Linko vs Ploink
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.
Ploink
Master physics-based puzzles by aiming, bouncing, and making precise shots. Over 30 unique levels offer daily challenges and opportunities to improve your personal bests. Enjoy satisfying visual and haptic feedback as you conquer each trick shot.
- 30+ physics-based puzzles
- Realistic physics engine
- Daily Challenge mode
- Personal bests and star ratings
- Particle effects and haptic feedback
- Game Center leaderboards
- Shareable trick shots
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Master the art of the trick shot! Aim, bounce, and ploink your way through 30+ physics-based puzzles. Every level is a new challenge — find the perfect angle, use walls and obstacles to your advantage, and nail impossible shots. Features: • 30+ handcrafted trick-shot puzzles • Realistic physics — every bounce matters • Daily Challenge mode with new puzzles every day • Personal bests and star ratings • Satisfying particle effects and haptic feedback • Game Center leaderboards • Share your best shots with friends Easy to pick up, tough to master. Can you ploink them all?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ploink at 5.0 against Linko's 3.8. Ploink also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks). Linko's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Linko sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ploink asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ploink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linko has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Linko ships an update every 4 weeks, Ploink every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | Linko | Ploink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1PixelStudio Co. | MuckStack, LLC |
In-app purchases
Linko
- Donate low price.$4.99
- Donate medium price.$19.99
- Donate high price.$44.99
Ploink
No in-app purchases
