Comparison

Handcuff vs wayfound

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

Head to head
About

Handcuff

A simple puzzle game where players tap the screen to unlock handcuffs. The goal is to progress through increasingly challenging levels. It offers a straightforward yet engaging experience for casual gamers.

Highlights
  • Simple tap controls
  • Puzzle gameplay
  • Level progression
  • Casual gaming experience
Features
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Rule is very simple. Tap the screen to unlock the handcuff. Try your best to unlock more level.

About

wayfound

A serene puzzle game where you learn to navigate by memory. Follow a fox through charming towns, complete small errands, and then retrace your steps without any digital aids. The game encourages spatial memory development through gentle exploration and discovery.

Highlights
  • No timers or fail states
  • Gentle hints when needed
  • Learn streets through errands
  • Develop spatial memory
  • New towns per chapter
  • Offline play
Features
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A fox walks you through a little town. Then you find your own way back. Wayfound is a calm puzzle game about the oldest skill you own: knowing where you are. Follow the fox through pastel streets, past bakeries and clock towers, up a quiet elevator. Notice things. Then walk the route yourself — no minimap, no GPS arrow, just you and what you remember. THERE'S NO CLOCK, AND NO WRONG WAY TO WANDER • No timers, no fail states, no lives. Wrong turns are part of wandering — the fox always finds you. • A rescue ladder, not a game over: hints arrive as gentle nudges, only when you want them. • Little errands: deliver a parcel, find the bakery, learn the streets by needing them. • At corners, the fox asks: which way now? Guess, and feel the route settle into your feet. • Walks grow with you: first the fox leads, then you study a map and walk alone, then it's just you and a destination. • The town grows because you walked it — a flour cart by the bakery, a fishing net by the pier — small things appear when you finish an errand, and they stay. • Point home: a quiet compass test at the end of each walk. Watch yourself get better. • A new town for every chapter — every street is new to you, so each walk is real navigation. WHY WALKS WORK Wayfound is inspired by research on spatial memory — how we build inner maps from landmarks, routes, and wrong turns, and how turn-by-turn navigation quietly erodes that skill. It's not a brain-training claim. It's just a nice walk. • Free, no ads, no subscriptions, no tracking. Your progress stays on your device. • Works entirely offline. • English, 简体中文, 日本語.

Screenshots

Handcuff3 screens
wayfound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: wayfound at 5.0 against Handcuff's 4.7. Handcuff's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

wayfound holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Handcuff versus wayfound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandcuffwayfound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer素辉 唐Shuai Yuan

Customer experience

Handcuff

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

wayfound

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Handcuff

No in-app purchases

None

wayfound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handcuff free?
Handcuff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is wayfound free?
wayfound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Handcuff or wayfound?
wayfound is rated higher. Handcuff averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while wayfound averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Handcuff or wayfound have ads?
Neither Handcuff nor wayfound shows ads.

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