SEQ vs Common Thread Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SEQ
Engage in a challenging puzzle game featuring a unique concept. Test your skills with this mentally stimulating experience.
- Unique puzzle concept
- Serious challenge
- Mentally stimulating
- New puzzle game
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Are you ready for a serious challenge? Get SEQ and discover a great new puzzle game with a unique concept!
Common Thread Game
Connect images by finding their shared theme. This game offers a blend of simple and challenging puzzles that test your observation skills. Unravel hidden links between diverse visuals.
- Image connection puzzles
- Diverse captivating visuals
- Simple and challenging gameplay
- Tests observational skills
- Hidden link discovery
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"Common Thread" is an engaging and addictive mobile game that revolves around the concept of connecting images through a common thread. With a diverse range of captivating visuals, players are presented with a series of seemingly unrelated images, and their task is to unravel the hidden connection that ties them together. This game offers a delightful mix of simplicity and challenge, as some threads are easily identifiable, allowing players to quickly make connections. However, other threads will test their observational skills and require a keen eye to spot the underlying link.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Common Thread Game at Free against SEQ's $1.99. Common Thread Game also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). SEQ's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 2). 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
Common Thread Game is free to download; SEQ costs $1.99 up front. SEQ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Common Thread Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
SEQ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SEQ has 2.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SEQ ships an update every 6 weeks, Common Thread Game every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SEQ | Common Thread Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.6K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1Button SARL | Dogfish Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
SEQ
Common Thread Game
Bugs and requests
SEQ
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing on login screen
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to save progress
- Provide more difficult puzzles
- Improve difficulty labeling
- Introduce new game worlds
Common Thread Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SEQ
- 5-Key Pack$0.99
Common Thread Game
No in-app purchases
