Comparison

Cage It! Puzzle vs Starchess

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

Head to head
About

Cage It! Puzzle

A relaxing puzzle game where you tap to turn objects and eliminate all loose ends. With 200 levels, it offers a challenge for everyone, from easy to very hard. Hints are available for purchase to help with difficult stages.

Highlights
  • Tap to turn objects
  • Eliminate all loose ends
  • 200 levels
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Mark objects
  • Track solved levels
Features
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Tap to turn and forget everything else. Cage It! is a puzzle game with a simple concept: Tap and turn and get rid of all loose ends. Does it have ads? No! How to play Cage It! ? Just tap on the red-brown objects to make them turn. Turn till you have removed all loose ends. If you want to mark an object, tap a little longer. The object becomes black. Is it difficult? Cage it! starts with quite easy levels. Very relaxing, it makes you forget everything. But the games become more difficult furher on. Which means, there is a level for everyone. In fact Cage It! contains very hard levels and in order to help you, you can mark the red-brown objects by touching them a little longer than the usual tap. The red-brown object now turns black. It’s an easy way to mark that this object is definitely in the right position. How many levels are there? We made 200 levels and you are free to scroll through every one of them. So if one is too easy or too difficult for you, you simply skip it and go to the next one. What does it cost? Cage It! is for free. If you think a level is too difficult, you can buy hints. In that way you make a small donation for the developer. Thanks! Can I see which level I passed? Yes you can. All the levels have a game number, which you find in a button at the top of the screen. The button turns green the moment you solved that level. You can also use this button if you want restart that level. Have fun!

About

Starchess

Experience chess with a unique twist on a three-dimensional board. Pieces gain new movement capabilities, allowing for strategic plays in up, down, and diagonal directions. Enjoy a fresh challenge to your chess skills.

Highlights
  • Three-dimensional chess board
  • Traditional chess rules
  • Expanded piece movement (up, down, diagonal)
  • Unique strategic gameplay
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Starchess has all of the same rules as traditional chess but now on a three-dimensional board. Pieces can move up, down and diagonally.

Screenshots

Cage It! Puzzle4 screens
Starchess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starchess at none against Cage It! Puzzle's 6. Cage It! Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. Cage It! Puzzle sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Starchess asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cage It! Puzzle against 5.0 for Starchess. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cage It! Puzzle has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cage It! Puzzle ships an update every 5 weeks, Starchess every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cage It! Puzzle versus Starchess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCage It! PuzzleStarchess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcelo ParsNathan Lane

Customer experience

Cage It! Puzzle

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Starchess

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Cage It! Puzzle

One-time6
  • 10 HINTS$0.99
  • Donate a coffee$1.99
  • 40 HINTS$1.99
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  • 100 HINTS$2.99
  • Donate an icecream$3.99
  • Donate a muffin$7.99
None

Starchess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cage It! Puzzle free?
Cage It! Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Starchess free?
Starchess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cage It! Puzzle or Starchess?
Cage It! Puzzle and Starchess are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cage It! Puzzle or Starchess have ads?
Neither Cage It! Puzzle nor Starchess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cage It! Puzzle or Starchess?
Cage It! Puzzle ships an update every 5 weeks, and Starchess every 4 months. Most recently, Cage It! Puzzle was updated on October 13, 2026 and Starchess on October 13, 2026.

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