Comparison

LVL vs ston

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

Head to head
About

LVL

This minimalistic puzzle game challenges players to think in 3D while solving 2D puzzles. It features over 50 hand-crafted levels and an endless mode with randomly generated puzzles. The unique gameplay requires players to consider interactions on opposite faces of the puzzle.

Highlights
  • 50+ hand-crafted levels
  • 150+ incredible puzzles
  • Unlimited randomly-generated levels
  • Minimalist design
  • Think in 3D for 2D puzzles
  • Interact with opposite faces
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LVL is the new minimalistic puzzle that blends 3D into 2D with a twist! - 50+ hand-crafted levels with 150+ incredible puzzles - unlimited randomly-generated levels for endless mode - minimalist design - 11 different languages support LVL forces players to think in 3D while solving puzzles in 2D. Most of the puzzles of LVL can not be solved by interacting pieces on a single face. Players have to think possible solutions that involve replacing pieces on the current face and opposite face of it.

About

ston

This is a minimalist puzzle game with a unique design. It challenges your brain with mind-blowing levels and no time or move limits, allowing for a relaxing experience.

Highlights
  • Mind-blowing levels
  • Brain challenge
  • Minimalistic design
  • Relaxing music and sounds
  • No time or move limits
Features
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ston is a mind-blowing minimalistic puzzle game with unique and remarkable design. ston does not have a time or move limits, allowing you to just relax and focus. Your goal is to remove all of the cubes by passing on them. ston is now ready to cook your brain. Are you? Features: ◈ Mind-blowing levels ◈ Challenge your brain ◈ Remarkable minimalistic design ◈ Relaxing, peaceful music and sounds

Screenshots

LVL4 screens
ston4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LVL at 90% against ston's 35%. LVL also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (397 vs 128). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LVL holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 397 and 128 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of LVL's written reviews are positive against 35% of ston's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LVL versus ston: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLVLston
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (397 ratings) — better4.3 (128 ratings)
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews — better35.3% of reviews
Number of ratings397 — better128
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErtan UnverFlat Games Yazilim Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

LVL

All ratings397 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews257 reviews
Positive89.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.7%

ston

All ratings128 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral14.7%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

LVL

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • the game start from the beginning when changing mobile device
  • The endless version keeps crashing, please fix!
  • Swipe controls are poor, making it a pain to change surfaces.
  • Your new upgrade is terrible. Very jerky. Liked the old one much better.

Requested features

3 requests
  • Move a piece off the cube so it would be easier to rearrange larger pieces.
  • a simple button to deactivate the sound
  • Different geometric prisms instead of cubes and cubes within cubes

ston

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LVL

No in-app purchases

None

ston

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LVL free?
LVL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ston free?
ston is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LVL or ston?
LVL is rated higher. LVL averages 4.7 out of 5 from 397 ratings, while ston averages 4.3 from 128 ratings.
Do LVL or ston have ads?
Neither LVL nor ston shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LVL or ston?
LVL ships an update every 3 weeks, and ston every 3 weeks. Most recently, LVL was updated on June 11, 2026 and ston on June 10, 2026.

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