Comparison

Rings. vs Cracks

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

Head to head
About

Rings.

A puzzle game where players arrange, stack, and match colored rings to clear the board. Test your skills and see if you can solve all the levels.

Highlights
  • Arrange rings
  • Stack rings
  • Match rings
  • Clear the board
  • Puzzle gameplay
Features
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Rings. The first and original. Arrange them, stack them, match them. Can you clear the board? FOUR WAYS TO PLAY: Classic - nine slots, no clock. The only mode the leaderboard is watching. Double Diamond - thirteen slots and new lines to complete. More room, more ways to go wrong. Time Trial - thirty-six seconds. Every clear buys you two more. One Ring - one piece at a time instead of three. Nowhere to hide. Complete a line and your multiplier grows. Land a Full Stack and it grows again.

About

Cracks

This match-3 puzzle game features a fracturing board where tiles shatter and disappear. Match tiles to reinforce the surface and prevent the board from collapsing. Survive all your moves to win.

Highlights
  • Fracturing board mechanic
  • Match tiles to reinforce
  • Special matches for unique effects
  • 100 levels across 10 worlds
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Combo scoring and chain reactions
  • iCloud sync and Game Center leaderboards
Features
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The ground is breaking apart. Can you hold it together? Cracks is a match-3 puzzle game with a twist — the board is fracturing beneath every tile. Each turn, cracks spread across the surface. When a tile shatters, it's gone for good. Let too many tiles break and the board collapses. Your job: match tiles to reinforce the surface and survive. HOW IT WORKS • Swap adjacent tiles to make matches of 3 or more • Matched tiles reset their fracture level, strengthening the board • Unmatched tiles crack further each turn, eventually shattering into holes • Survive all your moves without the board collapsing SPECIAL MATCHES • Match 4 in a line — Line Reinforcer: repairs an entire row or column • Match 5 in a line — Restore Bomb: repairs a 3x3 area • Match an L or T shape — Stabilizer: freezes nearby tiles for 3 turns FEATURES • 100 levels across 10 worlds — from The Quarry to Eternity • Progressive difficulty with fracture rates, grace periods, and board sizes that evolve • Combo scoring with chain reactions • Hint system when you're stuck • Visual urgency — watch the board shift to red as collapse approaches • iCloud sync across devices • Game Center leaderboards • No ads. No pay-to-win. Every move matters. Every match counts. How long can you hold the cracks together?

Screenshots

Rings.4 screens
Cracks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cracks at none against Rings.'s shown. Cracks also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Rings.'s advantage is ratings volume (407 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Rings. sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Cracks sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cracks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rings. has 407 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Rings.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Cracks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rings. ships an update every 2 months, Cracks weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rings. versus Cracks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRings.Cracks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (407 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings407 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKamil KucmaBill Schenk

Customer experience

Rings.

All ratings406 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral10.0%
Negative21.1%

Cracks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Rings.

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Rings not clearing properly
  • Game not recognizing no more moves
  • Inconsistent behavior when exiting and re-entering the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Ability to save progress across sessions
  • More game modes and difficulty levels
  • Customization options for colors and themes
  • Leaderboards and achievements

Cracks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Rings.

One-time4
  • No ads$1.99
  • Skin Pack$2.99
  • Premium$4.99
Show 1 more
  • All game features!$5.99
7 purchases

Cracks

One-time7
  • Pack 2$1.99
  • Pack 3$1.99
  • Pack 1$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Pack 4$1.99
  • Glass Tile Theme$1.99
  • Lava Tile Theme$1.99
  • The Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Rings. free?
Rings. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cracks free?
Cracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rings. or Cracks?
Cracks is rated higher. Rings. averages 4.6 out of 5 from 407 ratings, while Cracks averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Rings. or Cracks have ads?
Rings. shows ads; Cracks does not.
Which is updated more often, Rings. or Cracks?
Rings. ships an update every 2 months, and Cracks weekly. Most recently, Rings. was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cracks on October 25, 2026.

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