Comparison

Rings Linking vs Number Play

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

Head to head
About

Rings Linking

Connect three or more same-colored elements to clear them and advance through levels. Choose between Normal Mode, where you fill bars to progress, or 90s Mode for a timed high-score challenge.

Highlights
  • Link same-colored elements
  • Advance through levels
  • Normal Mode progression
  • 90s Mode high-score challenge
  • Addictive gameplay
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A highly addictive puzzle game. Game Rule: - Link 3 or more same color elements together. Normal Mode: - Fill up all 4 bars will go to next level. - Game Time = 60 +(level-1) + previous level remain time - Time up will be game over 90s Mode: - Each game will have 90s, get the score as highest as you can

About

Number Play

Engage your mind with a collection of classic number and logic puzzles. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience designed for players of all ages to challenge their reasoning and problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Logic puzzles
  • Number games
  • Sudoku
  • Minesweeper
  • 2048
  • Hua Rong Road
  • Counting 24
Features
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A collection of single-player games focusing on digital puzzles and classic leisure, to meet your logic challenges, experience the charm of numbers, and play cleanly and without ads. The interface is simple and interesting. It is suitable for friends of different ages to compete and challenge each other. If you like it, come and experience it! "Hua Rong Road" It is called "Three Incredibles in the Intellectual Game Industry" by foreign intellectual experts because of its changing and endless features, together with Rubik's Cube and Independent Diamond. The purpose is to use the least number of steps and the shortest time to rearrange the number squares on the chessboard in the order from left to right and top to bottom. "Counting 24" A classic math puzzle game, divided into 3 levels, it can exercise people's mental arithmetic, oral arithmetic ability, develop intelligence, improve reaction ability, and exercise children's thinking ability in the game. The rules of the game are simple: use 4 number cards and add, subtract, multiply and divide to calculate 24. "Guess the Numbers" Guessing the numbers (also known as Bulls and Cows) is a small puzzle game that emerged in England around the middle of the 20th century. The exact size of the number is up to you, can you guess the correct number with the fewest number of moves? The rules of this game are simple, but it can test people's rigor and patience. "Sudoku" Sudoku is a mathematical logic game originated from Switzerland in the 18th century. Players need to deduce the numbers of all remaining spaces according to the known numbers on the 9×9 disk, and satisfy the requirements that the numbers in each row and column contain 1. -9, do not repeat. "Digital Minesweeper" The double test of memory and reasoning ability, the wonderful competition of brain power and intelligence, the mysterious exploration journey of digging mines, the puzzle leisure classic minesweeper game, the wonderful not to be missed! Find all non-raid grids according to the numbers that appear when you click on the grid, and avoid opening grids with grids. If you open a grid, you will lose the whole game. "2048" 2048 is a simple and fun puzzle number game, move the number tiles by sliding horizontally and vertically, when two tiles with the same number touch, they will merge into a new tile whose number is 2 times of itself. When the maximum number of tiles is 2048, the player wins, and when there are no mergeable tiles and no moveable position, the player loses. "Explanation on Subscription Membership" You can become a member on a monthly or quarterly basis. During the membership period, we will continue to update and maintain all the features that you are free to use. After confirming the purchase and payment, it will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account. The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before expiration, and after successful charging, the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period. To cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal feature in iTunes/AppleID settings management 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. This service is up to you to choose whether to cancel or not. If you choose not to cancel, we will activate the renewal service for the next billing cycle. User Agreement: http://shuziqu.kuaixuanwo.com/protocol/user.html Privacy Policy: http://shuziqu.kuaixuanwo.com/protocol/privacy.html Membership Agreement: http://shuziqu.kuaixuanwo.com/protocol/service.html

Screenshots

Rings Linking4 screens
Number Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Number Play at Free against Rings Linking's $4.00. Number Play also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 10 months). Rings Linking's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, 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

Number Play is free to download; Rings Linking costs $4.00 up front. Rings Linking sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Number Play sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Number Play holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Rings Linking's written reviews are positive against 50% of Number Play's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rings Linking ships an update every 10 months, Number Play every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rings Linking versus Number Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRings LinkingNumber Play
Price$4.00Free — better
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOscar Tsang飞 李

Customer experience

Rings Linking

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral21.1%
Negative26.3%

Number Play

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rings Linking

One-time1
  • Remove advertisement$1.99
3 purchases

Number Play

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly VIP$0.991 Month
  • Year VIP$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • VIP$7.99

Questions

Is Rings Linking free?
Rings Linking costs $4.00, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Number Play free?
Number Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rings Linking or Number Play?
Number Play is rated higher. Rings Linking averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Number Play averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Rings Linking or Number Play have ads?
Both Rings Linking and Number Play show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rings Linking or Number Play?
Rings Linking ships an update every 10 months, and Number Play every 10 days. Most recently, Rings Linking was updated on November 1, 2026 and Number Play on November 3, 2026.

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