puzzlement vs ½ Halfway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
puzzlement
A minimalist puzzle game where players navigate between surfaces to collect all red squares. It features 50 handcrafted levels with relaxing music and sound.
- Minimalist puzzle gameplay
- 50 mind-bending levels
- Collect all red squares
- Relaxing music and sounds
- Indie developed
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Puzzlement is a minimal puzzle game based on walking/jumping between plane surfaces. The goal is simple; collect all red squares. Key Features * 50 beautifully crafted mind bending levels * Relaxing music & sounds * 100% indie - designed and developed by two people Music by Ozan Barış
½ Halfway
Guide two light elements to reunite and restore harmony in a black and white world. Strategically use objects to solve mind-bending puzzles and prove your puzzle-solving skills. Enjoy a stress-free, offline experience with beautiful minimalist artwork.
- Challenging hand-crafted levels
- Offline play
- Minimalist artwork & animations
- Stress-free gameplay
- Simple swipe controls
- No ads or in-app purchases
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In a world dominated by black and white, two elements are seeking a path to reunite and restore the harmony. Guide the light elements to destination and meet halfway using the help of the other objects strategically placed across the level and prove incredible puzzle solving skills by succeeding in mind bending situations. Halfway features: · Challenging hand crafted levels grouped into 4 chapters. · Play Offline, no internet connection required to play. · Beautiful, minimalist artwork & animations. · True black and white graphics. · No violence, stress free; play at your own pace. · No ads, no in-app purchases. Buy it once, own it forever. · Simple controls, Swipe to move · Easy to learn; no instructions needed! · Optimized for all iOS devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: puzzlement at every 2 weeks against ½ Halfway's every 56 months. puzzlement also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). ½ Halfway's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 14). On price, rating, 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
puzzlement costs $1.99 and ½ Halfway $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for puzzlement against 4.4 for ½ Halfway. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ½ Halfway has 98 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of puzzlement's written reviews are positive against 56% of ½ Halfway's.
puzzlement ships an update every 2 weeks, ½ Halfway every 56 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | puzzlement | ½ Halfway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) — better | 4.4 (98 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 98 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 56 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GAMEBRAIN YAZILIM TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETI | Tepes Ovidiu |
Customer experience
puzzlement
½ Halfway
In-app purchases
puzzlement
No in-app purchases
½ Halfway
No in-app purchases
