Ishido vs Edge Catalyst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ishido
A meditative puzzle game where players match stones based on color and symbol to clear a board. It offers both strategic point-scoring and a relaxing, mindful experience.
- Match stones by color and symbol
- Strategic point scoring
- Meditative gameplay mode
- 72 unique stones
- 8x12 game board
- Next stone preview
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WELCOME TO ISHIDO An ancient puzzle that will test your meditative and strategic powers. Balance the yin & yang of patience vs. the quick score. Your goal is to empty the pouch, but plan ahead to find the elusive 4-way. You must match 72 stones on a board of 96 squares. You can play for points or relax and meditate over each move. OVERVIEW Ishido is a board game where you attempt to match stones according to their colors and patterns. THE GAME BOARD * The Game Board is eight squares high by 12 squares wide. * Stones come in sets of 72 stones. Each stone has two attributes: A color and a symbol. There are six symbols and six colors in each stoneset, thus creating 36 unique stones. Each stone comes in a pair, hence 72 stones in each stoneset. * The Within consists of the interior squares. * The Beyond consists of the squares at the outer edges of the board. * The Touchstone displays the next stone to be played. * The Scoreboard shows both the number of points scored, and the number of combination matches achieved. * The Pouch shows the number of stones remaining to play.
Edge Catalyst
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Edge Catalyst is a puzzle game about clearing a grid with elemental beams. Water beats fire, fire beats air, air beats earth, earth beats water. Fire a beam with the element that beats a block and the line clears. Each board hands you a fixed set of beams, so the puzzle is working out the order. • 237 verified boards • Endless mode, newly generated every run and rising in difficulty • Daily challenge — the same board for everyone in the world, every day • Stacked blocks: clear the top layer to reveal what waits beneath • Beams run edge to edge along rows, columns and diagonals • Three stars for solving in the fewest shots • Element symbols for colorblind players • No timer, no lives • Plays offline, no account required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ishido at none against Edge Catalyst's 1. Ishido also leads on ads (none vs shown). Edge Catalyst's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Edge Catalyst sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ishido asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ishido ships an update every 2 weeks, Edge Catalyst every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ishido | Edge Catalyst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Darin Koenig | Gwangsu Lee |
In-app purchases
Ishido
No in-app purchases
Edge Catalyst
- Remove Ads$2.99





