Comparison

About Love and Hate vs Type

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Type

Embark on a unique adventure through the history of fonts and characters. Play as two dots, navigating through different typographic eras and solving puzzles by riding popular fonts. Discover secrets and learn about type in a captivating visual and musical environment.

Highlights
  • Explore 10 worlds of typographic history
  • Solve riddles by riding popular fonts
  • Discover secrets of fonts and characters
  • Captivating musical and visual environment
  • Learn about typography through gameplay
Features
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- "An intricately-designed masterpiece that constantly throws fresh challenges and situations at you for the entire run of the game." - Touch Arcade - 4.5/5 - "You never realized fonts could be this exciting" - Kotaku - "The "Final FONTasy" of video games. [...] Type:Rider encourages players to learn about type by exploring a world of fonts." - FastCoDesign - "The unlikely appeal of Type:Rider, a platformer about fonts" - Kill Screen Immerse yourself in this fascinating and unique experience to uncover the history and secrets of Fonts & Characters ! Play as 2 dots and travel through the ages of typographic styles and techniques. From the rock paintings of prehistoric times to Pixel art of the 2000’s, solve all the riddles by riding the most popular fonts and characters (Garamond, Helvetica, Times New Roman, Pixel, Comic Sans...) in a very captivating musical and visual environment. Type:Rider is an adventure puzzle game produced by AGAT – EX NIHILO and ARTE that brings gaming experience to a whole new daring level. FEATURES •• 10 worlds echoing key periods of the typograhy’s history •• Breath-taking artworks and musical vibes •• Immersive and intriguing atmosphere •• Great historical archives and paintings -- If you encounter issues, please reboot your device. Then, reduce the resolution of the game in the parameters of Type:Rider and set the quality from « Fantastic » to « Good ». IMPORTANT NOTE: Type:Rider is compatible with iPad 2 and up, iPhone 4 and up and iPod touch 5th generation – THE GAME WILL NOT RUN ON EARLIER DEVICES

Screenshots

About Love and Hate4 screens
Type4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: About Love and Hate at 4.2 against Type's 3.8. About Love and Hate also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 60%) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Type's advantage is ratings volume (387 vs 34) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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

About Love and Hate costs $0.99 and Type $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

About Love and Hate holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type has 387 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of About Love and Hate's written reviews are positive against 60% of Type's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

About Love and Hate ships an update monthly, Type every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
About Love and Hate versus Type: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbout Love and HateType
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (34 ratings) — better3.8 (387 ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better60.3% of reviews
Number of ratings34387 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB644 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlack Pants Studio GmbHARTE France Apps

Customer experience

About Love and Hate

All ratings34 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews656 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative11.0%

Type

All ratings387 ratings
Positive68.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative24.5%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative31.5%

User reviews

About Love and Hate

From 34 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🎨 Lovely graphics
  • 🧠 Challenging puzzles
  • 🕹️ Intuitive gameplay
  • 💎 Great value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game doesn't save progress
  • 🐛 Game crashes on startup
  • 🔍 Lack of iPhone 5 support
  • 🔇 Repetitive audio

Type

From 387 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Gorgeous visuals and music
  • 💡 Unique and educational gameplay
  • 🚀 Immersive and engaging experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Inconsistent and frustrating controls
  • 📖 Poorly written historical information

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

Type

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes during tutorial
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Compatibility issues with iPad Mini and older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Save/resume progress option
  • Difficulty settings or adjustments
  • Improved compatibility with newer devices

In-app purchases

None

About Love and Hate

No in-app purchases

None

Type

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is About Love and Hate free?
About Love and Hate costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Type free?
Type costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, About Love and Hate or Type?
About Love and Hate is rated higher. About Love and Hate averages 4.2 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Type averages 3.8 from 387 ratings.
Do About Love and Hate or Type have ads?
Neither About Love and Hate nor Type shows ads.
Which is updated more often, About Love and Hate or Type?
About Love and Hate ships an update monthly, and Type every 2 months. Most recently, About Love and Hate was updated on October 22, 2026 and Type on October 23, 2026.

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