nozoku vs DropNumber
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nozoku
Engage your mind with a casual logic puzzle game. Combine numbered tiles by subtracting smaller from larger to clear the board and earn stars. Offers over 40 puzzles with adjustable difficulty and helpful tools like undo and skip.
- Logic and number puzzles
- Easy and hard solutions
- Over 40 puzzles
- Undo, reset, skip options
- Tile combination mechanic
- Star earning system
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A casual game of logic and numbers. Each puzzle has "easy" and "hard" solutions. Can you earn all the stars? Play over 40 puzzles at your own pace. Undo, reset, or skip puzzles at any time. The rules are simple: Combine two tiles to subtract the smaller number from the larger. Keep combining tiles until all the numbered tiles are gone. Use up all the tiles (including blanks) to earn stars. Give your brain a twist with nozoku!
DropNumber
A new falling block puzzle game with simple one-finger touch controls. Match blocks of the same number to make them disappear. Features special blocks, fever mode for high scores, and multiple game modes.
- One-finger touch controls
- Number block matching
- Special '? block' mechanic
- Fever Mode for high scores
- Endless, Survival, and Quest modes
- GameCenter leaderboards
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\\ New sense of falling block puzzle game! // Easy touch operation of one finger! By the same number as the "number of blocks", joined the block disappears, it is a simple rule. ***Features of Game*** ----------------------------- ? block ----------------------------- "? Is displayed block" will come down with a certain probability. This block can not be turned off by itself, it will change to the number of blocks that have disappeared in the next. With well, you might aim for a large chain? ! ----------------------------- Fever ----------------------------- If you dismiss a certain number of blocks, it enters a period of time "Fever Mode", you can put a block by dragging the screen. As single stroke and continues stroking the screen with your finger Let a high score! ***Description of mode*** [Endless Mode] Since the first block is falling at a slower speed, it is thoroughly enjoyable mode. "Hatena block" and "Fever" is also a gorgeous. [Survival mode] It is very fast and exciting mode the block is falling. You can enjoy a simple rule. [Quest mode] Chain-simultaneous off Fever, concentrating on each, it is carefully and tackle mode. Since the DropNumber a lot of stage has been prepared, carefully play, a little breather, mood you can play casually in at that time. And supports Apple's GameCenter, ranking very high level. You can aim the top aiming a large chain and high scores, and try to collect or to achieve item! Let's enjoy DropNumber! ----------------------------- Promotional video ----------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl4BIU7PHWQ Search the "DropNumber" on YouTube!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DropNumber at Free against nozoku's $1.99. DropNumber also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 76%) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). nozoku's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
DropNumber is free to download; nozoku costs $1.99 up front. DropNumber sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. nozoku asks for nothing beyond the download.
nozoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DropNumber has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of nozoku's written reviews are positive against 88% of DropNumber's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
nozoku ships an update every 6 months, DropNumber every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nozoku | DropNumber |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chaotic Box | TAKASHI TOKUDA |
Customer experience
nozoku
DropNumber
In-app purchases
nozoku
No in-app purchases
DropNumber
- All stages unlocked$1.99
- Ads Delete$4.99
