Link vs Sprigs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Link
Solve logic puzzles by linking clue pairs to paint paths and reveal hidden pixel-art pictures. This game offers mentally stimulating challenges with a unique fingertip cursor for precise control. Enjoy a vast collection of puzzles, weekly bonuses, and no ads.
- Link clue pairs to paint paths
- Reveal hidden pixel-art pictures
- Unique fingertip cursor for precision
- 125 free puzzles and weekly bonus
- No ads
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Graphic previews of puzzle progress
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Find the way clues are linked, paint the paths and discover a hidden pixel-art picture! Each puzzle consists of a grid containing clue-pairs in various places. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by linking the clues and painting the paths so that the number of squares in each path equals the value of the clues being linked together. Link-a-Pix are exciting logic puzzles that form whimsical pixel-art pictures when solved. Challenging, deductive and artistic, this original Japanese invention offers the ultimate mix of logic, art and fun while providing solvers with many hours of mentally stimulating entertainment. The game features a unique fingertip cursor which enables playing large puzzle grids with ease and precision: to create a link, press and hold fingertip anywhere on the screen, wait until cursor fills the square and start dragging to neighboring squares. To delete a link, double-tap or use the eraser button above the puzzle. To help see the puzzle progress, graphic previews in the puzzle list show the progress of all puzzles in a volume as they are being solved. A Gallery view option provides these previews in a larger format. For more fun, Link-a-Pix contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 125 free Link-a-Pix puzzles in color and B&W • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Puzzle shop continuously updates with new content • Manually created by artists, top quality puzzles • Unique solution for each puzzle • Grid sizes up to 100x160 • Multiple difficulty levels • Hours of intellectual challenge and fun • Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Enlarge, reduce, move puzzle for easy viewing • Exclusive fingertip cursor design for solving large puzzles • Unlimited check puzzle • Show errors during gameplay • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Link counter option for easy link length viewing • Auto-solve starting clues option • Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles • Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options • Dark Mode support • Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved • Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only) • Track puzzle solving times • Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud ABOUT Link-a-Pix have also become popular under other names such as Paint by Pairs, Enigma, PathPix and Pictlink. Similar to Picross, Nonogram and Griddlers, the puzzles are solved and the pictures revealed using logic alone. All puzzles in this app are produced by Conceptis Ltd. - the leading supplier of logic puzzles to printed and electronic gaming media all over the world. On average, more than 20 million Conceptis puzzles are solved each day in newspapers, magazines, books and online as well as on smartphones and tablets across the world. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220
Sprigs
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**The herd walks. You think.** Sprigs is a puzzle game about small creatures with big momentum. They hatch, they march, and they walk straight off cliffs unless you step in. ### What is Sprigs? Sprigs is an original lemmings-like built by hand. Every level is a single screen of terrain. Every Sprig walks on its own and turns at walls. You pick a role, tap a Sprig, and shape the path home. **The roles** Thirteen jobs to hand out. Chewers tunnel through soft ground. Spanners build staircases over gaps. Scramblers climb walls. Drifters float down long drops. Balloonists cross moats. Anchors turn the herd around. Rocketeers bore through rock. Each level is a small machine and the roles are your tools. **Everything is diggable** The terrain is real. Tunnels stay dug. Bridges stay built. Your plan leaves marks on the level, and the herd follows the marks. **Second chances built in** Made a mistake? Rewind five seconds. Need a moment? Pause and keep assigning. Want it easy? Assist mode pops lost Sprigs back out. Want it hard? Beat par with no pauses for three stars. **50 levels, hand-built and verified** Five tiers from gentle meadows to punishing caverns. Every level ships with a verified solution, so every level can be beaten. Hints included when you want them, ignored when you don't. **Features** - 50 hand-built levels across 5 tiers - 13 roles to assign - Fully destructible terrain - Rewind, pause, frame-step, and flow control - Three-star scoring with par times - Race your best run as a ghost - Shareable replay links - Assist mode for a casual run - A level editor with shareable links - Procedural soundtrack, unique per level - Works fully offline **Who is this for?** - Anyone who guided lemmings in the 90s and misses it - Puzzle players who like planning more than reflexes - Players who want a game with no ads, no accounts, and no timers - Kids and parents. Nothing to buy, nothing to sign into. ### How It Works 1. **Watch the hatch** open and the herd march out 2. **Pick a role** from the bar 3. **Tap a Sprig** to give it the job 4. **Shape the path** until the exit is reachable 5. **Save the target number** and take your stars ### Free. Actually free. - All 50 levels included - No ads - No accounts - No purchases - No data collection. Your progress stays on your device. --- **Download Sprigs and lead the herd home.** Brought to you by Varsalus. https://absurd.varsalus.com/privacy https://absurd.varsalus.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sprigs at none against Link's 12. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Link sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Sprigs asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Link | Sprigs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (666 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 666 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conceptis Ltd. | Varsalus, Inc. |
Bugs and requests
Link
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and freezes phone
- Purchases and progress disappearing after updates
Requested features
4 requests- More 'very hard' and difficult puzzles
- Option to reset/replay completed puzzles
- More free puzzles, daily instead of weekly
- Ability to log into website account from app
Sprigs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Link
- B&W Variety 1$2.99
- Color Variety 1$2.99
- Color Variety 2$2.99
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- The Animals we Love$2.99
- Color Variety 3$2.99
- Music, TV, Cinema Celebrities$3.99
- Color Variety Large$3.99
- Color Variety - Large 2$3.99
- Color Variety - Large 3$3.99
- Color Extra Large 1$4.99
- Color Mega 1$5.99
- Famous Masterpieces$5.99
Sprigs
No in-app purchases









