Comparison

LVL vs Pinea's Sugoroku

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

Pinea's Sugoroku

Features
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This is the Sugoroku app of Pinea, a pineapple girl! It contains solo play, duet play, local multiplay and on-line multiplay. Let's play Sugoroku on the grassland with Pinea and Neapple. The 2nd work of Pinea board game Trilogy.

Screenshots

LVL4 screens
Pinea's Sugoroku3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LVL at Free against Pinea's Sugoroku's $4.99. LVL also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 28 months). On ads 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

LVL is free to download; Pinea's Sugoroku costs $4.99 up front. Pinea's Sugoroku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LVL asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LVL ships an update every 3 weeks, Pinea's Sugoroku every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LVL versus Pinea's Sugoroku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLVLPinea's Sugoroku
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (401 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings401 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErtan UnverTetsuyoshi Morikawa

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

Pinea's Sugoroku

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LVL

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pinea's Sugoroku

One-time1
  • Additions$0.99

Questions

Is LVL free?
LVL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pinea's Sugoroku free?
Pinea's Sugoroku costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do LVL or Pinea's Sugoroku have ads?
Neither LVL nor Pinea's Sugoroku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LVL or Pinea's Sugoroku?
LVL ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pinea's Sugoroku every 28 months. Most recently, LVL was updated on October 22, 2026 and Pinea's Sugoroku on October 4, 2026.

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