Customer experience

OMBY

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pangram Game

All ratings68 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%

In-app purchases

None

OMBY

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Pangram Game

Subscriptions6
  • Pro Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access to Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access to Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Pro Annual Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro Annual Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access to Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • 20 Hints$1.99
  • 50 Hints$3.99
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  • 80 Hints$5.99

Questions

Is OMBY free?
OMBY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pangram Game free?
Pangram Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OMBY or Pangram Game?
OMBY is rated higher. OMBY averages 5.0 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Pangram Game averages 4.9 from 68 ratings.
Do OMBY or Pangram Game have ads?
Pangram Game shows ads; OMBY does not.
Which is updated more often, OMBY or Pangram Game?
OMBY ships an update every 15 months, and Pangram Game every 2 weeks. Most recently, OMBY was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pangram Game on October 20, 2026.

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