Dark Wave vs AI Maze
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Wave
Navigate a winding road filled with dangers, conquering challenges across 5 chapters and 50 levels. Compete globally in endless mode or enjoy a minimalist, ad-free experience. Play across Apple devices and sync progress with iCloud.
- 5 Chapters, 50 Levels
- Endless mode with global leaderboard
- Minimalist design
- No ads or in-app purchases
- Play on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
- iCloud progress sync
- Multi-language support
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Hello Light Surfer... Can you conquer the Dark Wave? Power your way through an ever-changing winding road and its dangers FEATURES • 5 Chapters, 50 Levels: Each chapter introduces a range of new enemies • Endless mode: Compete with others in a global leaderboard • Minimalist design • No ads, No in-app purchases • Play on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV • Sync your progress using iCloud • Fully localized for English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, German, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese and Russian
AI Maze
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Compete against the artificial intelligence to solve a series of mazes. Now with two dozen shapes to choose from, and unlimited mazes in each shape. Wanna a small maze? Here you go. A large one? Available too. A diamond shape maze? Sure, why not. A football maze? You got it. Doughnut? Absolutely! Only question is: can you outsmart the machine?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AI Maze at Free against Dark Wave's $1.99. AI Maze also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
AI Maze is free to download; Dark Wave costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dark Wave ships an update every 3 months, AI Maze every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Wave | AI Maze |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Semidome Inc. | Alessandro Ananias |
In-app purchases
Dark Wave
No in-app purchases
AI Maze
No in-app purchases
