Comparison

Jigsaw Box Puzzles vs Jigsaw Puzzle Plus

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

Head to head
About

Jigsaw Box Puzzles

Enjoy hours of relaxing fun with a vast collection of jigsaw puzzles. Create your own puzzles from personal photos and customize the difficulty level. This app offers a delightful experience for the whole family.

Highlights
  • Extensive puzzle library (100+ puzzles)
  • Create custom puzzles from photos
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Relaxing background music options
  • Play multiple games simultaneously
  • New puzzles added weekly
Features
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"Your entire family will love this app!" - AppAdvice.com This intuitive and beautifully designed jigsaw puzzle game will bring many hours of relaxing fun to the whole family. Choose from a fantastic collection of puzzles, or create your own puzzles from photos. See the app on YouTube: http://youtube.com/SparkleApps Features: - Puzzle Library - with over 100 puzzles - Puzzle Store - new puzzles every Friday! - Puzzle Creator - create your own puzzles! - Choose your own level of difficulty - Choice of relaxing background music - Play several games at once Jigsaw Box is one of the most enjoyable and fun Jigsaw Puzzle games you will find for your iPad. What our customers say: "Love this game. Wonderful way to relax!" "I gave up Angry Birds to play this!" "Great Puzzle App. Provides endless hours of fun!" "My favorite puzzle app" "Best game I've found for ease, beauty & difficulty" "Awesome!" "This is one of the best jigsaw games I have played on the iPad." Puzzle Collections: Kids Jigsaws Famous Landmarks Wild Animals Castles Paintings Horses Reflections Cats and Dogs and many more... Watch our app videos on YouTube: http://youtube.com/SparkleApps For news follow @SparkleApps on Twitter For help and support visit http://sparkleapps.com/support For our privacy policy see http://sparkleapps.com/policy

About

Jigsaw Puzzle Plus

Enjoy a realistic jigsaw puzzle experience on your device with over 1000 pieces. Personalize your game by adding your own images and share your creations with friends. Offers multiple difficulty levels and zoom functionality for a convenient and engaging puzzle-solving session.

Highlights
  • Add your own images
  • Share puzzles via email and social media
  • Constantly updated picture gallery
  • 8 levels of complexity (20-1110 pieces)
  • Zoom in/out function
Features
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Puzzle+ is just like a real jigsaw on your iPad! Just the way you like it. More than 1000 pieces game. Ability to add your own images. We've created this app for you to make it possible to play your favorite game anywhere and anytime. It fully simulates the real puzzles and, at same time, the  app uses all advantages of iPad to make the playing of your favorite game as convinient as it has ever been possible.   Features: - ability to add your own images; - ability to share the images and packages (email, Facebook, Twitter); - Constantly updated pictures gallery; - 8 levels of complexity: from  20 pieces up to 1110 pieces, available for any puzzle; - Zoom in/out function;

Screenshots

Jigsaw Puzzle Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Jigsaw Box Puzzles at none against Jigsaw Puzzle Plus's shown. Jigsaw Box Puzzles also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (88% vs 70%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Jigsaw Box Puzzles sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Jigsaw Puzzle Plus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Jigsaw Box Puzzles against 4.3 for Jigsaw Puzzle Plus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 267 and 560 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Jigsaw Box Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 70% of Jigsaw Puzzle Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jigsaw Box Puzzles ships an update weekly, Jigsaw Puzzle Plus every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jigsaw Box Puzzles versus Jigsaw Puzzle Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJigsaw Box PuzzlesJigsaw Puzzle Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (267 ratings) — better4.3 (560 ratings)
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better69.7% of reviews
Number of ratings267560 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSparkle AppsOOO Rhyboo

Customer experience

Jigsaw Box Puzzles

All ratings267 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews479 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.1%

Jigsaw Puzzle Plus

All ratings552 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative23.5%

User reviews

Jigsaw Box Puzzles

From 267 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent app
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💎 Variety of puzzles
  • 🎨 Can create own puzzles
  • 🎁 Free monthly puzzles

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding/accessing puzzles
  • 💰 Expensive puzzle packs
  • 🔍 Puzzles too small on large screens
  • 🔒 Issues with syncing across devices

Jigsaw Puzzle Plus

From 560 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great variety of puzzles
  • 👍 Ability to use own photos
  • ⭐ Excellent app overall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Pieces disappearing or getting stuck
  • 🔧 Difficulties with new update
  • 💰 Ads/in-app purchases

Bugs and requests

Jigsaw Box Puzzles

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzle pieces getting stuck
  • Puzzles not downloading properly
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Puzzles disappearing from library

Requested features

6 requests
  • Increase maximum puzzle piece count
  • Add portrait/square puzzle mode
  • Customize puzzle piece shapes
  • Allow creating custom puzzle bundles
  • Improve puzzle tray/locking functionality
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  • Expand puzzle themes (more landscapes, less food)

Jigsaw Puzzle Plus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Puzzles crashing or losing progress
  • Pieces not locking in place properly
  • Inability to download new puzzles

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to sort/organize pieces
  • Captions for puzzle images
  • Option to share completed puzzles

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Jigsaw Box Puzzles

One-time9
  • PuzzlePack: Landmarks$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Castles 2$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: London$0.99
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  • PuzzlePack: Landmarks3$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Waterfalls$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Spring Flowers$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Colorful Objects2 variants$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Lighthouses$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Coral Reef$0.99
10 purchases

Jigsaw Puzzle Plus

One-time10
  • Old City$0.99
  • Pretty Animals$0.99
  • Isac Goulart Vol. I$0.99
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  • Isac Goulart Vol. IV$0.99
  • The Lakes$0.99
  • Robert Bielecki – Places$0.99
  • Jess Hager - City Streets$0.99
  • Alan Sakhavarz XL I$1.99
  • Alan Sakhavarz XL II$1.99
  • No Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Jigsaw Box Puzzles free?
Jigsaw Box Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jigsaw Puzzle Plus free?
Jigsaw Puzzle Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jigsaw Box Puzzles or Jigsaw Puzzle Plus?
Jigsaw Box Puzzles is rated higher. Jigsaw Box Puzzles averages 4.3 out of 5 from 267 ratings, while Jigsaw Puzzle Plus averages 4.3 from 560 ratings.
Do Jigsaw Box Puzzles or Jigsaw Puzzle Plus have ads?
Jigsaw Puzzle Plus shows ads; Jigsaw Box Puzzles does not.
Which is updated more often, Jigsaw Box Puzzles or Jigsaw Puzzle Plus?
Jigsaw Box Puzzles ships an update weekly, and Jigsaw Puzzle Plus every 3 months. Most recently, Jigsaw Box Puzzles was updated on November 1, 2026 and Jigsaw Puzzle Plus on November 1, 2026.

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