Comparison

Rotatic vs Chikuwabu!

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

Head to head
About

Rotatic

A relaxing puzzle game where you rotate diamond-shaped tiles to recreate beautiful artworks. Explore diverse collections and enjoy a pressure-free experience with no time or move limits.

Highlights
  • Rotate and match tiles to form artworks
  • 20 unique Artwork Collections
  • 500 mind-blowing levels
  • Collect diamonds to unlock new collections
  • Minimalistic visual design
  • No time or move limits
  • Offline play
Features
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Rotate tiles and transform into artworks! Rotatic is a brilliant image-matching puzzle game filled with comprehensive visual content and unique gameplay. Goal is to match tiles with the given artwork. Tap the diamond-shaped pieces to rotate them individually on its own axis, position correctly and transform pieces into the artwork with one final twist: Slide your finger across the screen and experience the magic! Play through beautifully designed artwork collections with no pressure, just relax and focus. Features · Free to Play! · 20 unique Artwork Collections with 500 mind-blowing levels · Explore different styles and difficulty with Artwork Collections · Collect diamonds to unlock different Collections with unique design and genre · Stunning minimalistic visual design · Astonishing animation, music and sound design · No time or move limits · No internet connection required Enjoy!

About

Chikuwabu!

Features
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A retro omnidirectional scrolling 2D action game. Use items to solve the mystery of the map and find the exit. Let's collect "Chikuwabu" placed in various places. (Some items are difficult to pick up and some are hidden.) There are some stages that you can't play unless you collect a certain number of "Chikuwabu". There is no score, we measure the time to the exit. Operation is easy:  Touch = beam firing  Right and left lever drag = Rotation/movement of own machine  Release all fingers = Restore the shield For easy operation, You can change the orientation of your smartphone while playing. Enemy planes have a front/back side, It cannot be destroyed when its backside is shown. For maps that scroll in all directions, There are "Chikuwabu", items, and tricks, Please attack well. (All 90 stages, 20 stages are free)

Screenshots

Rotatic4 screens
Chikuwabu!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Rotatic at every 2 weeks against Chikuwabu!'s every 41 months. Rotatic also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Rotatic sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Chikuwabu! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rotatic ships an update every 2 weeks, Chikuwabu! every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rotatic versus Chikuwabu!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRotaticChikuwabu!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRootcraftHiroyuki Sasayama

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Rotatic

One-time5
  • Small Diamond Pack$0.99
  • Medium Diamond Pack$1.99
  • Remove Advertising$1.99
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  • Large Diamond Pack$2.99
  • Remove Ads-Diamond Pack$3.99
1 purchases

Chikuwabu!

One-time1
  • All Stages$2.99

Questions

Is Rotatic free?
Rotatic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chikuwabu! free?
Chikuwabu! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rotatic or Chikuwabu! have ads?
Neither Rotatic nor Chikuwabu! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rotatic or Chikuwabu!?
Rotatic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Chikuwabu! every 41 months. Most recently, Rotatic was updated on October 4, 2026 and Chikuwabu! on September 30, 2026.

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