Linko vs purple (game)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linko
A simple and calming puzzle game designed for relaxation. Players rotate lines on a board to connect them all, offering an easy-to-learn maze-like experience for all ages. The game's revenue supports a stray cat shelter.
- Simple one-finger controls
- Calming maze-like gameplay
- Easy to learn for all ages
- Rotate lines to connect
- Relaxing mind exercise
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Linko is a very simple and calming puzzle game. All you need to prepare to play Linko is your phone and one finger. Linko is not difficult or complicated, so anyone, regardless of age or gender, can enjoy it. Calm your mind and proceed as if solving a simple maze. [How to play] Rotate the lines on the given board to connect them all. Try it right now! + PS: Most of the revenue generated through the game is used for the shelter for stray cats that we manage.
purple (game)
Solve 50 unique logic puzzles by making the screen entirely purple. Each level presents a new challenge with its own distinct solution. Hints are available to guide you through the conundrums.
- 50 unique logic puzzles
- Each level has its own logic
- Hint system available
- Part of a color puzzle series
- Designed by bontegames
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Can you make the screen purple in 50 levels? Each level has its own logic. It's here, the next part of my colour puzzle series! After 'yellow', 'red', 'black, 'blue', 'green', 'pink' and 'orange' it's time to solve 50 new conundrums! Do you need help? Use the light bulb button in the top right corner of each level to get hints. There are multiple hints for each level. With the in-app purchase you will not get ads before the hints. This is the eighth game in my color puzzle series. There are already 8 color games each with 50 new levels. A Bart Bonte / bontegames puzzle game. Enjoy! @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: purple (game) at 4.6 against Linko's 3.8. purple (game) also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 61%) and ratings volume (221 vs 26). Linko's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Linko sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and purple (game) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
purple (game) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: purple (game) has 221 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Linko's written reviews are positive against 91% of purple (game)'s.
Linko ships an update every 4 weeks, purple (game) every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linko | purple (game) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (26 ratings) | 4.6 (221 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.3% of reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 221 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 1PixelStudio Co. | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
Linko
purple (game)
Bugs and requests
Linko
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
purple (game)
Reported bugs
2 issues- Level 50 hint system not functioning properly
- Level 19 solution not intuitive
Requested features
4 requests- More color games (teal, magenta, neon, etc.)
- Ability to skip levels
- Individual sound/music controls
- Bonus levels or timed mode for replayability
In-app purchases
Linko
- Donate low price.$4.99
- Donate medium price.$19.99
- Donate high price.$44.99
purple (game)
- premium unlock$2.49
