PuzzlAR vs Broken Grounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Broken Grounds
Explore 80 hand-crafted levels across 9 unique worlds, uncovering paths, avoiding traps, and rescuing lost critters. This adventure features a minimalist art style and a relaxing soundscape, with each world introducing new gameplay mechanics.
- Explore 80 hand-crafted levels
- Discover 9 unique worlds
- Uncover hidden paths
- Avoid dangerous traps
- Rescue lost critters
- Minimalist art style
- Relaxing soundscape
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In Broken Grounds, traverse through the mysterious and beautiful worlds, uncovering the path, unlocking the way, avoiding traps and rescuing lost critters. Explore 80 hand-crafted levels across 9 worlds in a beautifully designed, minimalist art style and a calming, relaxing soundscape, with each new world adding new ways to play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Broken Grounds at Free against PuzzlAR's $0.99. Broken Grounds also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). PuzzlAR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Broken Grounds is free to download; PuzzlAR costs $0.99 up front. Broken Grounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PuzzlAR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Broken Grounds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PuzzlAR has 68 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of PuzzlAR's written reviews are positive against 100% of Broken Grounds's.
PuzzlAR ships an update every 3 weeks, Broken Grounds every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PuzzlAR | Broken Grounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (68 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atop Studios, LDA | Motionlab |
Customer experience
PuzzlAR
Broken Grounds
In-app purchases
PuzzlAR
No in-app purchases
Broken Grounds
- Remove Ads$2.99
