Monorail vs Pumbuzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monorail
This logic puzzle game challenges players to draw rails to create a single loop connecting all stations. With 880 puzzles ranging from easy to super-hard, it fosters visual and spatial reasoning skills. It's a fun, geometric challenge for all ages.
- 880 unique puzzles
- Visual/spatial reasoning development
- Simple to learn, challenging to master
- Puzzles from easy to super-hard
- Geometric and visual gameplay
- Single loop puzzle objective
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MONORAIL: a new logic puzzle for touch screens. * 880 Puzzles * Fosters development of visual/spacial reasoning skills * Works great on iPad * Simple to learn, challenging to master * Puzzles range from easy to super-hard * Designed by nerds, fun for all Monorail is challenging and fun like sudoku, and entirely visual/spacial/geometric. There are no numbers or symbols. You solve puzzles by drawing rails to create a working monorail system. The object of each puzzle is to create a single loop (closed path) of rails connecting all stations so the monorail can circle around endlessly. Kindergartners can solve the beginner levels. Mathematicians from MIT have struggled to solve the most difficult ones. Get on the Monorail train today! We hope you enjoy. -- IBA Puzzles (Glenn and Aaron Iba) We welcome your feedback at ibapuzzles@gmail.com.
Pumbuzzle
Solve daily logic puzzles by arranging numbers so each row sums to 80. Use directional clues to guide your placement and swap squares to achieve the correct pattern. Compete on leaderboards and replay past challenges.
- Daily pattern puzzles
- Row summation to 80
- Swap squares to solve
- Directional clues (▲▼, ◀▶)
- Replay past puzzles
- GameCenter leaderboards
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Each row adds up to 80. Find the right place for all of the numbers. ▲▼ means a square is in the right column but the wrong row ◀▶ means a square is in the right row but the wrong column Tap two squares to swap them. Moving squares with ▲▼ or ◀▶ increases your score. A new puzzle each day AND the ability to replay puzzles from past days! Leaderboards with GameCenter! New games start at midnight UTC (i.e., 7pm Central US).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pumbuzzle at 5.0 against Monorail's 3.9. Pumbuzzle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). Monorail's advantage is ratings volume (851 vs 14) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Monorail sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pumbuzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pumbuzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monorail has 851 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Monorail's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pumbuzzle's.
Monorail ships an update every 4 weeks, Pumbuzzle weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monorail | Pumbuzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (851 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 851 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IBA Puzzles | Brainwash Inc. |
Customer experience
Monorail
Pumbuzzle
Bugs and requests
Monorail
Reported bugs
2 issues- Swastika symbol appearing in level 12 on 6x6 free part
- In-app purchase issues when upgrading devices
Requested features
5 requests- More free or additional levels
- Ability to save and resume progress
- Retina display support
- Hint system or solution guide
- Ability to view previously solved puzzles
Pumbuzzle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monorail
- FULL VERSION OF MONORAIL$0.99
- Rectangle Puzzles (discounted)$0.99
- Hexagon Puzzles (discounted)$0.99
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- Rectangle Puzzles$1.99
- Hexagon Puzzles$1.99
Pumbuzzle
No in-app purchases
