Rotatic vs Chikuwabu!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Chikuwabu!
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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)
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Rotatic | Chikuwabu! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (43 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rootcraft | Hiroyuki Sasayama |
In-app purchases
Rotatic
- 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
Chikuwabu!
- All Stages$2.99









