Comparison

Waiit vs Trace

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

Head to head
About

Waiit

Navigate a minimalist labyrinth with two squares that move in unison. Collect coins to unlock a variety of new characters as you progress through the challenging maze.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Simultaneous square movement
  • Coin collection
  • Character unlocks
  • Labyrinth navigation
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Waiit is a beautiful minimalistic game about two squares travelling through a labyrinth. Swipe to move both squares simultaneously. Receive coins as you play to unlock new characters.

About

Trace

Features
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Trace is a minimalist brain puzzle game about memory and steady hands. Each level briefly reveals a maze — walls or a glowing path — and then it's gone. Now retrace the route from start to finish in one continuous gesture. From memory. No timer on the solve phase. You don't have to be fast. You have to remember, and trust what you remember. BRAIN TRAINING Trace works as a daily exercise for short-term memory, spatial reasoning, and focused attention. A few seconds to absorb the maze, then it's just you and the trace you draw from memory. Short sessions, real cognitive load — five to ten minutes a day adds up. CORE MECHANIC • Memorize the maze in 3–8 seconds • Draw the solution in one unbroken motion • Fail, retry — but tougher levels don't fully reset CHECKPOINT FLAGS Before each attempt you can plant a flag mid-path. If your stroke reaches the flag but fails later, that section banks — next try starts already-completed up to the flag. The game rewards careful play, not frantic retries. FOUR CHAPTERS • Spark — tutorial, simple paths • Echo — 3×3 and 4×4 walls • Dusk — start and finish hidden during memorization • Abyss — 5×5+ grids, sometimes rotated between memorize and draw WHAT IT TRAINS • Short-term memory — hold the path in mind after a brief reveal • Spatial reasoning — a route, not a picture • Concentration — one steady gesture demands certainty • Attention to detail — every cell matters LOOK Clean geometry, calm palette, nothing extra on screen. Dark and light themes — switch manually or follow system. WHO IT'S FOR For people who like puzzles calibrated to demand attention, not reflexes. Calm focus, not speed. Made for the 5–15 minutes between things — and effective as a regular memory workout. svyatoslavdp@gmail.com

Screenshots

Waiit4 screens
Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trace at none against Waiit's 10. Waiit's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price 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. Waiit sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Trace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waiit ships an update every 3 days, Trace weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Waiit versus Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaiitTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGalacticThumb Inc.Sviatoslav Pavlov

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Waiit

One-time10
  • Purple & Red$0.99
  • Purple & Blue$0.99
  • Abstract 1$1.99
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  • Abstract 2$1.99
  • Abstract 4$1.99
  • Abstract 5$1.99
  • Abstract 3$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Christmas 1$1.99
  • Christmas 2$1.99
None

Trace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waiit free?
Waiit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trace free?
Trace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waiit or Trace have ads?
Trace shows ads; Waiit does not.
Which is updated more often, Waiit or Trace?
Waiit ships an update every 3 days, and Trace weekly. Most recently, Waiit was updated on October 24, 2026 and Trace on October 12, 2026.

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