Slitherlink JAM vs Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slitherlink JAM
A logic puzzle game where you draw a single, unbroken loop around a grid of numbers. Each number indicates the number of surrounding walls. Offers infinite puzzles, helpful tools, and leaderboards.
- Infinite free puzzles
- Logic-based gameplay
- Tutorial and hints
- Undo and 'healing' feature
- Leaderboards and achievements
- Automatic wall removal options
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Relax with infinite, free logic puzzles, NO ads, draw one continuous loop using pure deduction, no math required. Each number indicates how many walls surround that cell. The game is an enjoyable combination of logic and searching for the next move. FEATURES: - Practically **INFINITE** number of **FREE** puzzles for every level of difficulty (beginner to advanced) - Best gameplay for creating and removing walls. (No annoying X's) - Tutorial + Puzzles that teach you how to play the game - Hints to help solve puzzles - Undo & "Healing" to correct any mistakes - Leaderboards & Achievements with Game Center integration AWESOME OPTIONS: (in Settings) - Game automatically removes walls around 0's - Game automatically removes dead-ends and extra walls around corners - Game Automatically removes extra walls around completed 1's, 2's and 3's
Loop
This logic puzzle game challenges players to identify hidden spaces based on numerical clues. Each number indicates the number of adjacent faces a block has, requiring strategic deduction to solve increasingly complex grids.
- Numerical clue-based puzzles
- Deductive reasoning gameplay
- Grid-based challenges
- Increasing difficulty levels
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'Loop - the Slitherlink' is a game where you find the clogged space using a given number. The number means the number of faces the block has. Some blocks are hiding it, so finding it is not easy. Challenge it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Loop at 5.0 against Slitherlink JAM's 4.5. Loop also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (monthly vs every 113 months). Slitherlink JAM's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 50%) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Slitherlink JAM sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Loop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Loop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slitherlink JAM has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Slitherlink JAM's written reviews are positive against 50% of Loop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Slitherlink JAM ships an update every 113 months, Loop monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slitherlink JAM | Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 113 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | J&M Rapid Application Development, LLC. | Hyeoseong Hwang |
Customer experience
Slitherlink JAM
Loop
In-app purchases
Slitherlink JAM
- Auto Remove Corner's Extra Sides$0.99
- Auto Remove extras from 0's$0.99
- Envelope of 10 Hints$0.99
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- Auto-remove from 1's, 2's, & 3's$1.99
- Handful of 25 Hints$1.99
- Shoebox of 40 Hints$2.99
- Armful of 75 Hints$4.99
- Crate of 100 Hints$5.99
- Truck load of 250 Hints$9.99
- Train car full of 1000 Hints$19.99
- A Boat-load of 10,000 Hints$49.99
- A Galaxy of Unlimited Hints$99.99
Loop
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Slitherlink JAM free?
Is Loop free?
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