Comparison

holedown vs quadline

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

Head to head
About

holedown

Dig deep underground by strategically shooting balls to break blocks and reach planet cores. Collect crystals for upgrades and master bouncing patterns in this charming, minimalist game with an original soundtrack. Enjoy hours of gameplay with procedurally generated planets and multiple modes.

Highlights
  • Dig through six planets
  • Collect crystals for upgrades
  • Procedurally generated planets
  • Original space acid soundtrack
  • Endless play mode
  • Intuitive one-handed play
Features
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Dig deep underground by shooting balls and breaking blocks, traversing your way to the planet cores. With limited shots per round and some blocks fixed firmly to the wall, thoughtfully strategize and aim for maximum impact. Knock down as many blocks as possible while collecting crystals for upgrades and getting deeper beneath the surface. Choose your ideal upgrades such as more starting balls, more shots per round, or storing more crystals, based on your play style and overall strategy. Work your way into the procedurally generated planets with a delightful spectacle of bouncing as you get closer to the planet’s core. Balance your plan between ball bouncing patterns and unpredictable, surprising bounces in this mesmerizing and curious game oozing with charm. Immerse yourself in a world of extravagant minimalistic art while jamming out to an original space acid soundtrack as you feel the satisfaction of digging further underground. Features: • Six planets to dig through • Original soundtrack of seven diverse and space-acid themed tunes • A tight experience with 5+ hours of gameplay’ • Intuitive, one-handed play • Endless play mode • 5 achievements • 11 leaderboards • Split view support • Toggle for screen shake

About

quadline

Engage your mind with inventive puzzles where you manipulate lines to fit into specific slots. Explore over 175 unique levels utilizing a variety of mechanics without time pressure. Enjoy a clean, minimalistic design with intuitive controls and built-in solutions.

Highlights
  • Line manipulation puzzles
  • 175+ unique levels
  • No timers or pressure
  • Intuitive one-tap controls
  • Minimalistic design
  • Built-in solutions
Features
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Move lines through the cells to put them in specific slots. Rotate, move, push or teleport them and use other game tools to solve fun puzzles. • New unique puzzle mechanics with high variety and complexity • 175+ individually designed levels based on 10 core mechanics and their combinations • No timers or pressure: just you and puzzles • Self-explanatory flow that doesn’t need any interruptive tutorials • Minimalistic, clean and simple design • Symmetrical gameplay experience • Light and Dark mode • Colorblind-friendly • One-tap controls • Built-in solutions • Not a single text line :) Enjoy!

Screenshots

holedown4 screens
quadline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: quadline at 4.8 against holedown's 4.3. quadline also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 72%) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). holedown's advantage is chart position (#91 vs unranked) and ratings volume (398 vs 69). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

holedown costs $3.99 and quadline $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

quadline holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: holedown has 398 ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of holedown's written reviews are positive against 95% of quadline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

holedown ships an update every 9 months, quadline every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
holedown versus quadline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterholedownquadline
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.3 (398 ratings)4.8 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings398 — better69
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#91 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwebbfarbror ABKovalov Ivan

Customer experience

holedown

All ratings398 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral14.4%
Negative13.9%

quadline

All ratings69 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

Bugs and requests

holedown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Save data randomly resets
  • Gameplay freezes after certain actions
  • Sound effects not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More planets/levels
  • Diverse block types and gameplay mechanics
  • Ability to skip crystal counting animation
  • Cloud save sync between devices

quadline

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

holedown

No in-app purchases

None

quadline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is holedown free?
holedown costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is quadline free?
quadline costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, holedown or quadline?
quadline is rated higher. holedown averages 4.3 out of 5 from 398 ratings, while quadline averages 4.8 from 69 ratings.
Do holedown or quadline have ads?
Neither holedown nor quadline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, holedown or quadline?
holedown ships an update every 9 months, and quadline every 10 months. Most recently, holedown was updated on October 17, 2026 and quadline on October 14, 2026.

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