Comparison

RubyRepeat vs fade!

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

Head to head
About

RubyRepeat

Test your short-term memory with this engaging game. Watch a sequence of lights and sounds, then try to replicate it. It's a fun way to challenge your recall abilities.

Highlights
  • Memory sequence playback
  • Player recall input
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Short-term memory exercise
  • Simple game board
Features
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Watch the ruby. Remember the pattern. Play it back. RubyRepeat is a pure memory game played on a gleaming eight-facet gem. The board lights up one facet at a time and plays its tone — then it's your turn to repeat the sequence. Every level adds a note and picks up speed. One wrong tap, or one moment of hesitation too long, and it's game over. Simple to learn. Genuinely hard to master. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Classic — the ruby in deep faceted reds, the way a gem should look • Color — every facet gets its own vivid hue for an extra visual anchor Switch modes mid-game without losing your score, level, or sequence. SHARP, SATISFYING PLAY • Eight facets, eight tones — sound and light reinforce your memory • Precise touch targets shaped exactly like the facets you see • Sequences grow from 4 notes to 20 as the pace quickens • Score climbs faster at higher levels: every correct tap is worth more CLEAN AND FOCUSED • Free, with no ads, no in-app purchases, and no account required • Nothing tracks you — your sound preference is the only thing saved • Check the global top 25 right in the app, and submit your best runs if you choose • Designed for iPhone and iPad How long a pattern can you hold in your head — 8 notes? 12? 20? There's one way to find out.

About

fade!

A relaxing yet challenging puzzle game where tapping rings clears fog and saves fish. It offers a Zen-like experience designed to engage both your eyes and brain.

Highlights
  • Simple tap-to-score gameplay
  • Clear fog
  • Save fishes
  • Relaxing puzzle
  • Challenging gameplay
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A relaxing puzzle from Ell Tee! The game play is so simple: Tap any ring to score! Let's push back the fog & save the fishes in this Zen Game! fade! is a puzzle for relaxing, while extremely challenging at the same time! (both eyes & brain) Thanks for playing fade!, Ell Tee

Screenshots

RubyRepeat4 screens
fade!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: fade! at 4.3 against RubyRepeat's 3.1. fade! also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 42%) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 17.0). RubyRepeat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (451 vs 107). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. fade! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RubyRepeat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

fade! holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 451 and 107 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of RubyRepeat's written reviews are positive against 81% of fade!'s.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RubyRepeat versus fade!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRubyRepeatfade!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (451 ratings)4.3 (107 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews81.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings451 — better107
Update frequencyEvery 92 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.08.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRubenstein Ventures, LLCTopebox

Customer experience

RubyRepeat

All ratings452 ratings
Positive38.7%
Neutral24.6%
Negative36.7%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral25.3%
Negative32.5%

fade!

All ratings107 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.3%

User reviews

RubyRepeat

From 451 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun game
  • 👍 Engaging memory game
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
  • 🕹️ Classic Simon-style gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 🔍 Difficulty seeing the lit-up tiles
  • 🔇 Low volume/sound effects
  • 🕰️ Slow response time and pattern speed

fade!

From 107 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😌 Soothing and calming experience
  • 🎶 Amazing background music and sound effects
  • ✨ Simple yet addictive gameplay
  • 🧠 Challenging but not rage-inducing
  • 💖 Beautiful minimalist design

Room to improve

  • 😠 Ads are intrusive and annoying
  • 😵 Touch response issues on newer iPhones
  • ⏳ Slow to reset
  • 🗣️ Ads can be religiously biased
  • 🤔 Lack of clear strategy for some users

Bugs and requests

RubyRepeat

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices
  • Inconsistent or unresponsive controls

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline high score tracking
  • Adjustable speed and difficulty settings
  • Additional color/visual modes
  • Vibration or sound cues

fade!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or returns to home screen
  • Touch input not registering correctly on iPhone XR
  • Lagging issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Expand color options (yellow, cyan, orange)
  • Add an endless mode
  • Different themes or color palettes
  • Dark mode and light mode options
  • Adjustable time limit
Show 2 more
  • More sound variety
  • German language description

In-app purchases

None

RubyRepeat

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

fade!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads!$1.99

Questions

Is RubyRepeat free?
RubyRepeat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is fade! free?
fade! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RubyRepeat or fade!?
fade! is rated higher. RubyRepeat averages 3.1 out of 5 from 451 ratings, while fade! averages 4.3 from 107 ratings.
Do RubyRepeat or fade! have ads?
Neither RubyRepeat nor fade! shows ads.

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