About Love and Hate vs Neutralize +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
About Love and Hate
Guide two charming characters through a series of clever puzzles to reunite them with their beloved. Explore diverse worlds and overcome unique challenges in this acclaimed puzzler.
- 70+ handcrafted levels
- Unique graphics
- Outstanding music and sounds
- 6 'other ones' with unique abilities
- 4 different worlds to explore
- Easy-to-learn touch controls
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* no.1 puzzler in 45 countries * * winner of the german computergames award 2012! * "A surprisingly sophisticated, charming game." Jury German Computergames Award "In conclusion, About Love, Hate and the Other Ones is one of the best puzzle games in the market for portable devices of Apple." GameOver.gr "...it provides a clever and fairly unique series of special-relation riddles that make time melt away." 148Apps "Lovingly crafted pencil crayon-like visuals. Surprisingly expressive characterizations for a game about blobs." Gamezebo Slip into the role of Love and Hate in this fun and challenging puzzle game. Help the cute main characters to get back to their beloved hill. Master all of the 70 levels, encounter diverse other ones and find out how they respond to Love and Hate. The game features easy to learn touch controls, specifically designed for the iPhone and iPad. Plus, lovely music and sounds, all tailor-made for the game. Features: • unique graphics • outstanding music and sounds • 80 handcrafted levels • 6 "other ones" with unique abilities • 4 different worlds to explore
Neutralize +
A minimalist puzzle game where you swipe tiles to combine opposites, creating neutral spaces to clear the board and increase your score. It offers strategic depth with a focus on chain reactions and a clean, glassmorphic design for an endless challenge.
- Swipe to combine opposite tiles
- Create neutral spaces
- Strategic chain reactions
- Minimalist glassmorphic design
- Endless scoring challenge
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Neutralize is a chill but perplexing puzzler. Swipe tiles to combine positive and negative tiles to create neutrals. Can you neutralize the entire board? Features: - A New Mechanic: A unique tile sliding mechanic distilled to its essence. - Deep Strategy, Simple Rules: Plan your moves carefully — like playing chess against yourself. - Play Your Way: Easy to play for 30 seconds or 30 hours. - One-Handed Comfort: Portrait mode and smooth swipe controls mean you can play anywhere, anytime, one-handed. - Beautiful Design: Meticulous attention to detail with beautiful light and dark themes. - Track Your Progress: Comprehensive stats to evaluate and improve your skills. - Master the Board: Earn accomplishments on your journey to Full Neutrality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Neutralize + at Free against About Love and Hate's $0.99. Neutralize + also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). About Love and Hate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (34 vs 5). On rating, ads, monetization model and 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
Neutralize + is free to download; About Love and Hate costs $0.99 up front. Neutralize + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. About Love and Hate asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for About Love and Hate against 4.2 for Neutralize +. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: About Love and Hate has 34 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of About Love and Hate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Neutralize +'s.
About Love and Hate ships an update monthly, Neutralize + every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | About Love and Hate | Neutralize + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (34 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Black Pants Studio GmbH | Air Pie LLC |
Customer experience
About Love and Hate
Neutralize +
Bugs and requests
About Love and Hate
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes on certain levels
- Levels not loading properly
- Inconsistent save functionality
Requested features
4 requests- More levels
- Ability to reset progress
- Game Center integration
- Difficulty options
Neutralize +
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
About Love and Hate
No in-app purchases
Neutralize +
- Neutralize Forever$2.99
Questions
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