Comparison

Calma vs Squamble

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

Head to head
About

Calma

A minimalistic puzzle game where you roll a cube to collect balls and expand your garden. Avoid touching cones and stay on the path. Offers over 50 challenging levels with relaxing music, or a speedrun mode.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic puzzle gameplay
  • Cube rolling mechanics
  • Garden expansion
  • Obstacle avoidance (cones)
  • Over 50 levels
  • Relaxing music
  • Speedrun mode
Features
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Calma is a simple minimalistic puzzler! The aim is to collect all the balls by rolling a cube and expand your "garden". But beware! The cones must not be touched, and the path must not be left. A game with a chill factor: Relaxing music accompanies over 50 tricky little levels. Not in chill mode? Then you can also rush through the puzzles and complete the game as quickly as possible. But treat yourself to a little relaxation, Calma costs less than a coffee to go and you are supporting a passionate indie developer. Many Thanks.

About

Squamble

Unscramble words by sliding tiles and filling empty spaces. Enjoy daily puzzles, unlock bonus words, and share your progress with friends. A relaxing yet challenging word game for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Unscramble words by sliding tiles
  • Fill empty spaces with yellow tiles
  • Daily free puzzles
  • 150 puzzles in Puzzle Packs mode
  • Discover hidden bonus words
  • Share progress and victories
Features
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Squamble is a word puzzle that is relaxing yet challenging; addictive yet satisfying. Each word has had its letters shuffled. Not only that, but each word is also missing a tile in a specific position. Slide tiles across each row and place yellow tiles into the empty spaces to unscramble the Squamble! PLAY EVERY DAY! A new daily puzzle is available each day for free! Increase your streak by completing the daily puzzle every day. You can also peek at the previous day's solution to check if you missed any extra tricky words. 150 PUZZLES FREE & READY TO PLAY! Is one Squamble a day just not enough? "Puzzle Packs" mode features 150 specially written puzzles spread across six different packs, all for free. With difficulty ranging from easy to expert, you can strengthen your skills and become a total word wizard. BONUS BONUS BONUS! In addition to the main solution, most puzzles contain elusive bonus words hidden in the mix. You'll have to keep your eyes peeled and brain engaged to catch them. While all of the main words should be perfectly familiar to most players, the bonus words can be curiously cryptic! SHARE YOUR SUCCESS! Share your progress on each puzzle with the share feature, so you can boast to your friends and family about your victories. You can share the amount of words you found, the number of moves it took, and how much time it took to solve. It's not a competition unless you make it one!

Screenshots

Calma4 screens
Squamble4 screens

Verdict

The call

Calma and Squamble both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Squamble's written reviews are positive against 50% of Calma's. Squamble also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). Calma's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Squamble is free to download; Calma costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Calma against 4.9 for Squamble. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squamble has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Calma's written reviews are positive against 100% of Squamble's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calma versus Squamble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalmaSquamble
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPascal MonacoTerrence DuBois

Customer experience

Calma

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

Squamble

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calma

No in-app purchases

None

Squamble

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calma free?
Calma costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squamble free?
Squamble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calma or Squamble?
Calma is rated higher. Calma averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Squamble averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Calma or Squamble have ads?
Squamble shows ads; Calma does not.

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