100 Squares vs Squares*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
100 Squares
Fill a 100-box grid by strategically placing numbers, leaving specific gaps horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. Compete with others by checking and adding your scores to a network leaderboard. Enjoy a simple yet challenging puzzle experience.
- Fill 100 boxes
- Strategic placement rules
- Help mode available
- Undo moves
- Network scores and comments
- Leaderboard functionality
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Rule of the game Your goal : To fill the 100 boxes! - Begin with a box of your choice - You have to fill the grid leaving 2 boxes for horizontal and vertical, and 1 for diagonals. Help mode is available. - You can cancel a play many times, but not twice. Good luck! - Check out the scores on the network and add yours with a breif comment. Warning don't shake too hard ! © JF Pautex 2010-2017
Squares*
A classic game of strategy where players aim to complete more squares than their opponent. It's a simple yet engaging experience for quick matches.
- Complete squares
- Outscore opponent
- Simple strategy
- Classic gameplay
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Complete more squares than your opponent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 100 Squares at 100% against Squares*'s 50%. 100 Squares also leads on iOS requirement (8.1 vs 14.0). Squares*'s advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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.
Squares* holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of 100 Squares's written reviews are positive against 50% of Squares*'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
100 Squares ships an update every 21 months, Squares* every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 100 Squares | Squares* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 19 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jean-Francois Pautex | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
100 Squares
Squares*
In-app purchases
100 Squares
No in-app purchases
Squares*
No in-app purchases
