Comparison

Classic Nim vs Ink Sync

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

Head to head
About

Classic Nim

Experience the classic strategy game of Nim. Challenge yourself or a friend by taking turns removing stones from piles. The goal is to avoid being the last player to take a stone.

Highlights
  • Configurable board
  • One player mode
  • Two player mode
  • Leveled AI opponent
  • Classic Nim gameplay
Features
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The classic board game Nim. Players take turns removing stones from piles and try not to be the last one to remove a stone. Features a configurable board, one and two player modes, as well as a leveled AI.

About

Ink Sync

Engage your mind with a unique logic puzzle game where you paint entire rows or columns at once. Mix colors, plan your moves, and solve over 400 handcrafted puzzles. Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging experience with no timers or lives.

Highlights
  • Unique row/column painting mechanic
  • Color mixing logic
  • 400+ handcrafted puzzles
  • No timers or lives
  • Offline play
  • Hint system
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Paint the grid. Match the target. It sounds simple — until it isn’t. Ink Sync is a fresh take on logic puzzles, built around a unique mechanic: each pen paints an entire row or column at once. Mix colors intelligently — blue + yellow = green — plan your moves, and discover the exact sequence needed to recreate the target pattern. One wrong move can change everything. No timers. No lives. Just pure logic. With 400+ handcrafted puzzles, Ink Sync starts approachable and steadily challenges your spatial reasoning, planning, and color logic. Some puzzles take seconds. Others make you stop, rethink, and try again — until that satisfying “aha!” moment hits. What’s inside • 400+ unique puzzles with gradually increasing difficulty • A one-of-a-kind gameplay mechanic you won’t find elsewhere • One-tap, intuitive controls • Color mixing logic — combine primary colors to create new ones • Hints available when you’re stuck • Offline play — no internet required • 12 language support Relaxing, yet mentally engaging. Simple to learn, surprisingly deep to master. Free to play. No puzzle left unsolvable.

Screenshots

Classic Nim4 screens
Ink Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Classic Nim at none against Ink Sync's 1. Classic Nim also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (99 vs 4). Ink Sync's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). 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. Ink Sync sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Classic Nim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ink Sync holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Nim has 99 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Classic Nim's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ink Sync's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classic Nim ships an update every 9 months, Ink Sync every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Classic Nim versus Ink Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassic NimInk Sync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (99 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrew BratcherEverSky Studio, LLC

Customer experience

Classic Nim

All ratings98 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%

Ink Sync

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Classic Nim

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ink Sync

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99

Questions

Is Classic Nim free?
Classic Nim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ink Sync free?
Ink Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Classic Nim or Ink Sync?
Ink Sync is rated higher. Classic Nim averages 4.7 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Ink Sync averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Classic Nim or Ink Sync have ads?
Ink Sync shows ads; Classic Nim does not.
Which is updated more often, Classic Nim or Ink Sync?
Classic Nim ships an update every 9 months, and Ink Sync every 4 days. Most recently, Classic Nim was updated on October 22, 2026 and Ink Sync on October 24, 2026.

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