minimize vs Finalist
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
Finalist
Access leaderboards for the popular game, showing rankings for both current and past seasons. Stay updated on player performance and competitive standings.
- Current season leaderboards
- Previous season leaderboards
- Player ranking access
- Competitive standings
- Game statistics
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Quickly access leaderboards for THE FINALS, for both current and previous seasons.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Finalist at Free against minimize's $2.99. minimize's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (194 vs 3). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Finalist is free to download; minimize costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
minimize holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: minimize has 194 ratings behind it against 3, 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 67% of Finalist's.
minimize ships an update every 3 months, Finalist every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | minimize | Finalist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (194 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BorderLeap | Jan Eisenhuth |
Customer experience
minimize
Finalist
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
Finalist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
minimize
No in-app purchases
Finalist
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is minimize free?
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Do minimize or Finalist have ads?
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