Comparison

Puzzle Together vs Idle Spark Loop

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle Together

Enjoy jigsaw puzzles solo or with others globally. Create custom puzzles from your own images or descriptions. Features voice chat and realistic 3D pieces for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer jigsaw puzzles
  • Custom puzzle creation
  • Voice chat functionality
  • 3D pieces and physics
  • Piece sorting by edges or color
  • Millions of image options
Features
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Jigsaw puzzle fun - on your own, with friends and family, or make new puzzle pals from around the world! Choose from millions of beautiful images of all kinds, upload your own pictures for custom puzzles, or create any puzzle you can imagine by simply describing it. Voice chat lets you feel like you're all sitting around the same table. Automatically sort pieces by edges or color. Features 3D pieces and physics for a realistic puzzle-making experience!

About

Idle Spark Loop

Features
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Idle Spark Loop is an idle puzzle game set in a neon pixel megacity recovering from a global blackout. Your goal is to restore power by rotating wire tiles and building functional circuits that connect generators to consumers across the city. Each completed network brings districts back to life. Windows light up, metro systems restart, and entire neighbourhoods gradually awaken from darkness. Success depends on creating efficient loops and maintaining stable energy flow throughout increasingly complex grids. As levels are completed, you earn credits that can be invested into network upgrades. Improve power capacity, expand battery systems, increase loop efficiency, and unlock advanced technologies that support larger and more demanding districts. The city continues to grow through multiple areas and progression layers. New districts introduce fresh mechanics and greater challenges, while Challenge Mode, Endless Mode, and Prestige systems provide long-term goals and replayability. Idle Spark Loop combines relaxing idle progression with thoughtful puzzle-solving. Its retro neon visuals, evolving cityscape, and satisfying energy mechanics create a rewarding experience where every connection helps transform a broken grid into a thriving self-sustaining metropolis.

Screenshots

Puzzle Together4 screens
Idle Spark Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Spark Loop at none against Puzzle Together's 11. Idle Spark Loop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Puzzle Together's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price 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. Puzzle Together sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Spark Loop asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Together ships an update every 6 weeks, Idle Spark Loop every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Puzzle Together versus Idle Spark Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle TogetherIdle Spark Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (110 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings110 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIronZog LLC*DILANS PAULUS

Bugs and requests

Puzzle Together

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes when opening puzzles
  • App crashes when trying to join a puzzle
  • App crashes when minimized or notifications appear
  • App freezes at name input or loading screen
  • App gets stuck on infinite loading
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  • Progress not saved after completing puzzles
  • Purchases not restorable on new devices
  • Cannot access app support website
  • Puzzle disappears after working on it
  • App freezes on startup
  • Server error when trying to join puzzles
  • Cannot log into existing account
  • Game crashes frequently, making it unplayable
  • Last few minutes of progress not saved after suspension
  • Cannot see reference image on iPad by double-tapping
  • App becomes inaccessible periodically

Requested features

6 requests
  • More simple interface
  • More free puzzle options
  • Easier way to create puzzles from images
  • Offline puzzle functionality
  • Ability to play free puzzles by watching ads
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  • Wider variety of free puzzles

Idle Spark Loop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Puzzle Together

One-time11
  • 1 Puzzle Credit$0.99
  • 5 Puzzle Credits$3.99
  • Artist Puzzle Pack$4.99
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  • Small Puzzle Pack$5.99
  • Medium Puzzle Pack$7.99
  • Artist Puzzle Pack$8.99
  • Large Puzzle Pack$9.99
  • Extra Large Puzzle Pack$11.99
  • Artist Puzzle Pack$12.99
  • 20 Puzzle Credits$14.99
  • Jumbo Puzzle Pack$16.99
None

Idle Spark Loop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle Together free?
Puzzle Together is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Spark Loop free?
Idle Spark Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puzzle Together or Idle Spark Loop have ads?
Puzzle Together shows ads; Idle Spark Loop does not.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Together or Idle Spark Loop?
Puzzle Together ships an update every 6 weeks, and Idle Spark Loop every 3 weeks. Most recently, Puzzle Together was updated on October 18, 2026 and Idle Spark Loop on October 18, 2026.

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