Comparison

Flow Free vs Trace It

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

Head to head
About

Flow Free

Connect matching colored pipes on a hexagonal grid to create a flow and cover the entire board. Solve over 2,500 puzzles with varying difficulty, or race against the clock. Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging brain-training experience.

Highlights
  • Over 2,500 hexagonal puzzles
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Easy to extreme difficulty levels
  • Time Trial mode
  • Game Center achievements
  • Cloud sync of progress
Features
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Hexes! The next evolution of Flow Free®! If you like Flow Free, you'll love Flow Free: Hexes®! Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free: Hexes a try, and experience "mind like water"! Flow Free: Hexes features: * Over 2,500 free, hexagonal puzzles! * Daily puzzles: new levels every day, never run out * Carefully crafted, high-quality puzzles ranging from easy to extreme! * Optimized touch controls for smooth, satisfying play * Game Center achievements and cloud sync of your progress * Clean, colorful graphics and fun sound effects Enjoy!

About

Trace It

Features
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Watch the light. Remember the path. Trace it from memory. Trace It is a glowing neon memory puzzle that trains your focus in seconds a day. A path of light draws itself across the night sky, loops, curls and spirals, then vanishes. Now it's your turn: start at the green dot, pass every colored checkpoint, finish on red, and trace it from memory. Simple to learn, surprisingly hard to master. WHY PLAYERS LOVE IT • Pure memory and focus: no grids, no hints on screen, just you and the light • Your trail glows mint when you're on the path and warms up when you drift • Every finish lights up with a burst of stars and a smooth wave of light • Beautiful, crisp neon visuals with calm ambient music and gentle haptics 3 WAYS TO PLAY • JOURNEY: 30 hand-crafted levels that grow from simple curves to loops, figure-8s and multi-checkpoint spirals. Earn up to 3 stars on each. • DAILY CHALLENGE: one new path every day, the same for every player. Keep your streak alive and share your score. • ENDLESS FLOW: fresh paths that get harder every round. 3 lives, combo bonuses for perfect traces, and a Game Center leaderboard. How far can you flow? MADE FOR REAL BRAIN BREAKS • Rounds take under a minute: perfect for the bus, a coffee break or winding down • Stuck? Take an Extra Look to see the path longer • Retry as often as you like in Journey mode • Optional daily reminder so you never lose your streak FAIR & FRIENDLY • Free to play, supported by ads • One-time Remove Ads purchase (also makes Extra Look and Continue free) • Restore Purchases any time from Settings • Works offline Train your visual memory, sharpen your focus and enjoy a few calm minutes of glowing light. Download Trace It and see how far your memory can take you. Questions or ideas? We read every review. Tell us which level beat you!

Screenshots

Flow Free4 screens
Trace It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Flow Free at 3 against Trace It's 1. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flow Free sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Trace It sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flow Free ships an update every 5 months, Trace It every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Flow Free versus Trace It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlow FreeTrace It
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings10K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBig Duck Games LLCSwaminathan L

Bugs and requests

Flow Free

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Hints using themselves randomly
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Ads causing performance issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More new and unique puzzle packs
  • Ability to disable animations
  • Leaderboards and competitive modes
  • Increased difficulty options

Trace It

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Flow Free

One-time10
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Unlock All Themes$1.99
  • Classic Pack 2$1.99
Show 7 more
  • 10x10 Mania$1.99
  • Jumbo Pack 2$1.99
  • Kids Pack$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • 20 Hints$2.99
  • Unlock All Packs and Remove Ads$4.99
  • 100 Hints$9.99
1 purchases

Trace It

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Flow Free free?
Flow Free is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trace It free?
Trace It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flow Free or Trace It have ads?
Both Flow Free and Trace It show ads.
Which is updated more often, Flow Free or Trace It?
Flow Free ships an update every 5 months, and Trace It every 8 months. Most recently, Flow Free was updated on November 13, 2026 and Trace It on November 5, 2026.

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