Comparison

sugar (game) vs Screw It

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

Head to head
About

sugar (game)

Draw lines on your screen to guide falling sugar into cups. Enjoy a calming puzzle experience with visually satisfying sugar particles. This game offers a fresh, free puzzle challenge.

Highlights
  • Draw to direct sugar
  • Soothing particle physics
  • Relaxing puzzle gameplay
  • Free puzzle experience
  • Creator of color puzzle series
Features
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Draw on the screen to direct sugar into the cups. Experience the soothing puzzling with sugar particles trickling across the screen. A relaxing puzzle game from the creator of the color puzzle series and the "sugar, sugar" games. It was time for a brand new free sugar puzzle experience so I hope you'll enjoy this! @BartBonte

About

Screw It

A relaxing precision game where players tap and hold to drill screws into wood. Time your actions perfectly to achieve high scores and avoid mistakes. It's a time-attack challenge focused on careful execution.

Highlights
  • Precision drilling gameplay
  • Tap and hold controls
  • Time-attack mechanics
  • High score challenges
  • Relaxing experience
Features
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A relaxing game about drilling screws into wood just the right amount. Tap and hold to join wood with screws in this precision time-attack game. Time your screws perfectly to achieve high scores. But, make sure you pay attention to your handy work, or you might just screw up!

Screenshots

sugar (game)4 screens
Screw It3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: sugar (game) at 4.3 against Screw It's 2.0. sugar (game) also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and ratings volume (410 vs 1). Screw It's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. sugar (game) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Screw It asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

sugar (game) holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: sugar (game) has 410 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of sugar (game)'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Screw It's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

sugar (game) ships an update monthly, Screw It daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
sugar (game) versus Screw It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersugar (game)Screw It
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (410 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings410 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB89 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBart BONTEShortbread Games Pty Ltd

Customer experience

sugar (game)

All ratings410 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative14.4%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.3%

Screw It

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

sugar (game)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not progressing after completion
  • Sugar disappearing or not registering correctly
  • Restart button accidentally pressed instead of gravity switch

Requested features

6 requests
  • Undo/reset option per level
  • Ability to skip difficult levels
  • Colorblind mode or options
  • More levels and content updates
  • Landscape mode support on tablets
Show 1 more
  • Customization options

Screw It

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

sugar (game)

One-time1
  • premium unlock$2.99
None

Screw It

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is sugar (game) free?
sugar (game) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screw It free?
Screw It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, sugar (game) or Screw It?
sugar (game) is rated higher. sugar (game) averages 4.3 out of 5 from 410 ratings, while Screw It averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do sugar (game) or Screw It have ads?
sugar (game) shows ads; Screw It does not.
Which is updated more often, sugar (game) or Screw It?
sugar (game) ships an update monthly, and Screw It daily. Most recently, sugar (game) was updated on October 19, 2026 and Screw It on September 23, 2026.

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