Comparison

PuzzlAR vs Window Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

PuzzlAR

Build famous global landmarks using augmented reality. Explore 4 iconic monuments across multiple challenging levels and game modes. Enjoy beautiful art and music while competing with players worldwide.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality landmark building
  • 4 monuments with 3 levels each
  • 3 different game modes
  • Multiple goals to complete
  • Global player competition
  • Beautiful art and music
Features
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Piece by piece, create your own famous landmarks. Statue of Liberty, Taj Mahal, Forbidden City and St. Basil's Cathedral await you. == FEATURES == • 4 monuments in 3 challenging levels • 3 different game modes • Multiple goals to complete • Beautiful art and music • Compete with players from all over the world == PRESS == "It's a 3D spatial puzzler - but played on your table! " - Pocket Gamer "PuzzlAR dazzles with interface gameplay designed for AR" - Next Reality "It’s really challenging and fun, you really have to try this out." - ARCritic

About

Window Puzzles

Rebuild intricate stained glass windows by placing glass shards in their correct positions. Offers a peaceful, educational, and family-friendly puzzle experience with adjustable difficulty and helpful tools.

Highlights
  • 126 unique stained glass window puzzles
  • Drag and drop interface
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Automatic saving of progress
  • Optional guides (outlines, ghost image)
  • Auto-Zoom for small pieces
  • Game Center achievements
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Can you rebuild these beautiful stained glass windows? Like a jigsaw puzzle but each piece is a shard of glass which needs to be put back into the right place. 126 window puzzles available to play immediately! EASY TO LEARN Simple drag and drop interface that works for adults and children. A simple tutorial on "How To Play" is included. Puzzles in each pack start easy and get harder the more you do. HARD TO MASTER Puzzles range from easy (solve in minutes) through to very hard (an hour or more). But don't worry, your placed pieces are automatically saved so you can do the puzzle over several sessions. You can also turn on and off useful guides like outlines or a ghost image depending on how hard you want it to be. And if some pieces are too small, just turn on the Auto-Zoom feature. Can you earn all the Game Center achievements? EDUCATIONAL As you concentrate on each piece in the puzzle you see details of the window that aren't immediately obvious when looking at the completed window. See the window as the original artist did - an element at a time. Once a puzzle is completed you can explore a zoomed in version to see all the detail. FAMILY FRIENDLY All puzzles are family friendly with the easier puzzles well suited to your younger puzzlers. PEACEFUL An uncluttered puzzle solving space lets you be in the moment as you work your way through the puzzle at your own pace. BEAUTIFUL Work with some of the most glorious stained glass windows from around the world. HELPFUL Some of the puzzles are hard. If you get stuck, use the Shuffle button to get new pieces, the Auto Fill feature to put those difficult pieces into their correct places or a Ghost image to help you find the right place. CONNECTED Works on your iPads and Macs. In-App purchases of puzzle packs are shared between your devices and you can easily enable synching up Puzzle completion progress between them. Start of one device and finish it on another.

Screenshots

PuzzlAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Window Puzzles at Free against PuzzlAR's $0.99. Window Puzzles also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). PuzzlAR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

Window Puzzles is free to download; PuzzlAR costs $0.99 up front. Window Puzzles sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. PuzzlAR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Window Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 100 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of PuzzlAR's written reviews are positive against 100% of Window Puzzles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuzzlAR ships an update every 3 weeks, Window Puzzles monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PuzzlAR versus Window Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzlARWindow Puzzles
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (68 ratings)4.9 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68100 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB613 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtop Studios, LDACleverInfo

Customer experience

PuzzlAR

All ratings68 ratings
Positive77.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

Window Puzzles

All ratings100 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PuzzlAR

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Window Puzzles

One-time9
  • Puzzle Pack 1 : 14 x MixedFree
  • Puzzle Pack 2 : 14 x ChurchFree
  • Puzzle Pack 3 : 14 Non-Relig.Free
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  • Puzzle Pack 4 : 14xTiffanyFree
  • Puzzle Pack 5 : 14 Tall WindowFree
  • Unlock all Window PuzzlesFree
  • Puzzle Pack 6 : 14 x USAFree
  • Puzzle Pack 7 : 14 x ColourfulFree
  • Puzzle Pack 8 : 14 InterestingFree

Questions

Is PuzzlAR free?
PuzzlAR costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Window Puzzles free?
Window Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PuzzlAR or Window Puzzles?
Window Puzzles is rated higher. PuzzlAR averages 4.1 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Window Puzzles averages 4.9 from 100 ratings.
Do PuzzlAR or Window Puzzles have ads?
Neither PuzzlAR nor Window Puzzles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PuzzlAR or Window Puzzles?
PuzzlAR ships an update every 3 weeks, and Window Puzzles monthly. Most recently, PuzzlAR was updated on September 17, 2026 and Window Puzzles on September 8, 2026.

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