Comparison

Linkstar! vs Flue

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Link same-colored stars
  • No crossing or overlapping lines
  • Hundreds of puzzles
  • Simple operation
  • Day and Night modes
  • Multiple color schemes
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Linkstar!4 screens
Flue4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Linkstar! versus Flue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkstar!Flue
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDILU LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Linkstar!

One-time4
  • Pretty Pink$0.99
  • Mediterranean$0.99
  • Norwegian Wood$0.99
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  • Venetian Life$0.99
3 purchases

Flue

One-time3
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 300 coins$2.99
  • 1000 Coins$6.99

Questions

Is Linkstar! free?
Linkstar! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flue free?
Flue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Linkstar! or Flue?
Linkstar! and Flue are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Linkstar! or Flue have ads?
Flue shows ads; Linkstar! does not.

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