Comparison

Ripple Effect vs BoomLink

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

Head to head
About

Ripple Effect

A logic puzzle game where players fill grids with consecutive integers based on room size. It features rules about number placement to ensure separation between identical digits in rows and columns.

Highlights
  • Consecutive integer placement
  • Room-based puzzle mechanics
  • Row and column separation rules
  • Challenging logic puzzles
  • Grid-based gameplay
Features
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Ripple Effect is popular logic puzzle game in Japan. The solver must place one positive integer into each cell of the grid according to these rules: Every room must contain the consecutive integers from 1 to the quantity of cells in that room inclusive. If two identical numbers appear in the same row or column, at least that many cells with other numbers must separate them. For example, two cells both containing '1' may not be orthogonally adjacent, but must have at least one cell between them with a different number. Two cells marked '3' in the same row or column must have at least three cells with other numbers between them in that row or column, and so on.

About

BoomLink

Features
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Place. Preview. BOOM! BOOM LINK is a satisfying bomb-placement puzzle where every blast pattern matters. Drag bombs onto the board and preview which tiles they can hit. Vertical, horizontal, ring, diagonal, and cross blasts all behave differently. Move your bombs as much as you want before you hit BOOM. Once your setup is ready, detonate everything and watch the chain reaction unfold. Trigger powder tiles to spread the blast. Crack armored tiles with multiple hits. Connect every explosion and clear the entire board. No timer. No complicated controls. Just plan, place, and BOOM! Can you find the setup that leaves no tile behind?

Screenshots

Ripple Effect4 screens
BoomLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ripple Effect at none against BoomLink's shown. Ripple Effect also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ripple Effect versus BoomLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipple EffectBoomLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB134 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYuki FujimotoTechQiao Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Ripple Effect

No in-app purchases

None

BoomLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ripple Effect free?
Ripple Effect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoomLink free?
BoomLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ripple Effect or BoomLink have ads?
BoomLink shows ads; Ripple Effect does not.

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