Comparison

Sync vs Pipe Jewels™

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

Head to head
About

Sync

Engage your mind with a unique puzzle experience where you guide synchronized balls to designated holes using simple swipes. Navigate through increasingly complex mazes, strategically using walls to achieve your goals. Enjoy a tranquil yet stimulating challenge with 80 levels, designed for thoughtful problem-solving without time pressure.

Highlights
  • Swipe to move synchronized balls
  • Align balls into holes
  • Use maze walls for strategy
  • Avoid falling off the platform
  • Progress through 80 levels
  • No time limits or scores
  • Develop concentration and problem-solving skills
Features
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Greetings 21st Century Earthlings! Transport your mind beyond earthly concerns with the engaging puzzle experience of Sync-Ball. Gently swipe your finger on the screen to move the synchronized balls up, down, left and right. Your goal is to align the balls and drop them into the holes on the same swipe. • Use maze walls to block movement and align the balls to achieve your goal. • Watch-out for the edges! If you roll a ball off the platform, you'll have to start over. • Begin with two-ball puzzles and simple mazes that teach the game's elegant mechanics and strategies. • Advance to more complex puzzles with up to four synchronized balls in play at one time. And you thought rocket science was tough! • Experience 80 levels of stellar satisfaction. Do you long to escape the frenzied pace of modern life? Sync-Ball was designed to provide the perfect balance of tranquility and cerebral stimulation for a quick escape wherever and whenever you need one. • No time limits mean you can ponder a puzzle for as long as you like without incurring a penalty. • No scores artificially inflate your sense of panic. • Progress at your own pace. • Reset a stage as often as you like. • Concentration, memory and problem-solving skills are all you need. Have fun!

About

Pipe Jewels™

A free puzzle game where players use logic to connect all the pipes on a board. It features simple touch controls, beautiful graphics, and no timers for a relaxing experience. Progress is automatically saved, allowing players to pause and resume at any time.

Highlights
  • Connect all pipes
  • Logic-based puzzles
  • Simple touch controls
  • Relaxing gameplay, no timers
  • Automatic progress saving
  • Beautiful graphics
Features
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100% FREE! DOWNLOAD NOW! Have fun hooking up all the pipes! 5 Levels of Difficulty! Great for all ages! • No need to call a plumber - use logic to connect all the pipes on the board! • Simple touch controls! Just tap the pipes to rotate them • Beautiful graphics! • No timers at all! Just relax and have fun! • Your progress is automatically saved, all the time, so go ahead and take that call or jump out to any other apps - you can come back and pick up playing right where you left off! • Sounds can be disabled if you want a quiet game • You can even listen to your own music while you play Download today! It's 100% FREE! --- Thanks for playing! Come see us at http://boyhowdytechnology.com PIPE JEWELS is a trademark of Boy Howdy Technology LLC

Screenshots

Sync4 screens
Pipe Jewels™1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pipe Jewels™ at Free against Sync's $0.99. Pipe Jewels™ also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 40 months) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 33). Sync's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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

Pipe Jewels™ is free to download; Sync costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sync against 4.7 for Pipe Jewels™. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pipe Jewels™ has 1.4K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Sync's written reviews are positive against 94% of Pipe Jewels™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sync ships an update every 40 months, Pipe Jewels™ every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sync versus Pipe Jewels™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyncPipe Jewels™
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (33 ratings) — better4.7 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews96.8% of reviews — better94.3% of reviews
Number of ratings331.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTozai, Inc.Boy Howdy Technology LLC

Customer experience

Sync

All ratings33 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive96.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative0.0%

Pipe Jewels™

All ratings1,445 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.3%

Bugs and requests

Sync

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pipe Jewels™

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes on some devices
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

2 requests
  • Harder difficulty levels
  • iPad version with larger screen

In-app purchases

None

Sync

No in-app purchases

None

Pipe Jewels™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sync free?
Sync costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pipe Jewels™ free?
Pipe Jewels™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sync or Pipe Jewels™?
Sync is rated higher. Sync averages 4.8 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Pipe Jewels™ averages 4.7 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Sync or Pipe Jewels™ have ads?
Pipe Jewels™ shows ads; Sync does not.
Which is updated more often, Sync or Pipe Jewels™?
Sync ships an update every 40 months, and Pipe Jewels™ every 4 months. Most recently, Sync was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pipe Jewels™ on October 24, 2026.

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