Comparison

Vuzzl vs Papis Canvas Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

Vuzzl

Transform your videos and Live Photos into interactive jigsaw puzzles. Relive cherished memories by solving puzzles with your videos playing. Customize your puzzle experience with various cuts, unlimited pieces, and built-in filters.

Highlights
  • Create puzzles from videos
  • Create puzzles from Live Photos
  • Record new videos for puzzles
  • Use web videos for puzzles
  • Adjustable jigsaw cuts
  • Unlimited puzzle pieces
  • Apply built-in filters
  • Share created puzzles
Features
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Vuzzl turns your videos into beautiful jigsaw puzzles. Relive that great party, that amazing trip, or that mesmerizing performance as you solve a jigsaw with your video playing. Jigsaw puzzles can be created from videos (or Live Photos) on your device, or recorded straight from Vuzzl. To get you started, beautiful videos from the web can be turned into jigsaws as well. Vuzzl includes different jigsaw cuts and has no limit on the number of pieces in your jigsaws. You can even tweak the look of your puzzle by applying one of the the stunning built-in filters. Share your puzzles and let your friends experience the moments captured in your videos.

About

Papis Canvas Puzzles

Create and solve custom jigsaw puzzles using your own photos or a variety of styles. Enjoy a relaxing, ad-free experience with adjustable difficulty and satisfying haptic feedback. Compete with others or explore surprise puzzles.

Highlights
  • Create puzzles from personal photos
  • Adjustable piece count (48-768)
  • Six visual styles for puzzles
  • Optional piece rotation
  • Competitive Arena mode
  • Automatic progress saving
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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Real photo jigsaw puzzles. No ads. Ever. Sit down and enjoy: no interruptions, no pressure. Pick from 48 up to 768 pieces, optional piece rotation. Apply styles: the original photo, grayscale, negative, line art, woodcut, charcoal, tonal pencil, cross-hatch, pointillism, mosaic, emboss, bloom, pop art and halftone. GENERATE PUZZLES FROM YOUR OWN PICTURES If it's on your phone, it can become a puzzle. SURPRISE ME A mystery puzzle made from a random picture with random settings. Can't decide? There is special surprise catalog with expanded selection of pictures that can't be seen any other way than by tapping Surprise Me button. SOLVE A REAL CUBE A fully 3D puzzle cube lives right alongside your puzzles. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Chess, checkers, sea battle and 10 solitaire variants, including races against other players. Share an invite link to play someone directly, or check who is available right now online. ARENA Race other players in solving jigsaws or the cube: create and accept challenges, and submit your favourite photos to the shared gallery so other players can solve them. Cube times count here too, so you can race for the fastest solve either way. EARN, UNLOCK, EXPLORE Complete puzzles to earn points. Spend points to unlock new images and styles. It is not possible to get points any other way than solving puzzles: no ads, no purchases. BUILT FOR REAL PUZZLING Pieces snap with haptic feedback. Progress saves automatically: close the app and pick up exactly where you left off. Multiple themes to suit any mood or time of day. Pick any background colour to match your photo. PRIVACY FIRST Your photos stay on your device unless you choose to order a physical product, in which case the image is shared only with the print partner needed to fulfil that order. I do not sell or share your data for advertising. Full details in the Privacy Policy. THE PROMISE No ads. No subscriptions. No energy bars or wait timers. The game itself is completely free. If you'd like to support ongoing development, a voluntary Tip Jar has its own tab. Download free and start your first puzzle in seconds. Privacy Policy: https://papiscanvaspuzzles.uk/privacy.html Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1599265711085455/

Screenshots

Vuzzl2 screens
Papis Canvas Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vuzzl at none against Papis Canvas Puzzles's 6. Vuzzl also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.1). Papis Canvas Puzzles's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Papis Canvas Puzzles sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Vuzzl asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vuzzl against 5.0 for Papis Canvas Puzzles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vuzzl ships an update every 5 months, Papis Canvas Puzzles fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vuzzl versus Papis Canvas Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVuzzlPapis Canvas Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developertelethon k.k.Pawel Juszczyk

Customer experience

Vuzzl

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Papis Canvas Puzzles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vuzzl

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Papis Canvas Puzzles

One-time6
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
  • Support the App$1.99
  • Support the App$2.99
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  • Support the App$4.99
  • Support the App$9.99
  • Support the App$19.99

Questions

Is Vuzzl free?
Vuzzl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Papis Canvas Puzzles free?
Papis Canvas Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vuzzl or Papis Canvas Puzzles?
Vuzzl and Papis Canvas Puzzles are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Vuzzl or Papis Canvas Puzzles have ads?
Vuzzl shows ads; Papis Canvas Puzzles does not.
Which is updated more often, Vuzzl or Papis Canvas Puzzles?
Vuzzl ships an update every 5 months, and Papis Canvas Puzzles fortnightly. Most recently, Vuzzl was updated on October 24, 2026 and Papis Canvas Puzzles on October 24, 2026.

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