Comparison

Please, Don't Touch Anything vs Puzzly

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

Head to head
About

Please, Don't Touch Anything

A cryptic puzzle game where you must solve brain-racking enigmas involving a mysterious panel and a single red button. Pushing the button leads to unintended consequences and a series of challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • 25 devious enigmas
  • Singular pixel art
  • Atmospheric chiptune soundtrack
  • Touch screen optimized gameplay
  • Brain-racking puzzles
Features
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Please, Don’t Touch Anything is a cryptic, brain-racking game about bathroom breaks, screwdrivers and nuclear explosions. Covering for a colleague taking a bathroom break, you find yourself in front of a mysterious panel which only component is a red button. And since you’ve clearly been instructed not to touch anything, the only thing you want to do now is pushing the damn button. Push it and expect to be held liable for any unintended aftermath. And there will be many. FEATURES - 25 devious enigmas - Singular pixel art - Atmospheric chiptune soundtrack - Touch screen optimized gameplay REVIEWS "[...] some of the puzzles are so fiendish and abstract that I'm sure I'll be spending days if not weeks getting fully to the bottom of Please, Don't Touch Anything" - TouchArcade - Game of the Week "If you're a fan of puzzle games and pushing things that you shouldn't, then Please, Don't Touch Anything will be an unlikely boost to your serotonin levels." - PocketGamer - 8/10 Note: fully compatible with older devices (iPhone 4 and later + iPad 2 and later) Follow BulkyPix on Twitter: @bulkypix Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Bulkypix Visit our website: https://bulkypix.com/

About

Puzzly

Transform beautiful photos into engaging puzzles for solo play or friendly competition. Share custom puzzles with friends through messaging apps and challenge them to solve your creations.

Highlights
  • Thousands of beautiful photo puzzles
  • Puzzles up to 10x10 size
  • Random puzzle generation
  • iMessage app integration
  • Create puzzles from your own photos
  • Share puzzles via messaging apps
Features
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Puzzly has beed featured by Apple as on one of the best iMessage apps in the US, UK and 100+ other countries. ***** Puzzly is now available on an iPad! Finally you an have everything you had on an iPhone and even more! Thousands of beautiful photos turned into puzzles just for you, now be as big as 10x10! Each puzzle is unique and looks gorgeous on a large display. You can even feel the breeze of the ocean or hear the music from a wild party in the picture. Or just take a moment to appreciate the sunset. Whichever is right for you - Puzzly got you covered! ***** Solve hundreds of RANDOM PUZZLES assembled just for you from photos of gorgeous sunsets, wild parties, amazing travel destinations or anything else. ***** Puzzly is an iMessage app as well! Create puzzles from your photos right from any iMessage chat, see results without going anywhere else. Ain't that cool? This is private photo sharing taken to a whole new level! Nothing beats seeing your friends assembling a 25-piece puzzle for 5 long minutes! 1. Take a photo. 2. Create a puzzle with a single tap. 3. Send it to your friends via Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram or many other services. See how fast your friends solve your puzzles, so that you can make fun of them later!

Screenshots

Please, Don't Touch Anything4 screens
Puzzly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Puzzly at Free against Please, Don't Touch Anything's $4.99. Puzzly also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). Please, Don't Touch Anything's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads 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

Puzzly is free to download; Please, Don't Touch Anything costs $4.99 up front. Puzzly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Please, Don't Touch Anything asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puzzly holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 374 and 561 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Please, Don't Touch Anything's written reviews are positive against 41% of Puzzly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Please, Don't Touch Anything ships an update monthly, Puzzly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Please, Don't Touch Anything versus Puzzly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlease, Don't Touch AnythingPuzzly
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (374 ratings)4.4 (561 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.4% of reviews — better41.4% of reviews
Number of ratings374561 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB23 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperForwardXPTwice

Customer experience

Please, Don't Touch Anything

All ratings374 ratings
Positive64.2%
Neutral12.6%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews316 reviews
Positive43.4%
Neutral17.7%
Negative38.9%

Puzzly

All ratings561 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative54.3%

User reviews

Please, Don't Touch Anything

From 374 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and unique puzzle game
  • 🎨 Great art style and soundtrack
  • 📚 Lots of different endings to discover

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Button responsiveness issues, especially in the 'City Boom' minigame
  • 🕹️ Controls can be unresponsive or finicky on mobile
  • 🔋 Game drains battery quickly on mobile

Puzzly

From 561 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 User-friendly
  • 💡 Innovative concept
  • 🤩 Fun and enjoyable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🚫 Doesn't work as expected
  • 📷 Limited photo/puzzle options
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns

Bugs and requests

Please, Don't Touch Anything

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Certain endings not triggering correctly (e.g. 'Death Star' ending)
  • Auto-incrementing counters not working as expected (e.g. 666, 276)
  • Game freezing or crashing on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Make the 'City Boom' minigame more responsive and easier to complete
  • Add an option to zoom in during the 'City Boom' minigame
  • Optimize the game further for mobile devices to improve performance and controls

Puzzly

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Issues with uploading/processing photos
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to create larger puzzles
  • More customization options
  • Web interface for sharing
  • Compatibility improvements

In-app purchases

None

Please, Don't Touch Anything

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Puzzly

One-time1
  • Unlimited random puzzles$0.99

Questions

Is Please, Don't Touch Anything free?
Please, Don't Touch Anything costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puzzly free?
Puzzly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Please, Don't Touch Anything or Puzzly?
Puzzly is rated higher. Please, Don't Touch Anything averages 3.8 out of 5 from 374 ratings, while Puzzly averages 4.4 from 561 ratings.
Do Please, Don't Touch Anything or Puzzly have ads?
Neither Please, Don't Touch Anything nor Puzzly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Please, Don't Touch Anything or Puzzly?
Please, Don't Touch Anything ships an update monthly, and Puzzly every 10 days. Most recently, Please, Don't Touch Anything was updated on September 27, 2026 and Puzzly on September 18, 2026.

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