Comparison

Embergram vs Janbit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Burn matches to satisfy constraints
  • Paint to mark un-burnable sections
  • Hand-crafted levels
  • Pure logic, no guessing required
  • Additional level packs available
Features
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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

About

Janbit

Features
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On a quiet pond, a small lantern lights the way. Janbit is a portrait puzzle game about placing mirrors and turning them to guide light to a water lily. Complete the light path and watch a little rabbit hop across the stepping stones to its destination. Hold a mirror and slide left or right to change its angle. Retrieve mirrors and place them again as you find your route. Along the way, light small lanterns, work with fixed mirrors, and guide light through passages that only let it follow the arrows. • 300 progressively challenging puzzles • Light paths shaped by mirror angles and reflections • Lanterns, fixed mirrors, and one-way passages • Gently moving pond water and warm light • No time limit • Progress saved on your device • Offline puzzles with no login required • Korean, English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Spanish, and Japanese From your first simple steps to puzzles that combine several rules, take each level at your own pace. Choose your language on the home screen. This game contains ads. Interstitial ads may appear at intervals after completing levels. You can play the puzzles offline; an internet connection is required to display ads.

Screenshots

Embergram4 screens
Janbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Embergram at none against Janbit's shown. Embergram also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Janbit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 76 months). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Embergram sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Janbit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Embergram ships an update every 76 months, Janbit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Embergram versus Janbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmbergramJanbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 76 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB105 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMatthew GillespieTaehwa Lee

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Embergram

One-time1
  • Embergram$4.99
1 purchases

Janbit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Embergram free?
Embergram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Janbit free?
Janbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Embergram or Janbit have ads?
Janbit shows ads; Embergram does not.
Which is updated more often, Embergram or Janbit?
Embergram ships an update every 76 months, and Janbit every 2 days. Most recently, Embergram was updated on November 3, 2026 and Janbit on November 1, 2026.

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