Comparison

Hitori Puzzles vs LogiBrain Hitori

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

Head to head
About

Hitori Puzzles

Engage your mind with a classic logic puzzle. Offers multiple grid sizes and difficulty levels, with manually crafted challenges. More puzzles are planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Multiple grid sizes (8x8, 12x12, 17x17)
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Manually created puzzles
  • Regular updates planned
Features
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Original Hitori Puzzles Three different sizes 8x8, 12x12 and 17x17. Three levels of difficulty. Each level had been created manually. More levels will be available in the next updates

About

LogiBrain Hitori

This logic puzzle game challenges your brain with thousands of unique Hitori puzzles. It offers five difficulty levels and seven grid sizes, all completely free. Enjoy a handy format with features like auto-save and hints.

Highlights
  • Thousands of unique Hitori puzzles
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • 7 grid sizes
  • Auto-save game progress
  • Hint and solution features
  • Error checking and highlighting
Features
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Get rid of your paper Hitori, you won't need it anymore! Thousands of unique puzzles, 5 difficulty levels for beginners and pro players, 7 different grid sizes and everything completely for free and presented to you in a fantastic, approachable and handy format. LogiBrain Hitori is based on the traditional Japanese number puzzle game where you use your logical reasoning to figure out which numbers to gray out. The objective is to eliminate numbers by making some squares gray until no row or column has more than one occurrence of a given number (Hitori is Japanese for "Alone"). Additionally, gray cells cannot be adjacent, although they can be diagonal to one another. The remaining numbered cells must be connected to each other. LogiBrain Hitori includes puzzles in different sizes (5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8, 9x9, 10x10 and 12x12) and different levels of difficulty (very easy '1 star', easy '2 stars', medium '3 stars', hard '4 stars' and very hard '5 stars') If you love classic puzzle games like Sudoku, Heyawake, Kuromasu, or Binary, then you should definitely try LogiBrain Hitori. Challenge your brain and get ready to spend hours trying to solve all puzzles. RULES 1. No duplicate numbers in rows and columns. 2. Eliminate numbers by marking them in gray. 3. Gray cells may not be horizontally and vertically adjacent. (diagonally is allowed) 4. White cells must form a single component and not be isolated. Each puzzle has exactly one solution, which can be deduced by logical reasoning. No guessing required. The first tap on the field will add a circle to mark the cell as correct (a circle will appear around the number), a second tap makes the cell gray, a third tap will make the cell white again. Simple rules, eh? So warm up your brain and get ready for hours of puzzle fun! GAME FEATURES - Challenge yourself on 5 difficulty levels, from easy for beginners to extremely hard for masters. - 7 different grid sizes (5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8, 9x9, 10x10, 12x12) - No hidden in-app purchases, all puzzles are free to play - Search for errors and highlight them - Auto-save game, leave the game at any time and come back later to finish where you left it - Optimized for solving puzzles on mobile or tablet device. - Check for errors and remove them - Get a hint or the complete solution - Go steps back and forth - A great workout for your mind If you like LogiBrain Hitori, please take the time to give us a nice review. This helps us to make the app even better, thanks in advance! Questions, problems or improvements? Contact Us: ========= - Email: support@pijappi.com - Website: https://www.pijappi.com - Support: https://www.pijappi.com/apps/logibrain-hitori/?store=apple#support Follow us for news and updates: ======== - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pijappi - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pijappi - X: https://x.com/pijappi - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pijappi

Screenshots

Hitori Puzzles4 screens
LogiBrain Hitori4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LogiBrain Hitori at 4.8 against Hitori Puzzles's 3.0. LogiBrain Hitori also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 50%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Hitori Puzzles's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hitori Puzzles sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and LogiBrain Hitori sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LogiBrain Hitori holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LogiBrain Hitori has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Hitori Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 92% of LogiBrain Hitori's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hitori Puzzles ships an update every 2 months, LogiBrain Hitori fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hitori Puzzles versus LogiBrain Hitori: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHitori PuzzlesLogiBrain Hitori
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.8 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings421 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKinetic StarsKevin Van Rooijen

Customer experience

Hitori Puzzles

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative30.0%

LogiBrain Hitori

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hitori Puzzles

One-time2
  • 10 Easy 8x8 Levels 13-22$0.99
  • 7 Medium 8x8 Levels 9-15$0.99
1 purchases

LogiBrain Hitori

One-time1
  • Remove ads$4.99

Questions

Is Hitori Puzzles free?
Hitori Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LogiBrain Hitori free?
LogiBrain Hitori is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hitori Puzzles or LogiBrain Hitori?
LogiBrain Hitori is rated higher. Hitori Puzzles averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while LogiBrain Hitori averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do Hitori Puzzles or LogiBrain Hitori have ads?
LogiBrain Hitori shows ads; Hitori Puzzles does not.
Which is updated more often, Hitori Puzzles or LogiBrain Hitori?
Hitori Puzzles ships an update every 2 months, and LogiBrain Hitori fortnightly. Most recently, Hitori Puzzles was updated on November 2, 2026 and LogiBrain Hitori on November 12, 2026.

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