PuzzleManiak vs Checkers Royale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PuzzleManiak
Engage your mind with a vast collection of 24 unique logic puzzles, each generated on-the-fly for endless replayability. Compete with players worldwide through daily challenges and online leagues, with adjustable difficulty levels and detailed statistics to track your progress.
- 24 unique logic puzzle games
- On-the-fly puzzle generation
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Detailed statistics tracking
- Daily challenges
- Online leagues and rankings
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PuzzleManiak is a collection of 24 puzzle games: Sudoku, Pattern (Picross like), Bridges, Dominosa, Filling, Galaxies, Loopy, LightUp, Mines, Net, Rectangles, Slant, Tents, Unequal, Untangle, Blackbox, SameGame, Pegs, Mastermind, Map, Magnets, Singles, Range and Netslide. All games are generated on-the-fly with a unique solution, thus you’ll never play the same puzzle twice. All games offer multiple levels from easy to hard. Statistics are maintained for each game, and each level of difficulty. For each game, a daily challenge is available: in this mode, everyday, all players play the same puzzle and compare their scores with other players. Another online mode is available: the Online League. After any (local) game, you can submit it to the website, so that every other players can play it and thus you can compare your scores to other ones. An overall ranking is available, and ranking are also available for each game. All online features are now available with Auto-renewable subscriptions only: • You can choose between 3 subscriptions: - 1 month subscription: $1.49 - 6 months subscription: $7.49 - 1 year subscription: $12.99 • There is a trial period of 2 weeks for all types of subscriptions. • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Terms of use: http://puzzlemaniak.com/termsofuse.html • Privacy Policy: http://puzzlemaniak.com/policy.html
Checkers Royale
Experience the best online checkers game with multiple modes and difficulty levels. Earn in-game currency with wins, unlock higher challenges, and personalize your experience. Save progress across devices via Facebook integration.
- 5 unique game modes
- 4 difficulty levels
- Earn Poker chips with wins
- Cloud save via Facebook
- Realistic gameplay and graphics
- Four unique themes
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Play the best Online Checkers game on iOS with Checkers Royale! Checkers Royale offers 5 unique game modes as well as 4 difficulty levels. Earn Poker chips with every win and build up your stash. Unlock and play the higher difficulty levels for even better payouts. It is an unparalleled game play experience! Also connect to Facebook to store your statistics and progress in the cloud. Personalize your game, earn experience with every game, and share your progress between all your devices. Features: • Realistic gameplay and graphics • Intuitive single player gameplay • 4 difficulty options • 5 game modes: American Checkers, International, Canadian, Towers and Turkish Draught! • Facebook integration - personalize your game and save your progress. • Four unique themes to play with!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Checkers Royale at Free against PuzzleManiak's $0.99. Checkers Royale also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (89 vs 23). PuzzleManiak's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Checkers Royale is free to download; PuzzleManiak costs $0.99 up front. PuzzleManiak sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Checkers Royale sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Checkers Royale holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 89 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of PuzzleManiak's written reviews are positive against 55% of Checkers Royale's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PuzzleManiak ships an update every 2 days, Checkers Royale every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | PuzzleManiak | Checkers Royale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (23 ratings) | 4.5 (89 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews — better | 54.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 281 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alexandre Minard | North Sky Games |
Customer experience
PuzzleManiak
Checkers Royale
Bugs and requests
PuzzleManiak
Reported bugs
17 issues- Tangled game sizing issue on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- MasterMind guesses misaligned with background grid
- Pattern game elements remain small after update
- Tents game off-center positioning
- Untangle nodes have limited range of motion
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- Sudoku numbers too small to read
- Control buttons positioned under system UI bars
- Game crashes when tabbing out of app
- Online game crashes and network errors
- Scores and statistics not saving
- Mines sometimes generate off-screen
- Minesweeper high scores only showing 1 entry
- Map game color distinction issues
- BlackBox game functionality broken
- Pattern numbers misaligned with boxes
- Puzzle boards and icons much smaller than before
- Touch precision issues requiring multiple attempts
Requested features
13 requests- Screen zoom functionality
- Dark mode or customizable color themes
- Sound effects and audio feedback
- Better game instructions and tutorials
- iPad native resolution support
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- Undo button for all puzzle types
- Auto screen lock disable for long games
- Chess game addition
- Kakuro puzzle type
- Better color contrast for colorblind players
- Save game state when switching apps
- Wiki with solving hints
- Improved touch target sizes for small puzzles
Checkers Royale
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PuzzleManiak
- One Month Subscription14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- 6 Month Subscription14 Days trial$17.996 Months
- One Year Subscription14 Days trial$24.991 Year
Checkers Royale
- Small Special Offer$2.99
- Tiny Coin Pack$4.99
- Tiny Chip Pack$4.99
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- Special Offer$8.99
- Small Coin Pack$9.99
- Medium Coin Pack$19.99
- Medium Chip Pack$19.99
- Large Special Offer$19.99
- Large Coin Pack$49.99
- Jumbo Coin Pack$99.99
Questions
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