Utility for the Soul vs stonefaces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Utility for the Soul
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Utility for the Soul is a miniature meditative puzzle experience based on the Lithuanian-American environment artist Aleksandra Kasuba’s concept of the Retreat House - a unique, utopian facility used by large corporations to rejuvenate their overworked employees. Take the role of the revitalization manager of the Retreat House and guide the visiting workers by interacting with various mechanisms hidden from plain sight. Touch, hold, or drag features in order to refresh the tired employees’ souls and prepare them for their return to the office. Features: - Interactive puzzle experience. - Meditative, soothing atmosphere. - Original utopian narrative. - 11 rooms to explore, each with a unique elemental puzzle. - Playable in English, French and Lithuanian languages. The project was developed for a retrospective exhibition "Shaping the future. Environments by Aleksandra Kasuba" at The National Gallery of Art in Vilnius, Lithuania, 2021.
stonefaces
A straightforward puzzle game focused on creating chains and transforming heads into stone. This pixel punk title offers a grid-free experience without strict pixel art rules.
- Chain making gameplay
- Turn heads to stone mechanic
- Pixel punk art style
- Grid-free puzzle solving
- No strict pixel art rules
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This is a simple puzzle game where you make chains, and turn heads to stone. Thats it. This is our first game using Godot, so, yeah, it's not terribly optimized, or elegant. Pixel punk. no grids, no stupid pixel art rules (they aren't actually stupid, I'm just angry).
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Verdict
Utility for the Soul and stonefaces are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Utility for the Soul ships an update weekly, stonefaces every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Utility for the Soul | stonefaces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 455 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lietuvos Dailes Muziejus | Big Dada Inc |
In-app purchases
Utility for the Soul
No in-app purchases
stonefaces
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Utility for the Soul free?
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Do Utility for the Soul or stonefaces have ads?
Which is updated more often, Utility for the Soul or stonefaces?
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