Comparison

ThreeNine vs Super Waves

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

Head to head
About

ThreeNine

A fast-paced puzzle game where players must tap numbers when they reach nine. Avoid penalties by only touching the correct digit. Compete in timed modes to achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Tap numbers when they reach nine
  • Avoid penalties for incorrect taps
  • Time Trial mode
  • Score Trial mode
  • Simple reflex-based gameplay
Features
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[How to play] Let's make three digital numbers even with all 9. When number increase automatically, you must touch the number when the number becomes 9. (you are given a penalty when touch a number except 9) When a number does not change, you must touch the stick of the number, and change the form of the number into 9. TIME TRIAL measures the time when you prepared 25 times of three nine. SCORE TRIAL measures whether you prepared several times of three nine doring 90 seconds.

About

Super Waves

Test your retro gaming skills in this arcade action classic. Jump and smash to survive against hordes of sea creatures with your boat and paddle. Collect gold, recruit mermaids, and upgrade your abilities for an endless challenge.

Highlights
  • Boat and paddle combat
  • Classic platformer controls
  • Collect gold and treasures
  • Recruit mermaids
  • Upgrade health and super moves
  • Procedurally generated waves
  • Game Center achievements and leaderboards
Features
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BATTLE THE WAVES. SURVIVE THE OCEAN. Super Waves is a hardcore endless action-platformer played across an ocean that never stands still. Paddle across moving waves, time your jumps and fight off relentless sea creatures while staying ahead of the hungry shark. Collect coins and valuable items, upgrade Johnny and unleash your Super Beam when the battle becomes overwhelming. The ocean is always moving. The enemies keep coming. How long can you survive? MASTER THE MOVING WAVES The ocean is your platform. Paddle across its constantly changing surface, leap over danger and adapt your timing and attacks as the waves rise and fall beneath you. FIGHT THROUGH ENEMY WAVES Battle sea creatures with your paddle, defeat them by landing on them and use powerful Super Shots to escape dangerous situations. FIRE THE SUPER BEAM When enemies close in, unleash a powerful laser to turn the fight in your favor. Upgrade the beam’s size and duration, and increase the number of Super Shots you can carry. CLAIM MERMAID REWARDS Carolina the mermaid is there to help—but you still need the skill to reach her. Defeat sea creatures and collect coins to earn opportunities for valuable items and extra health. Carolina delivers the rewards, but retrieving them safely is up to you. COLLECT, SELL AND UPGRADE Collect coins and valuable items during each run. Sell your treasure and use your earnings to upgrade Johnny’s maximum health, strengthen the Super Beam and carry more Super Shots into battle. Every gameplay upgrade can be unlocked by playing. SMASH THROUGH BONUS ROUNDS Break open treasure and collect additional coins between enemy waves to power your next upgrades. ESCAPE THE HUNGRY SHARK Keep paddling and keep fighting. Fall too far behind and the shark will claim its next meal. CHASE YOUR HIGHEST SCORE Improve with every attempt, earn Game Center achievements and climb the leaderboards. Discover hidden interactions and unexpected ways to boost your score. Built for players who love old-school arcade action, demanding platforming, beat ’em up combat and games that reward genuine mastery. Originally launched for iPhone 3G as Waves: Survivor in 2010 and remade as Super Waves Survivor in 2014, this HD rebuild is the definitive version for modern devices—preserving its uncompromising arcade spirit with support for 60 FPS and 120 FPS ProMotion displays. PADDLE. JUMP. FIGHT. UPGRADE. SURVIVE.

Screenshots

ThreeNine4 screens
Super Waves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThreeNine at none against Super Waves's 10. ThreeNine also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 68 months). Super Waves's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Super Waves sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ThreeNine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for ThreeNine against 4.1 for Super Waves. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Waves has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThreeNine ships an update every 5 months, Super Waves every 68 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ThreeNine versus Super Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreeNineSuper Waves
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.1 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings115 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 68 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB217 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer有限会社ぴっくるRenown Entertainment

Customer experience

ThreeNine

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Super Waves

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ThreeNine

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Super Waves

One-time10
  • Handful of 2,500 Coins$0.99
  • Coin Multiplier$0.99
  • Bucket of 6,000 Coins$1.99
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  • Upgrade Pack$1.99
  • Chest of 14,000 Coins$2.99
  • Auto Reload Supers$4.99
  • Boatload of 31,000 Coins$4.99
  • Maximum Johnny$4.99
  • Maximum Supers$6.99
  • King of the Seven Seas$14.99

Questions

Is ThreeNine free?
ThreeNine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Super Waves free?
Super Waves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ThreeNine or Super Waves?
Super Waves is rated higher. ThreeNine averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Super Waves averages 4.1 from 15 ratings.
Do ThreeNine or Super Waves have ads?
Both ThreeNine and Super Waves show ads.
Which is updated more often, ThreeNine or Super Waves?
ThreeNine ships an update every 5 months, and Super Waves every 68 months. Most recently, ThreeNine was updated on October 1, 2026 and Super Waves on October 4, 2026.

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