Kropki Puzzle vs Five Square
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kropki Puzzle
A logic puzzle game where you fill a grid with numbers. Numbers in rows and columns must be unique. Special dots indicate relationships between adjacent numbers, requiring them to differ by one or half.
- Fill grid with unique numbers
- White dot: adjacent numbers differ by one
- Black dot: adjacent numbers differ by half
- All dots are shown
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Supports multiple numbers per cell during play
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Kropki is a logical puzzle game. In this game you have to fill the playing field with numbers, initially all numbers are missing. Fill the field so that the following two conditions are met: * All numbers in the rows must be unique. Every number in the row occurs only once. * The same rule for columns, all numbers must be unique. Also there are additional conditions, on the field there are white and black dots: * If there is a white dot between two cells, then the values in these cells differ by one. * If there is a black dot - then the values differ by half. For example (1 and 2, 2 and 1, 2 and 4, etc.) * All possible dots on the field are already exposed, this means that if there is no dot between the two cells, then their values can not differ by one and can not differ by half. Note: For numbers 1 and 2, there may be both white and black dot in neighbour cells. Because both rules are observed. In the process of the game, for your convenience, you can put more than one number in the cell, and in after remove the numbers that do not fit. The level will be considered passed if all cells have only one digit and all the above conditions are met. In the program you can choose one of six difficulty levels. If you've never played in Kropki. Try to start from the first level on the 4x4 difficulty.
Five Square
This card game offers a strategic solitaire experience where all cards are visible from the start. It challenges players to plan and strategize to win, unlike traditional solitaire games that rely heavily on luck. It's designed for thinkers who enjoy puzzles and strategy games.
- Strategic solitaire gameplay
- All cards visible at start
- Four difficulty levels
- Customizable gameplay options
- Gameplay statistics tracking
- Universal iOS support
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~~~ Note: Five Square is a Pay What You Want app. Download it for free and we’ll ask you to pay an amount that feels good after you’ve won a few games. You can also decide not to pay, or pay right away in the app's settings. ~~~ Ever gotten bored with regular solitaire, and all the luck involved in winning? Five Square is different. All the cards are visible at the start of the game, most layouts are winnable, and whether you win is determined almost entirely by how well you strategize and plan. That’s why we call it the Chess of Solitaire. And yet, unlike Chess, the rules can be described in little more than a sentence: ◆ Deal a 5x5 square of cards face up. ◆ Stack cards (or stacks of cards)… ◆ …onto others of the same suit or rank… ◆ …within the same row or column. ◆ Win by getting them all into one stack. That's it! People who enjoy Sudoku puzzles, Chess puzzles, or FreeCell will love Five Square. It's a thinker’s card game. Features: ‣ Four difficulty levels (2 Suit, 3 Suit, 4 Suit, and Challenge mode) ‣ Satisfying, beautiful cards that are a joy to use ‣ Concise How to Play guide with tips on best strategies ‣ Other ways to play (adding Jokers as wildcards or removing Face Cards to make the game easier) ‣ Gameplay statistics (Total Layouts Dealt, Wins, and a “Chess Wins” statistic for games won without restarting the layout or undoing multiple moves in a row) ‣ Customizable app behavior (turn on and off in-game sounds, haptic feedback, and more) ‣ Universal support for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad Can you get all the cards into one stack?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kropki Puzzle at none against Five Square's 5. Kropki Puzzle also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 4). Five Square's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Five Square sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Kropki Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Five Square holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kropki Puzzle has 52 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Kropki Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Five Square's.
Kropki Puzzle ships an update every 2 months, Five Square every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kropki Puzzle | Five Square |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (52 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aliaksandr Uvarau | George Woodliff-Stanley |
Customer experience
Kropki Puzzle
Five Square
In-app purchases
Kropki Puzzle
No in-app purchases
Five Square
- Purchase Five Square$0.99
- Purchase Five Square$3.99
- Purchase Five Square$8.99
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- Purchase Five Square$15.99
- Purchase Five Square$24.99
Questions
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