Comparison

Monte Puzzles vs Kioku?:Number Memory

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

Kioku?:Number Memory

Features
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**Simple rules. Memorize the number, then type it back in the same order.** A number appears on screen. Once it hides, tap it back in order on the custom number pad. Every correct answer adds another digit, so it keeps getting tougher. Miss, and you lose a life—run out and the game ends. How many digits can you reach? Quick to play and easy to pick up, Kioku is a number-memory game made for short breaks and chasing a new high score. Perfect for the commute or any spare moment. ■ Features • Pure number span: just memorize, then recall • Gradual ramp-up: starts at a single digit and grows on a gentle curve • Chunking hints: tips for grouping digits to remember them • Tracks your best score and highest level reached • A time bar and limit add just the right tension • Satisfying sound effects and haptics • Clean, dark, focus-friendly design • Multiple languages (English, Japanese, Spanish, Korean) ■ Great if you • Want a quick game for spare moments • Love memorizing numbers and beating your own records • Prefer calm, uncluttered game design How far can your memory—your “Kioku”—go?

Screenshots

Monte Puzzles3 screens
Kioku?:Number Memory2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kioku?:Number Memory at none against Monte Puzzles's shown. Kioku?:Number Memory also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). Monte Puzzles's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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 Kioku?:Number Memory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monte Puzzles ships an update every 4 months, Kioku?:Number Memory every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Monte Puzzles versus Kioku?:Number Memory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonte PuzzlesKioku?:Number Memory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermonois Inc.Yuichi Hiruta

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Monte Puzzles

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

Kioku?:Number Memory

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Monte Puzzles free?
Monte Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kioku?:Number Memory free?
Kioku?:Number Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Monte Puzzles or Kioku?:Number Memory have ads?
Monte Puzzles shows ads; Kioku?:Number Memory does not.
Which is updated more often, Monte Puzzles or Kioku?:Number Memory?
Monte Puzzles ships an update every 4 months, and Kioku?:Number Memory every 2 days. Most recently, Monte Puzzles was updated on June 1, 2026 and Kioku?:Number Memory on September 8, 2026.

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