Digital Puppet vs The Guides Axiom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital Puppet
A beautiful programming puzzle game where you command a puppet to defeat enemies. Solve 80 stages by inputting commands and aiming for three stars by using the fewest possible moves. It's designed for all ages and features addictive gameplay with great music.
- 80 programming puzzle stages
- Command a puppet to defeat enemies
- 3-star rating system for efficiency
- Addictive gameplay
- Suitable for all ages
- Awesome BGM and sound effects
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Digital Puppet is a very simple and beautiful programming puzzle game! Try to operate a puppet the way you want and beat all enemies! The Rules: 1) Input commands for a white puppet (player) to beat all red puppet (enemies) 2) Tap a run button 3) If you can beat all red puppet (enemies), you win (If you achieve the minimum number of commands, you can grab 3 stars) The features: ● 80 beautiful stages ● Everyone (children to adults) can play the game ● highly addictive ● The 3 star rating system ● Awesome BGM and Sound Effects The message from the developer: Can you 3 stars on all stages? Hints: The key point is whether or not you can use JOB wisely. If you can do it, you can use repetitive, looping procedures and solve all stages beautifully with much less number of commands. Ads: 5 retry activate ads.
The Guides Axiom
This inventive puzzle game challenges your wit with over 100 unique interactive codes and ciphers. Progress by discovering clues, patterns, and utilizing integrated decoding tools. Explore a nonlinear path and uncover secrets with the freedom to save notes and screenshots.
- Over 100 interactive puzzles and ciphers
- Integrated decoding tools (Morse, binary, etc.)
- Nonlinear gameplay and reimagined level select
- Save screenshots and record notes
- Hint system with 'Hacks'
- Multiple layers of complexity per puzzle
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Sequel to one of iOS’s #1 puzzle games, The Guides Axiom introduces a myriad of entirely new codes, puzzles and interactive ciphers to challenge your wit, stretch your imagination and test your ingenuity in unique and innovative ways. Simply stated, they’re not easy. Progressing will be difficult, but you have the appropriate tools at your disposal. Everything you need to proceed is — or has been — provided. Look for clues and patterns to build on what you have learned. Remember what you have seen as for no detail is too subtle or insignificant. As you explore deeper, you’ll begin to unravel the enigma of The Guides Axiom. Peculiar, isn't it? • • • • • • • Features: • Includes more than 100 meticulously designed interactive puzzles, ciphers and secrets to discover — with many more on the way. • Integrated decoding tools — including morse, binary and several others — to assist you on your journey. • Reimagined level select system and nonlinear gameplay give you the freedom to explore a much broader path. • Ability to save screenshots and record notes to help keep track of invaluable clues. • Stuck? Extract a hint by using a Hack to obtain the inspiration needed to move forward. • There are many layers of complexity so don't assume a puzzle has only one solution. • • • • • • • Official Site: theguidesapp.com General Inquiries: info@theguidesapp.com Twitter: twitter.com/theguidesapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Digital Puppet at none against The Guides Axiom's 9. Digital Puppet also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). The Guides Axiom's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2K vs 27). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. The Guides Axiom sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Digital Puppet asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Guides Axiom holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Guides Axiom has 2K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Digital Puppet's written reviews are positive against 92% of The Guides Axiom's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Digital Puppet ships an update every 10 days, The Guides Axiom every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Puppet | The Guides Axiom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) | 4.8 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 92.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatsuya Nakano | 2 Fountains LLC |
Customer experience
Digital Puppet
The Guides Axiom
Bugs and requests
Digital Puppet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Guides Axiom
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on certain devices
- Hints or tools not functioning properly
- Saved progress not loading correctly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Better in-game tutorials or guidance
- Ability to restart or reset progress
- Improved interface and navigation
In-app purchases
Digital Puppet
No in-app purchases
The Guides Axiom
- One Hack ( 1 )$0.99
- Three Hacks ( 3 )$1.99
- Five Hacks ( 5 )$2.99
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- You like the game.$2.99
- Expansion 1$2.99
- Expansion 2$2.99
- You love the game.$4.99
- Unlimited Hacks$14.99
- Skeleton Key$29.99
