Creative Patterns vs Eikonal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Creative Patterns
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Pattern forming game which develops creativity and visual construction ability. Pattern-forming exercises are part of the IQ measurement. The goal of the app is to create complex patterns on a board of tiles from the basic tile patterns. Can be used as an educational tool from age 8. Can also be used as a Discovery Toy in cognitive psychological treatments. But most of all, it's fun to play with, and you can let your imagination soar. Usage: The boards on the game screens contain tiles (at the start the tiles display empty/solid squares). By tapping a tile, you can choose from eight basic patterns. By dragging a tile, you can flip or rotate the basic pattern on it. You can compose complex patterns from these tiles. The app has 4 modes: ⢠Create Create your own patterns. ⢠Practice Practice how to reproduce a built-in pattern. ⢠Training Explore the transformation possibilities of the tiles by trying to cover a built-in pattern. ⢠Memory Game Train your memory to remember a practice pattern and reproduce it with as few selections and transformation as you can.
Eikonal
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Eikonal is a physics-accurate optical puzzle game. Place and rotate mirrors, prisms, and lenses on a dark canvas, and watch real light rays bend, reflect, and split in real time. There is no submit button ā the puzzle recognizes itself as solved the moment your ray field reaches every target. Named after the eikonal equation, the mathematical foundation of geometric optics, the game simulates light the way it actually behaves: angle of incidence equals angle of reflection, white light disperses into red, green, and blue through a prism, and lenses converge and diverge beams along their true paths. 100 PUZZLES ACROSS 5 CHAPTERS ⢠Reflections ā Mirrors. Bounce light to the target. ⢠Refraction ā Prisms. Split white light into its spectrum. ⢠Convergence ā Lenses. Focus and diverge beams. ⢠Channels ā Beam splitters and fiber. Guide multiple paths at once. ⢠Caustics ā Diffraction and curves. The master class. LIGHT THAT FEELS ALIVE Every move updates the entire ray field instantly. Nudge a mirror a degree and the whole scene of light shifts with it. The simulation runs continuously, so solving is a tactile, exploratory act ā not a guess-and-check. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Smooth, responsive ray tracing. Glowing beams against a near-black field. Built for iOS 17 and later, with full iPad support in every orientation. NO NOISE No ads. No in-app purchases. No accounts. No internet required. Just you, the light, and the puzzle. Solve with light.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eikonal at none against Creative Patterns's 2. Creative Patterns's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Creative Patterns sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Eikonal asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Creative Patterns | Eikonal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monika Turcsanyi | Kevin Hillabolt |
In-app purchases
Creative Patterns
- Pattern pack 1$2.99
- Pattern pack 2$2.99
Eikonal
No in-app purchases









