Comparison

Wizards Orb vs Japsum

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

Head to head
About

Wizards Orb

A strategic puzzle game where players guide a wizard to push orbs onto stars. Solve levels by correctly positioning all orbs. Offers intuitive swipe or directional pad controls for movement.

Highlights
  • Orb pushing mechanics
  • Star level completion
  • 4-way directional pad control
  • Swipe controls
  • Single orb pushing
  • Strategic thinking required
Features
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A puzzle game that takes thinking and strategy. Move the wizard to push the orbs on top of the stars. Get all of the orbs on stars and the level is solved! You can use the 4-way direction pad or you can swipe up, down, left or right to move the wizard. You cannot pull orbs, they can only be pushed, and only one orb can be pushed at a time.

About

Japsum

Features
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Japsum (short for "Japanese Sum") is a free, logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle game. It’s similar to Kakuro or Sudoku puzzles, but with its own unique twist. Starting with an empty grid, you’ll use hints provided on the sides and top to place numbers or black boxes in the grid. The hints indicate the sums of consecutive numbers, with no black boxes in between. Multiple hints mean that sequences of numbers are divided by one or more black boxes. By using logical reasoning and interpreting these hints, you’ll make steady progress in filling in the grid with numbers and black boxes. Be prepared—especially with the larger grids, these puzzles can get very challenging! The app offers grid sizes ranging from 3x3 to 22x22—the largest puzzles of this kind, as far as I know. Every puzzle has exactly one unique solution, ensuring a fair and rewarding challenge. As you solve puzzles, your level increases, unlocking larger grids and fun bear avatars that you can choose to represent your progress. Best of all, Japsum is completely free—so you can dive into the world of Japanese Sum puzzles at no cost. Are you ready to test your logic and take on the ultimate puzzle challenge? Download Japsum today and start solving!

Screenshots

Wizards Orb3 screens
Japsum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Japsum at none against Wizards Orb's 7. Japsum also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. Wizards Orb sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Japsum asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Wizards Orb versus Japsum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWizards OrbJapsum
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 22 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrairie West Software ConsultingJENS WOLF WEIGEL

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Wizards Orb

One-time7
  • 5 Lives$0.99
  • No Ads$0.99
  • 10 Lives$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Stage 2$1.99
  • Stage 3$1.99
  • 25 Lives$2.99
  • 60 Lives$4.99
None

Japsum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wizards Orb free?
Wizards Orb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Japsum free?
Japsum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wizards Orb or Japsum have ads?
Wizards Orb shows ads; Japsum does not.

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