Comparison

OCO vs Maxwell's Demon

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

Head to head
About

OCO

Engage in a captivating one-touch puzzle-platformer with over 7000 levels. Master simple controls to navigate challenging environments, create your own levels, and enjoy a unique audio-visual experience. Compete in daily challenges and strive for perfect solutions.

Highlights
  • Simple one-touch controls
  • Over 7000 challenging puzzles
  • Level editor and sharing system
  • Daily challenges
  • Minimalist design
  • Procedurally-generated soundtrack
Features
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“OCO is an exceptionally clever one-touch puzzle-platformer” 8/10 Pocket Gamer “Gloriously addictive and intelligent puzzles” 8/10 Touch Arcade Immerse yourself in the beautiful audio-visual world of OCO Use simple one-touch controls to launch, rush, crash, glide, warp, and hang as you solve over 7000 fast-paced platforming puzzles FEATURES • Simple one-touch controls • Complex challenging puzzles • Precision platforming • 7000 hand-selected player-created levels • Create and share levels using OCO jpg levels system • Beautiful minimal design • Procedurally-generated soundtrack for every level • Built-in editor • Daily challenges • 'Discord' community • ‘Perfect solution’ challenges for all levels • 46 achievements AWARDS • Finalist 'Pocket Gamer People’s Choice Award', 2020 • Runner-up ‘Big Indie Pitch’, Develop, Brighton, 2018 • Finalist ‘Very Big Indie Pitch’ Pocket Gamer Connects, London, 2017

About

Maxwell's Demon

Features
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The aim is to get the little balls to their "+1" targets to score enough points to progress to the next level. Touch the flashing gates to open or close them, selectively letting the balls pass. then push the balls towards their destinations.

Screenshots

OCO4 screens
Maxwell's Demon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maxwell's Demon at none against OCO's 8. Maxwell's Demon also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. OCO sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Maxwell's Demon asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OCO versus Maxwell's Demon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOCOMaxwell's Demon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPECTRUM48 LIMITEDStephen Moreton-Howell

Bugs and requests

OCO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on startup after updates
  • Slow mode issue prevents level uploads
  • Levels sometimes can't be opened
  • Losing progress/data after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add different beat/music options
  • Allow liking levels without completing them
  • Improve level saving/loading
  • Add more block types (traps, flippers, etc.)
  • Bring back online features

Maxwell's Demon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

OCO

One-time8
  • NO ADSFree
  • x 2000 bits$0.99
  • x 5000 bits$0.99
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  • Remove ads$1.99
  • x 8000 bits$2.99
  • OCO pro$2.99
  • x 30000 bits$4.99
  • x 100000 bits$9.99
None

Maxwell's Demon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OCO free?
OCO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maxwell's Demon free?
Maxwell's Demon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OCO or Maxwell's Demon have ads?
OCO shows ads; Maxwell's Demon does not.

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