Linkstar! vs Flue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linkstar!
A popular and addictive puzzle game where players link stars of the same color without crossing lines. It offers hundreds of puzzles with simple controls and a clean, colorful interface. Enjoy two distinct modes and multiple color schemes.
- Link same-colored stars
- No crossing or overlapping lines
- Hundreds of puzzles
- Simple operation
- Day and Night modes
- Multiple color schemes
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"Linkstar!" is a very popular and addictive puzzle game in 2017! It's really easy to play this game. All you need is using your wisdom and linking stars with the same colour. When all the stars matched, the puzzle is simply solved. But be careful, the lines should not be cross or overlapped. ------------------------------------- The game features: * Simple operation. Play it whenever you want! * Hundreds of puzzles from easy to hard. * Clean and colourful UI. * Two modes of Day and Night are available. * Several colour schemes to be chose. ------------------------------------- Download "Linkstar!" for free right now and enjoy the game!
Flue
Connect matching colored pipes to fill the entire board without crossing any lines. Explore various game modes, from relaxed Zen to challenging Time Attack and Insane levels. Earn coins to purchase hints or skip difficult puzzles.
- Pipe connecting puzzles
- Multiple game modes (Zen, Time Attack, Daily Challenge, Insane)
- Four difficulty tiers
- In-game currency for hints and skips
- Automatic progress saving
- Minimalist design
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Flue is a pipe-connecting puzzle: link every pair of colors and fill the whole board without crossing a single line. Easy to learn, impossible to put down. GAME MODES • Zen — play at your own pace, no pressure, difficulty grows naturally. • Time Attack — beat the clock and manage your lives carefully. • Daily Challenge — a brand new puzzle every day, with streaks and weekly bonuses. • Insane — the ultimate test: walls, bridges and portals combined, star-rated by each level's real solving difficulty. FOUR DIFFICULTY TIERS From Easy to Expert, hundreds of boards individually calibrated so the challenge actually grows — not just bigger grids, but genuinely harder puzzles. PLAY YOUR WAY Earn coins by solving levels and spend them on hints, auto-solve or skipping a level when you need to. No pressure, no forced ads. • Available in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese • Dark, minimalist design that's easy on the eyes • Progress saves automatically
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Linkstar! at none against Flue's shown. Linkstar! also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Linkstar! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Flue sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Linkstar! against 5.0 for Flue. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Linkstar! | Flue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | ILU LLC |
In-app purchases
Linkstar!
- Pretty Pink$0.99
- Mediterranean$0.99
- Norwegian Wood$0.99
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- Venetian Life$0.99
Flue
- 100 Coins$0.99
- 300 coins$2.99
- 1000 Coins$6.99









