Comparison

Monte Puzzles vs Abacus Slash

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

Head to head
About

Monte Puzzles

Engage in a variety of color and shape-based mini-games with no strict rules or goals. As you play, a virtual tree grows, and you can revisit saved moments. Designed for all ages, it offers a relaxing and creative experience.

Highlights
  • Color sorting puzzles
  • Color arrangement activities
  • Shapes fitting puzzles
  • Matching pair games
  • Sticker placement
  • Color clip fastening
  • Growing virtual tree
  • Photo and time saving
Features
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Since you can freely play in any stage, there are no particular rules nor goals to attain. When you feel satisfied, press the "End" button to go to the next activity. Monte-chan characters looking like plant seeds will be your guides. The more you play, the bigger Monte-chan's tree will grow. Recommendations for Playing 1. Color sorting Sort the many colorful candy-like balls into boxes according to their color: yellow, blue, green, and pink. People who like to be organized will enjoy putting the same-color balls into one box. 2. Color arrangement Put 100 balls into 100 lattice spaces. There are 20 balls in each of the five colors. Use the balls to create a picture or arrange them into a regular pattern. Arrange the balls any way you want. 3. Shapes Puzzle Fit the pieces into the simple, matching shapes. After finishing, press the "Again" button to see more different shapes. You can keep playing for a long time. 4. Matching pair Fit two shapes into each hole. Feels good when it snaps into place. You can keep playing this for a long time. 5. Sticking stickers Stick on stickers that keep appearing. There are also gold and silver stickers. You can use it on special spots, or stick on all gold and silver. 6. Fastening color clip There is a piece of paper and one clothespin in the same color. Feels good to pin paper in the same color. Or create your own color combinations. App Features *App for all ages. Six virtual homes to play in for free. *The longer you play, the bigger Monte-chan's tree grows. (Grows after 12 minutes.) *With "Looking Back" on the title screen, you can see the photos and time randomly saved for that day. *The "Looking Back" activity record and growth of Monte-chan's tree will be reset once a day. *On the Settings screen, you can set the background music and sound effects.

About

Abacus Slash

A fast-paced game where you quickly input numbers on a virtual abacus to match on-screen prompts before your health depletes. Progress through 30 stages and 10 chapters, improving your mental math speed and abacus skills.

Highlights
  • Lightning-fast abacus calculation
  • 30 stages with increasing difficulty
  • Chapter-based story progression
  • Best time and star ratings
  • Multiple player profiles
  • Practice stages for basics
Features
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A lightning-fast abacus calculation game — enter the displayed numbers on the soroban before your HP runs out! From 1-digit addition to 3-digit mixed calculations, race through 30 stages across 10 chapters and prove your mental math speed. How to Play A number flashes on screen. Slide the beads to match it — fast. The longer you take, the more HP you lose. Clear consecutive numbers to complete each stage. Features - Master the Basics in Practice Stages - 30 stages: 1 to 3 digits, addition, subtraction & mixed - Chapter-based story progression - Best time & star ratings per stage - Multiple player profiles — share with family & friends - Optimized for iPhone & iPad Think you can master the abacus at maximum speed? Slash through every stage and find out.

Screenshots

Monte Puzzles3 screens
Abacus Slash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Abacus Slash at 5.0 against Monte Puzzles's 4.4. Abacus Slash also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). Monte Puzzles's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Monte Puzzles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Abacus Slash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Abacus Slash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monte Puzzles has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monte Puzzles ships an update every 4 months, Abacus Slash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Monte Puzzles versus Abacus Slash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonte PuzzlesAbacus Slash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermonois Inc.POPPO STUDIO

Customer experience

Monte Puzzles

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.6%

Abacus Slash

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Monte Puzzles

One-time1
  • Ad-free Pack$0.99
1 purchases

Abacus Slash

One-time1
  • Unlock All Stages & Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Monte Puzzles free?
Monte Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Abacus Slash free?
Abacus Slash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monte Puzzles or Abacus Slash?
Abacus Slash is rated higher. Monte Puzzles averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Abacus Slash averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Monte Puzzles or Abacus Slash have ads?
Both Monte Puzzles and Abacus Slash show ads.
Which is updated more often, Monte Puzzles or Abacus Slash?
Monte Puzzles ships an update every 4 months, and Abacus Slash every 2 days. Most recently, Monte Puzzles was updated on June 1, 2026 and Abacus Slash on September 10, 2026.

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