Cornsweeper vs Squiggle Drop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cornsweeper
Pop delicious popcorn kernels while avoiding explosions in this meditative mind-sweep-em-up game. Enjoy a beautifully illustrated aesthetic and a chill, lo-fi soundtrack across 70 handcrafted levels. Discover secrets and unlockable modes for a whimsical gaming experience.
- Beautifully illustrated aesthetic
- Chill, lo-fi inspired OST
- 70 Handcrafted levels
- Unlockable Arcade Mode
- Collect 28 purchasable items
- Classic gameplay with unique twists
- Toy-like sense of discovery
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Cornsweeper is a chill, whimsical, meditative mind-sweep-em-up; pop delicious popcorn, avoid explosions. #Lofi&popcorn. Key Features • Beautifully illustrated aesthetic • Chill, Lo-fi inspired OST • 70 Handcrafted levels • Unlockable Arcade Mode • Collect all 28 items purchasable from The Stall • Classic gameplay with unique & accessible twists • Use Arcade Mode like a Pomodoro for your daily tasks (after buying item in The Stall) • A Toy-like sense of discovery in every bite • Clues & Secrets
Squiggle Drop
Unleash your creativity to solve physics-based puzzles by drawing a single shape. Explore 100 levels with multiple solutions and build your own city with earned rewards. Regular updates and daily challenges keep the fun going.
- Draw shapes to solve puzzles
- 100 unique levels
- Build and customize a city
- Daily challenges
- Leaderboards and achievements
- Regular content updates
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Use your creativity and imagination to solve charming physics puzzles by drawing a single shape and watching what unfolds! Complete the objectives of 100 puzzles (with more on the way), each with multiple and often surprising solutions. How you draw your solution is up to you! Solve puzzles and earn rewards to build your very own Squiggletown! Unlock buildings, cosmetics and various upgrades as you expand your own personal city. Squiggle Drop Features: - 100 levels - Regular Content Updates - Daily Challenges - Challenging your friends to beat your scores - Leaderboards and Achievements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Squiggle Drop at 56% against Cornsweeper's 12%. Squiggle Drop also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Squiggle Drop holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squiggle Drop has 14K ratings behind it against 264, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Cornsweeper's written reviews are positive against 56% of Squiggle Drop's.
Cornsweeper ships an update every 3 weeks, Squiggle Drop monthly. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Cornsweeper | Squiggle Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (264 ratings) | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 264 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1006 MB | 289 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Morrison | Noodlecake Studios Inc |
Customer experience
Cornsweeper
Squiggle Drop
User reviews
Cornsweeper
From 264 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Relaxing gameplay
- 👍 Visually appealing design
- 🎨 Unique take on minesweeper
- 🎶 Good music and sound effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable
- 🤔 Unclear mechanics and lack of instructions
- 🕹️ Frustrating controls and input issues
- 🧠 Overly challenging and relies on guessing
- 🔍 Confusing and unintuitive user interface
Squiggle Drop
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and entertaining game
- 🧠 Challenging puzzles that stimulate the mind
- 🎶 Relaxing and enjoyable music
- 👍 Simple and intuitive gameplay
Room to improve
- 🤯 Levels require pixel-perfect precision
- 🤔 Hints/solutions don't always work as intended
- 😡 Frustrating when unable to progress due to difficulty
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
Bugs and requests
Cornsweeper
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes or freezes
- Language randomly changes to Arabic
- Levels not registering as completed
- Upgrades not working as expected
- Inconsistent behavior and visual glitches
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to mark/flag suspected kernels
- Option to disable certain upgrades/features
- Randomized levels instead of pre-set puzzles
- Better onboarding and in-game tutorials
- Improved performance and stability
Squiggle Drop
Reported bugs
3 issues- Achievements resetting or not tracking properly
- Physics issues causing objects to behave unexpectedly
- Drawing inputs not registering correctly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to skip or replay levels
- Improved precision controls for touch devices
- Clearer level instructions and objectives
In-app purchases
Cornsweeper
No in-app purchases
Squiggle Drop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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