Comparison

Kerplinkus vs ice reversi

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

Head to head
About

Kerplinkus

This challenging puzzle game offers a unique take on block removal, requiring players to manage eight columns simultaneously. Swap any two blocks to clear them, avoiding an out-of-control cascade. Enjoy retro audio and graphics, with the option to play your own music.

Highlights
  • Unique block removal mechanics
  • Manage 8 columns simultaneously
  • Swap any two blocks
  • Retro audio and graphics
  • Play with your own music
  • Game Center integration
Features
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“[Kerplinkus] delivers a fresh take on the formula that's simple and highly challenging — in fact, it can be downright panic inspiring. It's a pretty frantic affair.” -Blake of Touch Arcade “Kerplinkus promises retro take on match-based puzzle play... mixing the old with the new... [in] a distinctly old skool flavour.” -Keith Andrews of Pocket Gamer “Is very, very addictive. Prying yourself away from the game proves very difficult. It has high replay potential and will offer many hours of entertainment.... This is a must-buy for casual puzzle game players.” -Linda Ta of AppSafari “If you love playing casual puzzle games on your iPhone or iPod touch such as Bejewelled or Trism then [this] is definitely worth taking a look at.... If games like Pac Man, Space Invaders and Tetris still have a place in your heart then Kerplinkus could definitely find its way on to your homescreen.” -Phil Wheeler of AppAdvice “This tile-matching game sets itself well apart from competing products, due to its hectic gameplay, muted art style, and classic SID-chip soundtrack.... It is actually very different from the normal mode of thinking.... A really nice effort by the crew at [Kranky Robot].” -AppGamers.com "Refreshing! - Just like it says, not another match 3!" - Zztfox "Nice! - Great to see this classic brought into the new era!" - Lord Gek "A great original puzzler! - Excellent game, fun, different, challenging, and simple to understand! A new favorite - I look forward to seeing what else this developer releases. Recommended :)" - ralp99 Kerplinkus is a completely new take on the casual puzzle game. It's like spinning plates. You must focus on ALL 8 columns or 1 will grow out-of-control. No match 3. No movement restrictions. No special-blocks. Swap ANY 2 blocks anywhere, anytime. Just focus on removing blocks, not creating them. Features: - Retro Audio: Old school music and sound effects. - Retro Graphics: Color cycling and simple graphics to achieve that retro vibe. - iPod Music: Play your own music in the background. - Mute Audio: Kerplinkus(tm) respects the iPhone’s ring/silent switch. - Volume Control: Conveniently adjust the volume from the option menu or the pause screen. - Game Center.

About

ice reversi

This AI-powered Othello program offers challenging gameplay with multi-threading technology. It aims to provide early-stage fun and late-stage despair for players, with an option to watch AI matches for tactical learning.

Highlights
  • Multi-threading AI technology
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
  • AI vs AI match viewing
  • Tactical learning from games
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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ice reversi is an efficient Othello AI program that uses multi-threading technology. It is the second Othello AI that won the second place of the Othello game at the end of the third semester of the artificial intelligence course of Sun Yat-sen University. An overwhelming advantage, adding random numbers to the evaluation to ensure that as many different matches as possible are completed. Welcome players who are interested in Othello to challenge. If the abused is too miserable, you can click the watch button to watch the two AI fairy fights directly. Maybe you can learn a lot of tactics from their game. The late harvest of AI is quite cruel, and it will automatically turn off random numbers. It will definitely not be merciless, so usually playing chess with this product has a feeling of failure. Ice reversi will strive to make most players experience fun in the early stage and despair in the later stage. But of course there are more AIs than this one. After all, they lost at 28:36 in the finals and were hanged by other world-class AIs in the test. Although it was hanged by world-class AI, at the time of project development, it also played a lot with other AI on the IOS platform, and it was easy to hang most of the most downloaded black and white chess AI.

Screenshots

Kerplinkus4 screens
ice reversi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ice reversi at Free against Kerplinkus's $0.99. ice reversi also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.6). Kerplinkus's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 56%). On update cadence, ads, 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

ice reversi is free to download; Kerplinkus costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kerplinkus versus ice reversi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKerplinkusice reversi
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDanny Bliss子诚 王

Customer experience

Kerplinkus

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%

ice reversi

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Kerplinkus

No in-app purchases

None

ice reversi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kerplinkus free?
Kerplinkus costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ice reversi free?
ice reversi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kerplinkus or ice reversi have ads?
Neither Kerplinkus nor ice reversi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kerplinkus or ice reversi?
Kerplinkus ships an update every 2 months, and ice reversi every 2 months. Most recently, Kerplinkus was updated on October 27, 2026 and ice reversi on October 24, 2026.

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