Comparison

Night Stars vs CrystalLink

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

Head to head
About

Night Stars

Engaging puzzle game with two addictive modes: Regular and Endless. Match colored blocks to clear the board and advance through levels or challenge yourself to survive as long as possible in a timed mode. Features multiple difficulty levels and board sizes.

Highlights
  • Two game modes: Regular and Endless
  • Tap two or more same-colored blocks
  • Target-based progression in Regular mode
  • Timed survival in Endless mode
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Variable board sizes
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Highly addictive game. Once you start, you cannot stop. There are two modes. Game rule Regular: - Tap two or more blocks, which are same color - No time limit, once you meet target you can promote to next level Endless: - Tap two or more blocks, which are same color - Tap the blocks as more and fast as you can - The more block you tap once, the more time will be added - When level up the time drain will be faster - Once time up it will game over - Click the menu (Moon), the time will be paused Score rule: Score = block x block x 5 Bonus rule of Regular mode: For 10 x 10 board: bonus = 2000 - block x block x 20 For 12 x 12 board: bonus = 2000 - block x block x 10 For 15 x 15 board: bonus = 2000 - block x block x 5 Features: - 3 difficult level, Easy (4 color blocks), Normal (5 color blocks), Hard (6 color blocks) - 9 different color blocks, you can choose random color or fixed color - iPhone/iPod can play 10 x 10, 12 x 12 board - iPad can play 10 x 10, 12 x 12 , 15 x 15 board ----------------------------------------------------------------- Play as God, create your own universe myDream Universe https://apps.apple.com/app/mydream-universe/id1447861806

About

CrystalLink

This game offers a classic tile-matching experience with a unique twist. Create custom game maps and avatars, and enjoy a vast array of game modes and background music for endless entertainment.

Highlights
  • Customizable game cards and maps
  • Classic Link Up gameplay
  • Built-in map editor
  • Over 40 background music tracks
  • 72 unique crystal icons
  • Multiple game modes and difficulty levels
  • Game Center integration
Features
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In Crystallink - Infinity, you can play the classic crystal elements of Link up Game, and you can also define your own icon to play. You can make your own and your family and friends’ avatars into game patterns to play. The built-in map editor is also indispensable. , It allows you to create any game map card type you want. Why choose Crystal Link-Infinity? Because it ends all Link up gameplay, one Link up is equal to all Link up Link up Game. You don’t need to spend time looking for Fruits Link, Ocean Link, Pet Link, Numbers Link, Mahjong Link, Constellation Link , Because this game contains the above elements, more innovative gameplay is waiting for you to discover. Comes with more than 40 beautiful background music, and the newly added Link crystal icon, a total of 72 kinds of pleasing crystal icons, let you get great relaxation and fun in the process of playing. . The first iOS link up game to support Link for map editor There are as many as 10,000+ game levels in various mode combinations to maintain the rich playability of the game List of game modes: Human eye, earth eye, heaven eye, god eye Simple, Normal, difficult Classic time mode, race against time mode, life mode Money mode, achievement mode, map mode Normal icon mode, medium icon mode, large icon mode These modes can be re-selected, greatly increasing the number of permutations and combinations of game levels Automatically adapt to various iOS devices such as iPad and iPod Touch Crystal Link-Unlimited Edition Features: 1. Completely customize the game cards; 2. Completely customize the game map; 3. Completely restore the classic gameplay of Link Up; 4. Provide complete after-sales support; 5. Contains complete Game Center elements: leaderboards, challenges, achievements, multiplayer games; 6. Provide iCloud game backup, no longer have to worry about losing the archive after changing the phone. Official QQ group: 659989146 Welcome everyone to join the exchange common problem: 1.q: What is the map editor? a: The map editor is a small tool provided by Crystal Link-Unlimited Edition, which can quickly edit the map in map mode and save it as a new map. 2.q: How to open the map editor? a: The map editor needs to switch the level type to map mode. When the self-built map is closed, the map editor can be opened after completing the general map level. A small level corresponds to a map editor option. When the self-built map is opened, the map editor option is automatically turned on, and you can create your own map as you like.

Screenshots

Night Stars4 screens
CrystalLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CrystalLink at none against Night Stars's 1. CrystalLink also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). Night Stars's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 47%). On 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

Night Stars costs $5.00 and CrystalLink $2.99 up front. Night Stars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CrystalLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Night Stars ships an update every 8 months, CrystalLink every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Night Stars versus CrystalLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight StarsCrystalLink
Price$5.00$2.99 — better
Rating4.5 (58 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews — better47.1% of reviews
Number of ratings58 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB359 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOscar Tsang峻 杨

Customer experience

Night Stars

All ratings58 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral13.5%
Negative15.4%

CrystalLink

Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Night Stars

One-time1
  • Remove advertisement$1.99
None

CrystalLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Night Stars free?
Night Stars costs $5.00, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is CrystalLink free?
CrystalLink costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Night Stars or CrystalLink have ads?
Night Stars shows ads; CrystalLink does not.
Which is updated more often, Night Stars or CrystalLink?
Night Stars ships an update every 8 months, and CrystalLink every 6 weeks. Most recently, Night Stars was updated on November 1, 2026 and CrystalLink on November 2, 2026.

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