Comparison

Piece Out vs strata

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

Head to head
About

Piece Out

Engage your mind with a unique puzzle game that involves flipping, sliding, and spinning blocks. Enjoy over 50 pages of puzzles with a new challenging one daily, all without time pressure. Hints are available if you get stuck.

Highlights
  • Flip, slide, and spin blocks
  • Over 50 puzzle pages
  • Daily extra-hard puzzles
  • No time limit or pressure
  • Hint system available
Features
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Exercise a piece of your mind while you exercise your peace of mind as you flip, slide and spin. Introducing: Piece Out — a new innovative puzzle game from the creators of hit games DUET and Basket Fall. Simple Rules • Slide to move • Tap to rotate or flip! Packed with puzzles! • Over 50 pages of puzzles. • Plus, a new extra-hard puzzle every day! Just Relax and Solve • There's no time limit and zero pressure — just some blocks and your brain. • Stuck? Hints are available for every puzzle.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced block clearing
  • Large group combos
  • Turbo charge mechanics
  • Quick play sessions
  • No waiting between games
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Piece Out4 screens
strata4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: strata at none against Piece Out's 1. strata also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Piece Out's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Piece Out sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. strata asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

strata holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piece Out has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Piece Out versus strata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiece Outstrata
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKumobiusJohn Jensen

Customer experience

Piece Out

All ratings1,305 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative10.8%

strata

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Piece Out

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Certain movement constraints not intuitive
  • Game sometimes automatically downloads without user action

Requested features

4 requests
  • Minimum move counter
  • Separate volume controls for music and sound effects
  • Easy restart option for puzzles
  • Ability to save and revisit daily puzzles

strata

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Piece Out

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
None

strata

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Piece Out free?
Piece Out is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is strata free?
strata is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Piece Out or strata?
strata is rated higher. Piece Out averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while strata averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Piece Out or strata have ads?
Piece Out shows ads; strata does not.

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