Empty. vs Sliding Seas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Empty.
A relaxing puzzle game designed to help you unwind and appreciate simplicity. Rotate rooms to clear them using intuitive one-touch controls. Enjoy a peaceful experience with a beautiful soundtrack and over 25 handcrafted levels.
- Unique room rotation puzzles
- One-touch controls
- No ads or paid content
- Accessible for all ages
- 25+ handcrafted levels
- Original soundtrack
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A relaxing puzzle game to unwind with. Each level teaches you to value simplicity in life. ‣ Unique puzzle mechanics — clear the room by rotating it! ‣ One-touch controls — play with one hand! ‣ No ads. No paid content. Supported by donations. ‣ Accessible for players of all ages. ‣ 25+ beautiful hand-crafted levels. ‣ Original soundtrack - a full length album. Learn the timeless concept — that less is more — that will contribute to your wellbeing in addition to simply joyfully passing time.
Sliding Seas
Build and decorate your own tropical island paradise by matching and merging land. Collect VIP characters, complete puzzles, and enjoy a relaxing match-3 experience with daily missions and events. Escape to a world of fun with over 1000 levels.
- Match and merge land to create islands
- Decorate and grow your home island
- Collect cute VIP characters
- Multiple game modes
- Daily missions and weekend events
- Offline play support
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Be the mayor of your own tropical world! Pick cute buildings to decorate your island and hang out with cool VIP characters that you collect. Sliding Seas is the cutest and most relaxing match-3 puzzle game on mobile! SO MUCH FUN: • Easy to play, hard to master - endlessly fun and addictive! • Unique gameplay - match and merge land to make islands • Lots of game modes - ocean rescue, penguins, turtles, pirates and treasure • A world of your own - grow and decorate your home island • Earn rewards and prizes with daily missions and weekend events • Unlock cute VIP characters as you play • Awesome power-ups and spectacular combos • Supports offline play • Over 1000 levels, with more added all the time Sliding Seas is free to play, though some in-game items can be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this option, simply turn it off in your device settings. Need to get away and relax? Escape to paradise with Sliding Seas!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Empty. at none against Sliding Seas's 16. Empty. also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Sliding Seas sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Empty. asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Empty. against 4.8 for Sliding Seas. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 3.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Empty.'s written reviews are positive against 92% of Sliding Seas's.
Empty. ships an update monthly, Sliding Seas every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empty. | Sliding Seas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) | 4.8 (3.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.1% of reviews — better | 91.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K | 3.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 575 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maksym Dzitsiuk | Mugshot Games Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Empty.
Sliding Seas
User reviews
Empty.
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌙 Calming and relaxing
- 👍 Simple and intuitive gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful color palette and aesthetics
- 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases
- 💡 Unique and innovative concept
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Game is too short
- 🤔 Some levels require precise alignment
- 🔇 No option to turn off background music
Sliding Seas
From 3.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 No forced ads
- 💡 Unique twist on match-3 mechanics
- 👍 Cute graphics and animations
- 👍 Relaxing and challenging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Difficulty spikes at certain levels
- 💡 Lack of customization options for island
- 💡 Repetitive gameplay after a while
- 🐛 Hints/tutorials can be intrusive
- 💡 Desire for more game modes/endless play
Bugs and requests
Empty.
Reported bugs
2 issues- Certain objects not disappearing as expected
- Glitches on specific levels
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Difficulty settings or options
- Ability to save progress
Sliding Seas
Reported bugs
2 issues- Some levels feel impossible without using boosters
- Occasional crashes or loss of progress after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add more levels and content updates
- Implement an endless/survival mode
- Allow replaying of completed levels
- Improve contrast between ocean tile colors
- Add option to skip survivor arrival animation
In-app purchases
Empty.
No in-app purchases
Sliding Seas
- Handful of Diamonds$1.99
- 2 Hours Unlimited Lives$2.99
- Beginner's Bundle$3.99
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- Moonflower Bundle$3.99
- Unlimited Event Tickets$3.99
- Pile of Diamonds$5.99
- Modern Mayor's Bundle$5.99
- Luxury Rescue Boat$5.99
- Rescuer's Bundle$6.99
- Large Power-Up Bundle$7.99
- Diamond Trader Bundle$9.99
- Mayor's Mansion Bundle$9.99
- Penguin Lodge$9.99
- Bucket of Diamonds$9.99
- Super Bundle$14.99
- Mega Bundle$29.99
