Collapse vs strata
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Collapse
Navigate a ball through increasingly complex mazes, ensuring every square is visited before reaching the exit. Utilize hints or skip levels when you encounter challenges. Test your puzzle-solving skills as you advance through numerous stages.
- Maze navigation
- Visit every square
- Increasing difficulty
- Hint system
- Level skipping
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Find the path to the exit square and don’t fall off. Each square must be visited at least once. It may seem easy at the beginning, but it gets harder as you progress through the levels. How far will you go? If you're stuck, use the hints to get the right direction, or skip to the next level.;
strata
A fast-paced block puzzle game where players tap to clear groups of matching blocks. Achieve high scores by creating large combos and using turbo charges to survive escalating speed. Designed for quick, engaging sessions with no waiting times.
- Fast-paced block clearing
- Large group combos
- Turbo charge mechanics
- Quick play sessions
- No waiting between games
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Clear blocks fast. Chase the big groups. Feel the rush. Strata is a fast-paced block puzzle built for quick sessions and serious combos. Tap to clear groups of matching blocks, but the bigger the group, the bigger the score. Speed keeps you alive. Bank turbo charges by pulling off big combos, then unleash them when the board gets dangerous. Chain explosive clears, watch the board light up, and see how long you can survive as the pace keeps climbing. No timers between sessions. No waiting. Just pick it up, play for two minutes or twenty, and put it down whenever you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: strata at none against Collapse's 5. strata also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Collapse's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Collapse sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. strata asks for nothing beyond the download.
strata holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collapse has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Collapse | strata |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tapotap | John Jensen |
Customer experience
Collapse
strata
In-app purchases
Collapse
- Pack 1$0.99
- Skip level$0.99
- Pack 2$3.99
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- Pack 3$6.99
- Pack 4$11.99
strata
No in-app purchases
