Comparison

Puzzle Catcher vs Donut 80

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

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About

Puzzle Catcher

This vibrant tile-sliding game offers a relaxing yet engaging experience inspired by mosaic art. Spin colorful glass tiles into place to create beautiful designs across a variety of lighthearted levels. Choose between casual play for relaxation or challenge mode for a timed experience.

Highlights
  • Colorful tile sliding gameplay
  • Mosaic art inspiration
  • Casual and challenge modes
  • Unlockable levels with diverse themes
  • Color blind mode
  • Screen brightness controls
Features
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Inspired by suncatchers, tangrams, and quilting, Puzzle Catcher is a bright and vibrant tile game that celebrates the simple beauty of mosaic art. Enjoy the view as colorful glass tiles are spun into place, revealing the fun of creativity and the joy of getting it just right. Unlock and explore the many lighthearted levels. From whimsical characters and geometric designs to geeky science stuff and monster trucks, there is something for everyone! Play casual to relax after a hard day, or spark some excitement with challenge mode. It's your choice: make the levels look good, beat the clock, or really show off and do both at the same time! It's a simple game with surprising depth that's easy to learn but hard to master. With its classic design and focus on the future, Puzzle Catcher is handcrafted for everyone to enjoy for generations to come. Features: -Tile Shapes: triangles, blocks, interlocking and more! -High Replay Value: countless tile combinations -Zap tiles to blow them up -Casual Play and Challenge modes -Includes Brilliance Pack (15 free levels) -Playable demos for all premium board packs -Color Blind Mode: built right in & toggle in real-time -Screen Brightness Controls: play outside in the sunlight -iPhoneX resolution support About BlitWise: Michael P. Welch runs his indie game studio in Upstate New York, USA, and has written well-known games such as Scorched Tanks, DX-Ball, and Pocket Tanks. BlitWise takes the long view on what it means to be a game developer and is keenly focused on writing games from scratch that are built to stand the test of time.

About

Donut 80

Experience classic games reimagined with an 80s aesthetic. This collection features low-resolution graphics, limited color palettes, and chiptune music, offering new levels and themes for both long-time fans and newcomers.

Highlights
  • 80s retro game demakes
  • Low resolution graphics
  • 16-color palettes
  • Chiptune music
  • New levels and themes
  • Collection of classic games
Features
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What if Donut Games were made in the 80s? Donut 80 is a collection of games and demakes of classic Donut Games featuring low resolution graphics, 16-color palettes and chip music. No matter if you are an old fan or never played a Donut Game before, this collection will keep you entertained with lots of NEW LEVELS and THEMES to explore. Games Included: Beach Roller Hooland Unicorn Skyride Hard Hat Run Monkey Flight Goat Flight Mummy Flight Ruberth's Kick n' Fly Sunday Lawn Clean Up Charlie Shovel Time Royal Cut This app is free and contains no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. This app contains cross promotion for other Donut Games.

Screenshots

Puzzle Catcher4 screens
Donut 804 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Puzzle Catcher at 93% against Donut 80's 50%. Puzzle Catcher also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Donut 80's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Puzzle Catcher sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Donut 80 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puzzle Catcher holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Puzzle Catcher's written reviews are positive against 50% of Donut 80's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Catcher ships an update every 11 months, Donut 80 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Puzzle Catcher versus Donut 80: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle CatcherDonut 80
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (33 ratings) — better3.8 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3349 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB2 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBlitwise Productions, LLCDonut Games

Customer experience

Puzzle Catcher

All ratings33 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%

Donut 80

All ratings49 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative26.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative38.9%

Bugs and requests

Puzzle Catcher

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Donut 80

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when opening games
  • App closes immediately on launch
  • Broken on iOS 18
  • Kicks user out when tapping games/levels

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to mute music/sounds
  • Add more games/levels
  • Make specific games full versions
  • Retro intro sound
  • Update description spelling

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Puzzle Catcher

One-time9
  • Fire Diamonds Pack$0.99
  • Color Blocks Pack$0.99
  • Hexagon Sky Pack$0.99
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  • Interlock Pack$0.99
  • Tromino Pack$0.99
  • Rolling Stars Pack$0.99
  • Super Brilliance Pack - Deluxe$0.99
  • Super Brilliance Pack$1.99
  • Puzzle Catcher Deluxe$4.99
None

Donut 80

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle Catcher free?
Puzzle Catcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Donut 80 free?
Donut 80 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Puzzle Catcher or Donut 80?
Puzzle Catcher is rated higher. Puzzle Catcher averages 4.9 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Donut 80 averages 3.8 from 49 ratings.
Do Puzzle Catcher or Donut 80 have ads?
Neither Puzzle Catcher nor Donut 80 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Catcher or Donut 80?
Puzzle Catcher ships an update every 11 months, and Donut 80 weekly. Most recently, Puzzle Catcher was updated on November 2, 2026 and Donut 80 on November 3, 2026.

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