Pipeen vs Thread VS Needle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pipeen
Navigate challenging 2D levels filled with moving obstacles and time limits. Test your precision and concentration to reach the goal before time runs out. Compete globally on the leaderboards.
- Precision-based 2D gameplay
- Challenging obstacle courses
- Time-limited stages
- Global leaderboards
- Touch and drag controls
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Guide your player through tricky obstacles in Pipeen, a 2D action game that tests your precision and concentration. Moving blocks, spinning gears, unpredictable neon bars, and dark stages stand between you and the goal. Can you clear all 12 stages? [How to Play] Touch and drag anywhere on the screen to control your player and steer toward the goal. [Rules] Touching a pipe, block, or other obstacle ends the game. Each stage has a time limit, so reach the goal before time runs out! [Game Center] Compete with players around the world on the stage-clear leaderboard. [Terms of Use] Please read and agree to the app’s Terms of Use before playing. https://toppymotion.storeinfo.jp/pages/6574988/page_202210282041
Thread VS Needle
A fun and engaging game where players must skillfully thread needles. Test your precision across over 70 challenging stages by controlling the thread's movement to complete each objective.
- Threading gameplay
- Over 70 stages
- Interactive thread control
- Object threading challenges
- Precision-based puzzles
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Fun game to thread the needles! Can you thread all the needles? Can you thread many various objects? There are more than 70 stages! Can you thread in all the stages? == HOW TO PLAY == Your thread is very active! Press your screen to raise the end of your thread, and release to drop it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Thread VS Needle at none against Pipeen's shown. Thread VS Needle also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (37 vs 2). Pipeen's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pipeen holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thread VS Needle has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Pipeen's written reviews are positive against 35% of Thread VS Needle's.
Pipeen ships an update every 3 months, Thread VS Needle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipeen | Thread VS Needle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.3 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 34.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TOSHIYUKI MATSUBARA | REP COM Inc. |
Customer experience
Pipeen
Thread VS Needle
In-app purchases
Pipeen
No in-app purchases
Thread VS Needle
No in-app purchases
