hocus 2 vs sugar (game)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hocus 2
Experience a puzzle game with dynamic mechanics and creative solutions. Explore 85 handcrafted levels featuring new illusion combinations and unique challenges.
- 85 hand-crafted creative levels
- 9 different mechanics
- Dynamic gameplay
- Illusion combinations
- Creative solving possibilities
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hocus. is continues. This time everything is dynamic. It has new mechanics and illusion combinations with so many creative solving possibilities. • 85 hand-crafted creative levels • 9 different mechanics • designed & developed by Yunus Ayyıldız • music by Benjamin Tissot
sugar (game)
Draw lines on your screen to guide falling sugar into cups. Enjoy a calming puzzle experience with visually satisfying sugar particles. This game offers a fresh, free puzzle challenge.
- Draw to direct sugar
- Soothing particle physics
- Relaxing puzzle gameplay
- Free puzzle experience
- Creator of color puzzle series
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Draw on the screen to direct sugar into the cups. Experience the soothing puzzling with sugar particles trickling across the screen. A relaxing puzzle game from the creator of the color puzzle series and the "sugar, sugar" games. It was time for a brand new free sugar puzzle experience so I hope you'll enjoy this! @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: sugar (game) at Free against hocus 2's $2.99. sugar (game) also leads on ratings volume (410 vs 22). hocus 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment and device support 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
sugar (game) is free to download; hocus 2 costs $2.99 up front. sugar (game) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. hocus 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for hocus 2 against 4.3 for sugar (game). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: sugar (game) has 410 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of hocus 2's written reviews are positive against 82% of sugar (game)'s.
hocus 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, sugar (game) monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hocus 2 | sugar (game) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (22 ratings) — better | 4.3 (410 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 81.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 410 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | GAMEBRAIN YAZILIM TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETI | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
hocus 2
sugar (game)
Bugs and requests
hocus 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
sugar (game)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not progressing after completion
- Sugar disappearing or not registering correctly
- Restart button accidentally pressed instead of gravity switch
Requested features
6 requests- Undo/reset option per level
- Ability to skip difficult levels
- Colorblind mode or options
- More levels and content updates
- Landscape mode support on tablets
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- Customization options
In-app purchases
hocus 2
No in-app purchases
sugar (game)
- premium unlock$2.99
