Comparison

Slitherlink JAM vs Puzzles Reloaded

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Infinite free puzzles
  • Logic-based gameplay
  • Tutorial and hints
  • Undo and 'healing' feature
  • Leaderboards and achievements
  • Automatic wall removal options
Features
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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

About

Puzzles Reloaded

Enjoy a vast collection of classic logic puzzles, including Sudoku, Minesweeper, and Nonograms. This ad-free application works entirely offline, ensuring privacy as no user data is collected.

Highlights
  • Offline play
  • Ad-free experience
  • Privacy-focused (no data collection)
  • Sudoku
  • Slitherlink
  • Minesweeper
  • Nonograms
  • KenKen
Read full description

Puzzles Reloaded is powered by the Simon Tatham Portable Puzzle collection and other contributors. This app is ad-free and works totally offline. No data or statistics are collected from you. Play our versions of Sudoku, Slitherlink, Minesweeper, Nonograms, KenKen, and many more!

Screenshots

Slitherlink JAM4 screens
Puzzles Reloaded1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzles Reloaded at none against Slitherlink JAM's 12. Puzzles Reloaded also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 113 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 63%). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Slitherlink JAM sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Puzzles Reloaded asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puzzles Reloaded holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Slitherlink JAM's written reviews are positive against 90% of Puzzles Reloaded's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slitherlink JAM ships an update every 113 months, Puzzles Reloaded every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Slitherlink JAM versus Puzzles Reloaded: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlitherlink JAMPuzzles Reloaded
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)4.8 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings829 — better
Update frequencyEvery 113 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJ&M Rapid Application Development, LLC.Kyle Swarner

Customer experience

Slitherlink JAM

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Puzzles Reloaded

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Slitherlink JAM

One-time12
  • 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
None

Puzzles Reloaded

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slitherlink JAM free?
Slitherlink JAM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzles Reloaded free?
Puzzles Reloaded is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slitherlink JAM or Puzzles Reloaded?
Puzzles Reloaded is rated higher. Slitherlink JAM averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Puzzles Reloaded averages 4.8 from 29 ratings.
Do Slitherlink JAM or Puzzles Reloaded have ads?
Neither Slitherlink JAM nor Puzzles Reloaded shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slitherlink JAM or Puzzles Reloaded?
Slitherlink JAM ships an update every 113 months, and Puzzles Reloaded every 2 weeks. Most recently, Slitherlink JAM was updated on October 8, 2026 and Puzzles Reloaded on October 21, 2026.

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