Comparison

Binairio vs Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

Binairio

Engage your logic with a unique number puzzle. Fill grids with blue and green tiles, ensuring each row and column has an equal number of each, no more than two adjacent tiles share the same color, and all rows/columns are distinct. Thousands of puzzles offer endless challenges.

Highlights
  • Binary grid puzzles
  • Equal zeros and ones per row/column
  • Unique row and column constraints
  • No more than two adjacent same colors
  • Thousands of unique puzzles
Features
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Binary puzzles, if you love puzzling, you should try a binary puzzle. The goal of a binary puzzle is to have the same number of zeros (blue) and ones (green) in every row, and in every column. Each game starts with a grid with a few boxes already filled in. This must be completed further with the following lines: - Every row and every column is unique. - Each row and column contains as many zeros (blue) as ones (green). - There are no more than two neighboring tiles with the same number / color. With thousands of unique puzzles, every game will be different.

About

Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles

This logic puzzle game challenges you to fill a grid with stars, ensuring no two stars touch, even diagonally. It offers daily and weekly challenges with varying difficulty levels and tracks your progress.

Highlights
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Leaderboards for competitive play
  • Weekly challenges for advanced players
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Puzzle packs for beginners
  • Solving strategy guide
  • Player stats and progress tracking
Features
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Hoshi (星, Japanese for star) is a free and competitive Star Battle game with daily challenges. Star Battle, also known as "Two Not Touch", is a classic pen-and-paper logic puzzle published in newspapers and puzzle magazines worldwide. If you enjoy playing tricky puzzles and brain-teasing games and seek a new challenge, then you should give Hoshi a try. If you have never played the Star Battle logic game before, don’t worry the rules are straight forward: Similar to other logic puzzles you have a grid that you need to fill. In a normal 2 star “Two Not Touch” game each row, column, and region must have exactly 2 stars. Stars are not allowed to touch, even not diagonally. Hoshi includes Star Battles with 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 stars, but games with more stars are yet to come ;) Hoshi offers you: - Everyday we release a new number game (daily puzzle challenge) - Track your solving time and compete against other players (leaderboards) - There is also a weekly challenge for geniuses (3 star plus games) - There are 5 different difficulties (easy to diabolical) - Packs with hand-selected logic puzzle (e.g. for beginners) - Guide with solving strategies - Profile with stats about your skill level & progress Coming soon: - Add your friends and play with them a numbers puzzle - Star Battle games with more than 5 stars Privacy policy: https://guriddo.app/hoshi/legal/privacy Terms of use: https://guriddo.app/hoshi/legal/tos

Screenshots

Binairio4 screens
Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles at every 2 weeks against Binairio's every 3 months. Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 38%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Binairio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Binairio against 4.8 for Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 157 and 272 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Binairio's written reviews are positive against 59% of Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Binairio ships an update every 3 months, Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Binairio versus Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBinairioStar Battle Hoshi Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (157 ratings)4.8 (272 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews59.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings157272 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTom MiedemaSimon Schuster

Customer experience

Binairio

All ratings121 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles

All ratings271 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral11.4%
Negative29.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Binairio

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
10 purchases

Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles

Subscriptions3
  • Supporter (Weekly)$0.797 Days
  • Supporter (Monthly)$2.491 Month
  • Supporter (Annual)$14.991 Year
One-time7
  • Beginner Pack 3$1.99
  • Beginner Pack 5$1.99
  • Beginner Pack 4$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Advanced Pack 4$2.99
  • Advanced Pack 2$2.99
  • Advanced Pack 3$2.99
  • Expert Pack 2$2.99

Questions

Is Binairio free?
Binairio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles free?
Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Binairio or Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles?
Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles is rated higher. Binairio averages 4.6 out of 5 from 157 ratings, while Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles averages 4.8 from 272 ratings.
Do Binairio or Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles have ads?
Both Binairio and Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles show ads.
Which is updated more often, Binairio or Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles?
Binairio ships an update every 3 months, and Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles every 2 weeks. Most recently, Binairio was updated on October 24, 2026 and Star Battle Hoshi Puzzles on November 3, 2026.

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