minimize vs Solitris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
minimize
Engage in a visually appealing puzzle game focused on simplification and strategic thinking. Swipe to alter gravity and clear each level by removing all blocks. Enjoy a peaceful experience with a captivating soundtrack.
- Gravity manipulation puzzles
- 140 handcrafted levels
- Minimalist isometric design
- Progressive level difficulty
- Peaceful soundtrack
- Leaderboards and achievements
- iCloud progress sync
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Immerse your eyes, ears and mind in minimize, a beautiful game of simplification and foresight. Simply swipe to change gravity and minimize each puzzle to where no blocks remain. - 140 colorful, handcrafted levels - Minimalist, isometric design - Each progressive level is built upon its predecessor - Peaceful, captivating soundtrack - Leaderboards and achievements - Sync progress over iCloud
Solitris
Combine Solitaire card matching with falling block mechanics to clear stacks before they reach the top. Earn tickets to unlock cosmetic prizes and compete in daily challenges and weekly leagues for ultimate bragging rights. Engage in head-to-head matches for a competitive edge.
- Card stacking gameplay
- Falling block mechanics
- Ticket rewards system
- Daily challenges
- Weekly leagues
- Head-to-head multiplayer
- Customizable prizes
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Use your Solitaire skills to stack cards and test your reflexes as they fall faster and faster. Match cards to clear stacks and don't let them reach the top! Win tickets for playing just like in the real arcade and spend them on prizes like animated characters and backgrounds you can pin to your game home screen. Play the daily challenges for bonus tickets and if you're competitive, join the weekly league and compete to put your name in lights on the coveted home screen marquee. Play head-to-head by simply starting your game at the same time as another player. It's magic! Whether it's a high-scoring Classic game or a short but intense Quick game, there's always a game to suit your mood!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Solitris at Free against minimize's $2.99. Solitris also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). minimize's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Solitris is free to download; minimize costs $2.99 up front. Solitris sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. minimize asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solitris holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: minimize has 194 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of minimize's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solitris's.
minimize ships an update every 3 months, Solitris every 14 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | minimize | Solitris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (194 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BorderLeap | Hot Chai Productions |
Customer experience
minimize
Solitris
Bugs and requests
minimize
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cannot get past 'headphone recommended' screen
- App won't open on certain iOS versions
Requested features
7 requests- Add new levels
- Option for higher color contrast
- Colorblind mode or alternative tile colors/symbols
- Hints or a way to skip levels
- Add more content or levels
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- Smarter reset button functionality
- Allow sliding to start the game
Solitris
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
minimize
No in-app purchases
Solitris
- Small Bag of Tokens$0.99
- Medium Bag of Tokens$4.99
- Huge Chest of Tokens$9.99
