Comparison

Patterned vs puffies.

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

Head to head
About

Patterned

A unique puzzle game where you reassemble scrambled, repeating patterns. Solve intricate designs inspired by global art and enjoy a relaxing soundtrack. Download solved patterns as wallpapers for your device.

Highlights
  • Reassemble repeating patterns
  • Visual clue-based gameplay
  • Relaxing music soundtrack
  • Thousands of handcrafted designs
  • Real-time multiplayer
  • Downloadable wallpapers
  • Cross-device progress saving
Features
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Patterned is a calm, beautiful puzzle game. Rebuild stunning repeating patterns, piece by piece, at your own pace. Inspired by jigsaw puzzles, with a twist… Each pattern starts as a sketch, its tile scrambled and repeating seamlessly across the screen. Whatever leaves one edge comes back on the other, so every piece is a clue. Piece by piece, color and detail come alive, until the finished pattern fills the screen. A new pattern every day… Start your day with the Daily Pattern, a fresh design for a few peaceful minutes. Missed a day? The Daily Archive keeps every available Daily waiting for you. Fresh collections every week… Each week brings a new Featured Collection, a themed set to discover. Past collections stay in the Collection Archive, so you can finish a set or play a favorite again. Picked just for you… Designed for You chooses patterns based on what you love to play. Finish a pattern, and What's Next suggests a lovely one to play next. Thousands of patterns to explore… The Vault holds thousands of handcrafted patterns by more than 100 artists from around the world, in 36 categories from Seasons & Holidays to Sky & Sea. Search with the words you'd naturally use, and watch your progress grow in every category. Beautiful music… Relax to over 6 hours of piano and ambient music by more than 10 composers, including Dear Gravity, Be Still the Earth and Antarctic Wastelands. Made for everyone… From flowers and watercolors to dinosaurs and sushi, there's a pattern for every age and every mood. Wallpapers galore… Save the patterns you finish as beautiful wallpapers on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Play together… Build patterns with anyone, anywhere in the world, in real time. Take your time… No rush, ever. Start a pattern on one device and finish it on another, whenever you like. Always something new… New patterns arrive every week, and we're always adding new features. No ads. No in-app purchases. Just beautiful patterns.

About

puffies.

Engage in a nostalgic puzzle game where you combine puffy stickers to solve levels and build a unique collection. Compete on leaderboards, tackle daily challenges, and enjoy a relaxing, family-friendly experience with accessibility features.

Highlights
  • Puffy sticker puzzle solving
  • Unlockable sticker packs
  • Ranking system and tasks
  • Daily challenges
  • Accessibility features
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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puffies. is a puzzle game that reimagines the classic jigsaw experience with a charmingly nostalgic twist of puffy stickers. Solve engaging levels of varying difficulty by combining fun, hand-designed puffy stickers and building a stunning collection along the way. STICKER COLLECTIONS & PACK VOLUMES Unlock sticker packs of various themes, sizes, difficulty levels, and volumes to build your unique puffy collection. Each collection is thoughtfully designed by our in-house artists. RANKING SYSTEM & TASKS Sharpen your skills and grow your puffy sticker collection by completing tasks, earning points, and climbing the ranks. Compete with fellow puffy puzzle enthusiasts on our All-Time and Weekly leaderboards. DAILY CHALLENGES Return each day to tackle fun Daily Challenges and boost your score. Daily Challenges are available for 24 hours only, so don't miss out! ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES puffies. offers a range of accessibility features that make puzzle-solving easier and create a more comfortable gameplay experience for kids, players with visual impairments, motion sensitivity, and more. RELAXING & FAMILY FRIENDLY puffies. is a family-friendly game designed for players of all genders and ages to enjoy. The game offers a relaxing and stress-free experience that you can jump into anytime. (IGRS rating: 3+)

Screenshots

Patterned4 screens
puffies.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: puffies. at free against Patterned's paid. puffies. also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 71%). Patterned's advantage is ratings volume (39K vs 7K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Patterned against 4.8 for puffies.. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patterned has 39K ratings behind it against 7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Patterned's written reviews are positive against 88% of puffies.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patterned ships an update every 3 weeks, puffies. monthly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Patterned versus puffies.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternedpuffies.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (39K ratings) — better4.8 (7K ratings)
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39K — better7K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size774 MB680 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBorderLeapLykkegaard Europe Limited

Customer experience

Patterned

All ratings38,586 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews1,033 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral12.1%
Negative17.0%

puffies.

All ratings7,004 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews525 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.7%
Negative6.1%

User reviews

Patterned

From 39K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful artwork and patterns
  • 🎶 Calming and relaxing music
  • 🧠 Challenging yet satisfying puzzles
  • 👍 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 🌟 Gorgeous wallpapers from completed puzzles

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficulty finding incomplete puzzles
  • 🎨 Washed out colors on some puzzles
  • 🧩 Pieces sometimes snap to incorrect locations
  • 🔁 Repeating patterns can be frustrating
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches

puffies.

From 7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Relaxing and satisfying gameplay
  • 👍 Cute and funny art style
  • 👍 Addictive sticker collecting
  • 👍 Calming and inclusive experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Repeatedly asks to enable analytics and notifications
  • 🔍 Lacks a way to see how many packs are left

Bugs and requests

Patterned

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tutorial puzzle missing final piece
  • Some puzzles appear incomplete or have missing pieces
  • Multiplayer mode has connectivity issues
  • App gets stuck on loading screen for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to view only incomplete puzzles
  • Improve contrast and visibility of puzzle pieces
  • Allow pieces to be placed anywhere, not just in central grid
  • Provide more diverse and representative artwork
  • Add ability to download completed puzzles as wallpapers

puffies.

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Puzzle pieces don't always fit together properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a way to use stickers in iMessages
  • Include a zoom-in feature
  • Add a way to 'rip' open sticker packs

In-app purchases

None

Patterned

No in-app purchases

None

puffies.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patterned free?
Patterned is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is puffies. free?
puffies. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Patterned or puffies.?
Patterned is rated higher. Patterned averages 4.8 out of 5 from 39K ratings, while puffies. averages 4.8 from 7K ratings.
Do Patterned or puffies. have ads?
Neither Patterned nor puffies. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patterned or puffies.?
Patterned ships an update every 3 weeks, and puffies. monthly. Most recently, Patterned was updated on November 12, 2026 and puffies. on November 12, 2026.

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