ColorFold vs Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ColorFold
Engage your mind with a unique puzzle experience where you strategically fold and move colored ribbons. Solve intricate levels by filling checkpoints with the correct colors, utilizing special mechanics like overlapping, barriers, and mirrored ribbons. This game offers a challenging yet rewarding experience for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Folding and moving colored ribbons
- Filling checkpoints with correct colors
- Utilizing barriers and overlapping ribbons
- Special mechanics like mirrored ribbons, one-way gates, and tunnels
- 200 handcrafted levels
- Universal app with iCloud saves
- Taptic Engine support
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ColorFold is a puzzle game that's all about folding and moving coloured ribbons - sounds easy, right? Move the ribbons in order to fill all checkpoints with the right color. Overlap ribbons, use barriers as a strategic advantage or use the mirrored ribbon, which copies your moves, to make it to the very end. Or use the new oneway-gates and tunnels to complete all levels. But I don't want to spoil it all - check it out for yourself, especially if you're into challenging puzzles! Features: - 200 handcrafted levels - Universal app with iCloud saves - Taptic Engine support - no ads - no in-app purchases Happy folding!
Loop
A relaxing puzzle game where players rotate tiles to create a complete circuit. It features a growing number of levels, daily challenges, and gentle hints to guide players. Enjoy calm themes and satisfying animations as you find the perfect path.
- 200+ levels
- Daily puzzles
- Gentle hints
- Three-star goals
- Calm themes and animations
- Offline play
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Loop: Connections is a focused puzzle game about turning small decisions into a complete circuit. Rotate the tiles, connect every path, and watch a living current travel through the loop. Each level starts simply, then introduces new shapes, tighter boards, and deeper routes that reward observation over speed. • 200 levels across a growing constellation • A fresh daily puzzle with history for completed and missed days • Gentle hints that point to the tile or shape that needs attention • Three-star goals for thoughtful, efficient solutions • Calm themes, fluid current animations, and satisfying completion celebrations • Optional Game Center achievements, leaderboards, and cloud saves • Offline play with no account required Take a breath. Find the path. Complete the loop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Loop at 100% against ColorFold's 46%. Loop also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). ColorFold's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Loop is free to download; ColorFold costs $0.99 up front. Loop sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ColorFold asks for nothing beyond the download.
Loop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ColorFold has 183 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of ColorFold's written reviews are positive against 100% of Loop's.
ColorFold ships an update every 3 weeks, Loop every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColorFold | Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (183 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 183 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Pluisch | SPEARFOUNDRY CONSULTING LLC |
Customer experience
ColorFold
Loop
Bugs and requests
ColorFold
Reported bugs
18 issues- Line drawing/control often hangs or stutters
- Undo function unreliable
- Individual solutions not accepted
- Obstacles (one-way gates, tunnels) don't work as intended
- Gray line can be drawn when blue line is blocked
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- Levels repeat or don't unlock properly
- Ribbons get stuck, forcing level restarts
- Level 69 (and others) seem impossible due to bugs
- Transport icon bug in level 90
- Ghost images when backing up a color
- Blocks getting stuck when running over/under starting place
- Ribbon doesn't follow finger when under another ribbon
- Ribbon segment left on grid
- Cannot pick up end of finished ribbon to backtrack
- Level 0 and 1 not completable
- Incorrect color ribbon dragged over same square before correct one
- New rules introduced without explanation
- When multiple ribbons cross the same square, incorrect color first prevents completion
Requested features
6 requests- Add more levels
- Improve tutorial or instructions
- Add a 'moves used' counter with star rating
- Add one-direction roads
- Add bridge/tunnel mechanics (cannot turn)
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- Add more color contrast options
Loop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ColorFold
No in-app purchases
Loop
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Premium Theme Pack$1.99
