Comparison

hocus. vs Colorzzle

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

Head to head
About

hocus.

Engage with a collection of mind-bending puzzles featuring impossible shapes. Create and share your own levels, or get assistance from AI when you're stuck. Explore both handcrafted challenges and an endless mode.

Highlights
  • 120 mind-bending handcrafted levels
  • Create and share custom levels
  • Load levels from pictures
  • Endless mode
  • AI-assisted gameplay
Features
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hocus. is celebrating 10th year; Let artificial intelligence design new levels for you. You can even get help from her if you get stuck. Best Games on iPhone; Russia, South Africa, Turkey, Middle East New, polished, mind-bending, impossible shapes. Features: • 120 mind-bending hand-craft levels • Create/share your own levels • Load / take picture of levels cards • Endless mode • Shortest path algorithm

About

Colorzzle

A minimalist puzzle game where players match colors to grow trees and bloom flowers. With 100 beautiful stages, it offers an easy-to-learn yet challenging experience that promotes peace and relaxation.

Highlights
  • Color matching gameplay
  • Grow trees and flowers
  • 100 unique puzzles
  • Minimalist design
  • Relaxing experience
  • Color mixing mechanics
Features
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Easy-to-play color puzzles Winner of the Grand Prize at the Indy Game Competition in Seongnam, 2017 'Colorzzle' is a puzzle game that matches colors. When you match the same color, the trees grow and flowers bloom. If you grow all the trees and flowers, the stage is clear! There are a total of 100 beautiful puzzles. It's easy to get started, but it gets harder. You have to mix colors to create different colors. Match the colors to grow trees and flowers. I intended minimalism through this game. Feel peace through a simple game. This is the first work of Darong Studio. Darong Studios is made up of a married couple and a baby. Thank you.

Screenshots

hocus.4 screens
Colorzzle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Colorzzle at 5.0 against hocus.'s 4.3. Colorzzle also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 87%). hocus.'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#81 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

hocus. costs $1.99 and Colorzzle $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colorzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hocus. has 234 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of hocus.'s written reviews are positive against 96% of Colorzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hocus. ships an update every 5 weeks, Colorzzle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
hocus. versus Colorzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterhocus.Colorzzle
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.3 (234 ratings)5.0 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.1% of reviews96.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings234 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#81 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGAMEBRAIN YAZILIM TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETIJU HWAN KIM

Customer experience

hocus.

All ratings234 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative7.2%

Colorzzle

All ratings29 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%

In-app purchases

None

hocus.

No in-app purchases

None

Colorzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is hocus. free?
hocus. costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colorzzle free?
Colorzzle costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, hocus. or Colorzzle?
Colorzzle is rated higher. hocus. averages 4.3 out of 5 from 234 ratings, while Colorzzle averages 5.0 from 29 ratings.
Do hocus. or Colorzzle have ads?
Neither hocus. nor Colorzzle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, hocus. or Colorzzle?
hocus. ships an update every 5 weeks, and Colorzzle every 4 months. Most recently, hocus. was updated on September 24, 2026 and Colorzzle on September 22, 2026.

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