Four vs Align 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Four
Connect four of your colored discs in a line to win. Play horizontally, vertically, or diagonally against an opponent. This classic strategy game offers simple yet engaging gameplay.
- Connect four discs in a row
- Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal wins
- Classic strategy gameplay
- Simple and engaging
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Be the first to get four of your discs in a row – horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Align 4
This classic connect-four style game features a pirate theme with engaging graphics. The goal is to be the first to align four of your colored pieces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally on a 6x7 grid. Play solo or challenge a friend to this strategic puzzle.
- Pirate-themed graphics
- Connect four gameplay
- Single-player mode
- Two-player mode
- Strategic puzzle
- 6x7 grid
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Welcome to the classic game in its Pirates Edition. Who has not played this popular game in his childhood? It's coming back to you with a unique and fantastic pirates version with wonderful graphisms. The objective of the game is to connect 4 tiles of your color on the same line (vertical, horizontal or diagonal). You can easily play alone or play with a friend. Young sailor, can you raise the challenge ? The game mission is to align a series of 4 pawns of the same color on a grid with 6 rows and 7 columns. In turn, the two players place a pawn in the column of their choice, the pawn then slides to the lowest possible position in the said column after which it is up to the opponent to play. The first straight line with four aligned pieces wins (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) A thousand portholes! Come on board and prepare for combat with this pirates version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Align 4 at 5.0 against Four's 3.0. Align 4 also leads on iOS requirement (12.6 vs 14.0). Four's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Align 4 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Four asks for nothing beyond the download.
Align 4 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Four ships an update every 7 months, Align 4 every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Four | Align 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Berson | PLAYTOUCH |
Customer experience
Four
Align 4
In-app purchases
Four
No in-app purchases
Align 4
- 100 diamonds$0.99
- 300 diamonds$1.99
- Remove all ADS from the game$1.99
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- 550 diamonds$3.99
- 1200 diamonds$8.99
- 2500 diamonds$17.99
- 4000 diamonds$26.99
