Comparison

Jigsaw Puzzles Retro vs Sci

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

Head to head
About

Jigsaw Puzzles Retro

Experience realistic jigsaw puzzles on your device with over 1000 pieces. Customize your gameplay by adding your own images and share your creations. Enjoy a constantly updated gallery with adjustable difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Add own images
  • Share puzzles via email/social media
  • Constantly updated picture gallery
  • 8 complexity levels (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;

About

Sci

This jigsaw puzzle game offers 60 levels of high-quality sci-fi images. Drag and drop pieces to complete pictures, with options to peek at the original, skip difficult levels, and save completed images. Compete with players worldwide via Game Center.

Highlights
  • 60 sci-fi themed levels
  • Drag and drop puzzle mechanics
  • Peek at original image
  • Skip difficult levels
  • Save completed images
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Sci-Fi Puzzles is jigsaw game for iPhone and iPad. Enjoy of high quality images. The game contains 60 levels with beautiful sci-fi pictures. Drag the pieces to the right place to create the image. Use "Peek" button to preview the original image. Completed levels will be unlocked and you can save images to your phone photo gallery. If you can not complete any level you can simple skip it and try to complete it later. Just press "Skip" level button to skip current level. The Game Center is available. So you can compete with players all over the world. Lets start and enjoy!

Screenshots

Jigsaw Puzzles Retro4 screens
Sci4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sci at 5.0 against Jigsaw Puzzles Retro's 4.6. Sci also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Jigsaw Puzzles Retro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Puzzles Retro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sci sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sci holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jigsaw Puzzles Retro has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jigsaw Puzzles Retro ships an update every 3 weeks, Sci every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jigsaw Puzzles Retro versus Sci: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJigsaw Puzzles RetroSci
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 26 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOOO RhybooJohn Smith

Customer experience

Jigsaw Puzzles Retro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%

Sci

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Jigsaw Puzzles Retro

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99
5 purchases

Sci

One-time5
  • Peek image$0.99
  • Save image$0.99
  • Skip level$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Unlock all levels$1.99
  • Remove ads$1.99

Questions

Is Jigsaw Puzzles Retro free?
Jigsaw Puzzles Retro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sci free?
Sci is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jigsaw Puzzles Retro or Sci?
Sci is rated higher. Jigsaw Puzzles Retro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Sci averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jigsaw Puzzles Retro or Sci have ads?
Both Jigsaw Puzzles Retro and Sci show ads.
Which is updated more often, Jigsaw Puzzles Retro or Sci?
Jigsaw Puzzles Retro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sci every 26 months. Most recently, Jigsaw Puzzles Retro was updated on September 28, 2026 and Sci on October 5, 2026.

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