Nine Race vs Codebreaker*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nine Race
A competitive puzzle game where players slide color panels to match a target arrangement. Challenge friends online or play solo to complete the 3x3 grid. It's a race against time and opponents to solve the puzzle.
- Slide color panels to empty space
- Rearrange 3x3 grid
- Match target panel arrangement
- Online multiplayer mode
- Play against friends
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▼HOW TO PLAY 1. Slide the color panel to the empty space and rearrange it! 2. It is complete if you can line up the central 3x3 9 cells in the same arrangement as the upper target panel! 3. You can also play online against your friends!
Codebreaker*
Challenge your logic skills by deciphering a secret code of four distinct colors. Use black and white dots as hints to determine correct colors and positions. A fun and engaging puzzle game for strategic thinkers.
- Solve secret color codes
- Use black dot hints for correct position
- Use white dot hints for correct color, wrong position
- Four distinct colors
- Challenging logic puzzles
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Following the hints, solve the secret code consisting of four different colors. A black dot means that one of the colors is guessed and located in the correct position. A white dot means that one of the colors is guessed but located in the wrong position.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Codebreaker* at none against Nine Race's shown. Codebreaker* also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (67 vs 18). Nine Race's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nine Race holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 67 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Nine Race's written reviews are positive against 68% of Codebreaker*'s.
Nine Race ships an update every 9 days, Codebreaker* every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nine Race | Codebreaker* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better | 4.3 (67 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 68.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 67 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TATSUYA MONOI | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
Nine Race
Codebreaker*
In-app purchases
Nine Race
No in-app purchases
Codebreaker*
No in-app purchases
