holedown vs quadline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Dig through six planets
- Collect crystals for upgrades
- Procedurally generated planets
- Original space acid soundtrack
- Endless play mode
- Intuitive one-handed play
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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
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.
- Line manipulation puzzles
- 175+ unique levels
- No timers or pressure
- Intuitive one-tap controls
- Minimalistic design
- Built-in solutions
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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!
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Verdict
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
holedown costs $3.99 and quadline $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | holedown | quadline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (398 ratings) | 4.8 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 398 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #91 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | webbfarbror AB | Kovalov Ivan |
Customer experience
holedown
quadline
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
holedown
No in-app purchases
quadline
No in-app purchases









