Comparison

Microscopya vs Puzzmo

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

Head to head
About

Microscopya

Embark on a science-themed adventure and puzzle game exploring the intricate world inside a cell. Solve challenges based on real molecular processes, personalize your avatar, and discover the wonders of life's building blocks.

Highlights
  • Cellular exploration
  • Molecular mechanism puzzles
  • Character customization
  • Science-themed adventure
  • Original music score
Features
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Microscopya is a science-themed adventure and puzzle game taking players on a journey through the inside of the cell. Explore the fantastical world, solve puzzles based on real molecular mechanisms, customize your character, and experience the beauty and complexity of what makes life possible. This is the first game from Beata Science Art, featuring music by the talented Jamie van Dyck of Earthside and programming by Atelier Monarch Studios. Follow @microscopyagame on social media or visit www.microscopya.com to learn more. Special thanks to the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Lyda Hill Philanthropies for making this project possible, and the American Society for Cell Biology for additional funding.

About

Puzzmo

Discover a universe of daily puzzles with original games and modern classics. Enjoy word puzzles, strategy games, and crosswords with helpful hints. It's a free and engaging way to challenge your mind.

Highlights
  • Daily original puzzles
  • Classic puzzle games
  • Word puzzles
  • Strategy games
  • Crosswords with hints
  • Memory and matching games
Features
Currently charting
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Hello! If you're reading this you either really love Puzzmo or you are somehow undecided about our app. Let's be clear: you should download the app. We made it for you and it's free and it's really good! What do you have to lose? Puzzmo is the center of the puzzle universe. You'll find fresh original games by brilliant designers like Zach Gage and new daily puzzles for modern classics like Cross|word, SpellTower, Flipart, Typeshift, Pile-Up Poker, Memoku, and more. You'll also find a little puzzle at the bottom of this AppStore description. Go on, scroll to the bottom. NEW: MEMOKU Inspired by the classic memory game, Memoku invites you to match pairs of numbers, but there's a twist – like Sudoku, no number can appear in the same row, column, or box twice. BONGO Bongo challenges you to build a better board out of twenty five tiles, often picked on a theme by Puzzmo's friends, community members, and celebrity guests. There’s always a better board. PILE-UP POKER Pile-Up Poker is a twist on traditional poker where players build rows and columns of poker hands. The objective is to create the highest overall score by adding cards one by one to the gird, making strategic decisions along the way. FLIPART Flipart is a modern twist on digital jigsaw puzzles. This free daily puzzle challenges you to rearrange Tetris-like shapes by tapping the pivot points so that none of the shapes overlap and they all fit within the border. Flipart puzzles are enjoyable for kids and adults alike! TYPESHIFT Typeshift is our free, daily captivating word puzzle game that challenges your vocabulary, spatial reasoning, and wit. Solve puzzles by shifting columns of letters like a combination lock to form words. Each puzzle is a fun brain-teaser chock full of both word search and strategy. CROSS|WORD Puzzmo crossword puzzles are for everyone. Some of the world’s top solvers compete daily for the fastest solve on Puzzmo, but that doesn’t mean we’re here to stump you. In fact if you’re new to crosswords or struggling complete a grid, we’re here to help. Only Puzzmo crosswords offer an optional, easier hint with every single clue. CUBECLEAR Cube Clear is a word puzzle game where players spell words in a grid whose letters then disappear. Longer words score higher points, and adjacent tiles disappear after use, causing remaining tiles to tumble to the bottom of the grid. With only 36 letters, the challenge of Cube Clear is two-fold. Can you clear the board, and in how few words? WORDBIND Wordbind is a directional anagram game that challenges you to discover new words hidden within the chosen words of the day. You can only key in letters from left to right, you’re allowed to skip letters, and you can use the same letter twice to find the perfect word. With each word you find, you rise the ranks on your way to Luminary status. REALLY BAD CHESS Aside from the small advantage white gains by making the first move, chess is a battle of wits between two competitors with the same pieces in the same positions. Puzzmo’s free daily Really Bad Chess game turns all of that “fairness” on its head. For example, you might have a huge material advantage with three queens while your computer opponent might have no queens and five rooks. The pieces may look random, but your advantage is carefully calculated! SPELLTOWER SpellTower is a two-dimensional grid of letters that looks like your typical word search puzzle. But unlike a traditional word search, you can change directions, cross your own path, go diagonal, and even spell backwards! This freedom of movement allows you to find more complex and challenging words, but this isn’t the only twist with SpellTower. As you use letters, they disappear from the grid, with the ultimate goal being a perfect, total clear of the entire board. You found it! If you can solve this classic riddle, enter the answer at puzzmo.com/code "Forward I’m heavy, backwards I’m not. What word am I?" Happy puzzling!

Screenshots

Microscopya4 screens
Puzzmo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Microscopya at 4.6 against Puzzmo's 3.8. Microscopya also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Puzzmo's advantage is chart position (#160 vs unranked) and ratings volume (156 vs 27). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Puzzmo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Microscopya asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Microscopya holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puzzmo has 156 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Microscopya's written reviews are positive against 45% of Puzzmo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microscopya ships an update every 2 days, Puzzmo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Microscopya versus Puzzmo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicroscopyaPuzzmo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings) — better3.8 (156 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better45.1% of reviews
Number of ratings27156 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#160 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size522 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBeata MierzwaPuzzmo Inc.

Customer experience

Microscopya

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative5.6%

Puzzmo

All ratings156 ratings
Positive67.9%
Neutral5.8%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral15.5%
Negative39.4%

Bugs and requests

Microscopya

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Puzzmo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crossword clues not locking in correctly
  • Transitions between games could be smoother

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to resume games from where left off
  • Numerical order for crossword clues
  • Remove subscription, keep account option

In-app purchases

None

Microscopya

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Puzzmo

Subscriptions2
  • Puzzmo Plus (monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Puzzmo Plus1 Month trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Microscopya free?
Microscopya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puzzmo free?
Puzzmo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Microscopya or Puzzmo?
Microscopya is rated higher. Microscopya averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Puzzmo averages 3.8 from 156 ratings.
Do Microscopya or Puzzmo have ads?
Puzzmo shows ads; Microscopya does not.
Which is updated more often, Microscopya or Puzzmo?
Microscopya ships an update every 2 days, and Puzzmo fortnightly. Most recently, Microscopya was updated on July 19, 2026 and Puzzmo on September 22, 2026.

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