Comparison

Sync vs Combinations

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
Read full description

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

Combinations

Engage your mind with a logic puzzle game where you identify sets of three blocks that share or differ in all four attributes: color, shape, fill, and count. Choose from various game modes and utilize helpful features like hints and tutorials to improve your cognitive skills.

Highlights
  • Identify matching/differing block attributes
  • Multiple game modes (27, 42, 81 blocks)
  • Step-by-step tutorial
  • High score tracking
  • Hint button
  • Game Center integration
Features
Read full description

Find 3 blocks that make up a Combination. These 3 block Combinations must have each of their 4 attributes (Color, Shape, Fill, Count) all the same or all different. Get ready to have fun while helping your brain at the same time. Features: - 27 Blocks, 42 Blocks, and 81 Blocks game modes - Step by step tutorial on How To Play - High Scores tables with top 25 scores - High Score Reset - Game Center enabled - Compatible with iPhone and iPad - Hint button if you ever get stuck - Sound Effects

Screenshots

Sync4 screens
Combinations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Combinations at Free against Sync's $0.99. Combinations also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Sync's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sync holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 39 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 97% of Sync's written reviews are positive against 98% of Combinations's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sync ships an update every 40 months, Combinations every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sync versus Combinations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyncCombinations
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (33 ratings) — better4.6 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews96.8% of reviews98.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3339 — better
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTozai, Inc.Valcour Games

Customer experience

Sync

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

Combinations

All ratings39 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%

Bugs and requests

Sync

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Combinations

Requested features

4 requests
  • Remove ads
  • Landscape mode support
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Optional hide combination count

In-app purchases

None

Sync

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Combinations

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Sync free?
Sync costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Combinations free?
Combinations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sync or Combinations?
Sync is rated higher. Sync averages 4.8 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Combinations averages 4.6 from 39 ratings.
Do Sync or Combinations have ads?
Neither Sync nor Combinations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sync or Combinations?
Sync ships an update every 40 months, and Combinations every 2 months. Most recently, Sync was updated on September 10, 2026 and Combinations on September 19, 2026.

Other comparisons