Comparison

Sporadic M12 vs Permutopia

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

Head to head
About

Sporadic M12

A challenging number puzzle game inspired by Rubik's Cube. Players spin rings and swap numbers to match them with colored balls, aiming to return all numbers to their home positions. Each puzzle is randomly generated and solvable, offering unique challenges.

Highlights
  • Spinning number rings
  • Swapping number pairs
  • Color-coded ball matching
  • Randomly generated puzzles
  • Solvable challenges
  • Intuitive controls
Features
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Spin and swap! A cousin of Rubik's cube, it's a puzzle you can start working on immediately -- it's so simple! Spin the ring of numbers around with your finger, or swap all the pairs of numbers over the pairs of balls of the same color by flicking down from the 0-ball. The numbers start out all mixed up -- your job is to return them to the Home position where the number over each ball matches the small gray number next to the ball. So easy ... and yet ... Solve it by combinations of spinning the ring of numbers or doing a swap. The game generates puzzles by random moves, so each puzzle is solvable ... but that doesn't mean it will be easy! Our email address is m12@magnolia-heights.com.

About

Permutopia

Engage your mind with a variety of unique permutation puzzles. Solve challenges by rearranging pieces to restore order, featuring diverse mechanics like sliding, twisting, and rotating. Enjoy logic, pattern, and spatial reasoning tasks designed for both short bursts and extended play.

Highlights
  • Variety of permutation puzzles
  • Sliding, twisting, rotating mechanics
  • Logic and pattern challenges
  • Spatial reasoning tasks
  • Puzzles for quick or long sessions
  • Clean interface
Features
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Permutopia is a collection of permutation puzzles built around one idea: rearrange the pieces until everything is back in place. Some puzzles are inspired by classic sliding-tile games. Others use twisting, rotating, shifting, and cycling moves, with each puzzle introducing its own rules and patterns. Features: • A wide variety of permutation-style puzzles • Sliding, twisting, rotating, shifting, and cycling mechanics • Logic, pattern, and spatial reasoning challenges • Puzzles for both quick sessions and longer solves • A clean, focused interface Turn disorder into order, one move at a time.

Screenshots

Sporadic M121 screens
Permutopia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Permutopia at Free against Sporadic M12's $0.99. Permutopia also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 38 months). Sporadic M12's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Permutopia is free to download; Sporadic M12 costs $0.99 up front. Permutopia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sporadic M12 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sporadic M12 against 5.0 for Permutopia. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sporadic M12 ships an update every 38 months, Permutopia every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sporadic M12 versus Permutopia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSporadic M12Permutopia
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagnolia Heights Research and DevelopmentGeorge Hauser

Customer experience

Sporadic M12

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Permutopia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sporadic M12

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Permutopia

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99

Questions

Is Sporadic M12 free?
Sporadic M12 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Permutopia free?
Permutopia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sporadic M12 or Permutopia?
Sporadic M12 and Permutopia are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Sporadic M12 or Permutopia have ads?
Permutopia shows ads; Sporadic M12 does not.
Which is updated more often, Sporadic M12 or Permutopia?
Sporadic M12 ships an update every 38 months, and Permutopia every 10 days. Most recently, Sporadic M12 was updated on October 14, 2026 and Permutopia on September 29, 2026.

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