Comparison

Reversion vs Baba Is You

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

Head to head
About

Reversion

A unique match-3 puzzle game with an innovative swipe-to-reverse mechanic. Explore five distinct game modes, from timed challenges to word-based puzzles, with power-ups and leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Swipe to reverse tiles
  • Five game modes (Classic, Arcade, Fusion, Pure, Linguist)
  • Power-up tiles
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
  • Universal app support
  • Ultra-smooth animations
Features
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Reversion is the fresh new puzzle game bringing an innovative twist to the match-3 puzzle genre: Swipe a line to reverse all the tiles - up, down, round corners, however you like! Featuring five exciting game modes: • Classic - compete against the clock to get as many points as you can • Arcade - battle to keep an ever-depleting energy bar topped up • Fusion - create combos to fuse the tiles together and increase the level - but keep it balanced! • Pure - 60 seconds, no powerups, score as high as you can • Linguist - A unique word game where the words are found for you - if you can arrange them! Features: • Game Center leaderboards and Achievements • Universal app - play on both iPod/iPhone and iPad • Power-up tiles to utilise • Ultra-smooth animations

About

Baba Is You

This is a unique puzzle game where players can alter the rules of the game itself. By manipulating in-game text blocks, you can change how levels function, leading to unexpected solutions and gameplay mechanics. Discover new ways to interact with the environment and achieve objectives.

Highlights
  • Change game rules
  • Manipulate text blocks
  • Solve logic puzzles
  • Unexpected interactions
  • Block-pushing mechanics
Features
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Baba Is You is a puzzle game where you can change the rules by which you play. In every level, the rules are present as blocks you can interact with; by manipulating them, you can change how the level works and cause surprising, unexpected interactions! With some simple block-pushing you can turn yourself into a rock, turn patches of grass into dangerously hot obstacles, and even change the goal you need to reach to something entirely different.

Screenshots

Reversion4 screens
Baba Is You4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Reversion at $0.99 against Baba Is You's $6.99. Reversion also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Baba Is You's advantage is chart position (#14 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

Reversion costs $0.99 and Baba Is You $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reversion ships an update every 2 months, Baba Is You monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Reversion versus Baba Is You: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReversionBaba Is You
Price$0.99 — better$6.99
Rating—4.6 (362 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better84.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—362 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#14 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon FrostHempuli

Customer experience

Reversion

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Baba Is You

All ratings362 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews257 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.9%

Bugs and requests

Reversion

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Baba Is You

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Specific level (Adventurers) appears to be unsolvable on mobile
  • Screen formatting issues on some levels (e.g. Heavy Cloud)

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add level editor for custom puzzles
  • Improve accessibility options
  • Implement iCloud/cloud save sync

In-app purchases

None

Reversion

No in-app purchases

None

Baba Is You

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reversion free?
Reversion costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baba Is You free?
Baba Is You costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reversion or Baba Is You have ads?
Neither Reversion nor Baba Is You shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reversion or Baba Is You?
Reversion ships an update every 2 months, and Baba Is You monthly. Most recently, Reversion was updated on September 2, 2026 and Baba Is You on October 15, 2026.

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