Comparison

Pocket Settlers vs PuzzleWalk

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

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About

Pocket Settlers

Embark on a charming cartoon adventure filled with hidden object puzzles and character collection. Discover and collect cute townsfolk, build your community, and unlock new challenges in a vibrant, hand-drawn world.

Highlights
  • Hidden object puzzles
  • Character collection
  • Town building
  • Mini-games
  • Brain-bending combos
  • Challenge missions
Features
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***Set out on a gaming experience in a family-friendly cartoon world populated by CUTE FOLKS you will quickly fall in love with. STEP INTO THE UNIVERSE OF POCKET SETTLERS!*** Immerse yourself into the beloved HIDDEN OBJECT PUZZLE mechanic, combined with CHARACTER COLLECTION & OTHER PUZZLES, all in an innovative setup designed for mobile phones! Start on a deserted map where you will quickly DISCOVER numerous colorful CHARACTERS and learn how to enrich and entertain a fun COMMUNITY OF TOWNSFOLK. As you UNLOCK different buildings and objects, you will advance further, opening new challenges and hidden object puzzles to overcome. All of this and so much more await you in the TINY but amazing world of POCKET SETTLERS! This game offers a colorful and interactive environment, spiced up with a lighthearted narrative that teaches us about important lessons of a healthy society which nowadays seem more important than ever. Search for HIDDEN CHARACTERS, solve fast-paced PUZZLES and celebrate every single TOWN expansion you CRAFT. Hooray! Features: Play dynamic yet SATISFYING HIDDEN OBJECT and PUZZLE challenges Reveal numerous BRAIN-bending combos, diverse mechanics and MINIGAMES DISCOVER & COLLECT numerous CUTE CHARACTERS HELP your TOWN’s FOLKS live in the a HAND-DRAWN place brimming with joy Build and UNLOCK a range of buildings in your TOWN Hone your SEARCHING skills and test your mettle in special CHALLENGE missions - and in return, bring to town a slew of SPECIAL CHARACTERS only available to the most skilled and determined. REVEAL and meet a quirky drill-operating grandma, the FAMOUS monocle-wearing deputy mayor, or a salty sea dog with a golden tooth. They are not alone, but only a part of a huge population of your town - you’ll be able to unlock them all! Each CITIZEN you get provides tasks that are to be solved by different mechanics: timed SEEK missions, combo challenges, memory games, match-3 puzzles, and quite a few surprises. Succeed, and you’ll earn a round of applause as you increase the town’s Joy. The same Joy can then be used to DISCOVER and build amazing buildings, unlock new districts and get acquainted with new characters. For all you veteran players, the game also features hard-mode missions for a challenging and long-lasting gameplay! From the start to finish, Pocket Settlers is a title that seamlessly merges hand-drawn characters and innovative hidden object mechanics, all wrapped into a cute pocket town! Get this game FOR FREE right now and see what wonders await you in a CUTE POCKET TOWN of your own! DOWNLOAD NOW AND START YOUR POCKET SETTLERS ADVENTURE! Created by Mad Head Games!

About

PuzzleWalk

This app turns your walking steps into gaming time for a "spot the difference" puzzle game. Walk through virtual cities, solve puzzles, and earn a chance to win gift cards monthly. It's designed to motivate physical activity through gamification.

Highlights
  • Convert walking steps to gaming time
  • Solve "spot the difference" puzzles
  • Explore virtual cities worldwide
  • Compete for monthly gift card rewards
  • Track daily, weekly, and monthly steps
  • Gamified physical activity motivation
Features
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PuzzleWalk is a gamified app where you can walk through cities around the world and solve 'spot the difference' puzzles. The principle of this app is a conversion algorithm between walking step and gaming time. Your accumulated walking steps will be automatically converted to gaming time, so your walking step is key to be a PuzzleWalk master! Your walking steps and puzzle points will give you a final score and make you eligible to receive a gift card every month! More than a hundred of world cities are programmed along with a thousand of spot the difference puzzles. Each city contains 5 to 10 puzzles depending on the level and each puzzle contains 5 different spots on two otherwise similar images. *Notes - Top 3 score-leaders will be given a monetary reward ($10 gift card) at the beginning of every month via email. Decision will be made based on total scores recorded on the leaderboard at midnight of the last day of the month. - The puzzle game will be deactivated during nighttime (10 PM - 8 AM) to avoid sleep disturbances. - Your walking step is well detected when you make continuous horizontal movement and subtle walking movement may not be detected by the app. - The app will update your walking step data every 3 to 5 minutes if walking movement is detected. A walking step tracking page will help you monitor your daily, weekly, and monthly walking performance. *More about PuzzleWalk PuzzleWalk incorporates evidence-based gamification and Behavior Change Techniques (e.g. user instruction, self-monitoring on target performance, contingent rewards, and goal setting) to motivate people to be more physically active in a fun way. The app was developed by the Indiana University School of Public Health and the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering researchers. The development of PuzzleWalk was funded by the Indiana University Collaborative Research Grants program.

Screenshots

Pocket Settlers4 screens
PuzzleWalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pocket Settlers and PuzzleWalk both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of PuzzleWalk's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pocket Settlers's. PuzzleWalk also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. Pocket Settlers sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. PuzzleWalk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Pocket Settlers against 3.8 for PuzzleWalk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Pocket Settlers's written reviews are positive against 60% of PuzzleWalk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Settlers ships an update every 2 months, PuzzleWalk every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pocket Settlers versus PuzzleWalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket SettlersPuzzleWalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (8 ratings)3.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMad Head Games d.o.o. Novi SadIndiana University

Customer experience

Pocket Settlers

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PuzzleWalk

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Pocket Settlers

One-time11
  • First Aid Gem Pack$0.99
  • Small Hint Pack$0.99
  • Large Hint Pack$1.99
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  • Small Resource Mix$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Small Gem Pack$2.99
  • Medium Resource Mix$2.99
  • Jeffry Jobson - The Builder$2.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$4.99
  • Ultra Energy Pack$6.99
  • Epic Resource Mix$9.99
None

PuzzleWalk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Settlers free?
Pocket Settlers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PuzzleWalk free?
PuzzleWalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Settlers or PuzzleWalk?
PuzzleWalk is rated higher. Pocket Settlers averages 3.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while PuzzleWalk averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Pocket Settlers or PuzzleWalk have ads?
Pocket Settlers shows ads; PuzzleWalk does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Settlers or PuzzleWalk?
Pocket Settlers ships an update every 2 months, and PuzzleWalk every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pocket Settlers was updated on October 24, 2026 and PuzzleWalk on October 24, 2026.

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