Embergram vs Star Groups
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embergram
Solve logic puzzles by burning matches to meet row and column constraints. Mark un-burnable sections by painting from the tail. Navigate increasingly complex, hand-crafted levels that require pure logic.
- Burn matches to satisfy constraints
- Paint to mark un-burnable sections
- Hand-crafted levels
- Pure logic, no guessing required
- Additional level packs available
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Burn matches from the head down to satisfy the row and column constraints. Paint from the tail to mark sections you want to remember as un-burnable. But when the matches start curving, don't let it tie your brain into a knot! - The first 144 levels are free to play and have been hand crafted by a human - no procedural generation! - All levels can be completed with pure logic and no guessing - Additional packs of levels are available as an in-app purchase
Star Groups
A minimalist logic puzzle game where you connect scattered stars into constellations using row and column clues. It offers simple rules with deep logic, designed for quick play sessions with increasing difficulty.
- Connect scattered stars
- Solve constellation puzzles
- Use row and column clues
- Minimalist visual design
- Short, pick-up-and-play puzzles
- Increasingly challenging levels
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The stars are already on the grid. Connect the ones that belong to the same constellation. The number on each row and column counts main stars, not every star in that line. In a constellation, the main star is the one at the top-left. After you connect them, the main star stays the same size. The others shrink. You work from the numbers. It feels like a logic puzzle. It is not Sudoku, and the shape is not given in advance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Star Groups at none against Embergram's 1. Star Groups also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 76 months). Embergram's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Embergram sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Star Groups asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Embergram against 5.0 for Star Groups. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Embergram ships an update every 76 months, Star Groups daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embergram | Star Groups |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 76 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Gillespie | Typress |
Customer experience
Embergram
Star Groups
In-app purchases
Embergram
- Embergram$4.99
Star Groups
No in-app purchases
