Comparison

SlitherRunner vs Ripple Effect

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

Head to head
About

SlitherRunner

A puzzle game where players solve logic puzzles like Slitherlink and Numberline. Compete with others by registering your name to see everyone's progress and how many puzzles they've completed. Offers thousands of puzzles across various sizes.

Highlights
  • Slitherlink and Numberline puzzles
  • Thousands of puzzles (4,300+)
  • Automatic save functionality
  • User progress tracking
  • Competitive marathon mode
Features
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Slither Runner is a Slitherlink puzzle game with a marathon twist: every puzzle you solve takes you 1 km further down the course, and you can see how far other players have run. HOW TO PLAY Connect the dots to make a single loop, with no crossings or branches. Each number shows how many of the four sides around it are part of the loop. Tap between two dots to draw a line, tap again to mark it with an ×, and tap once more to clear it. FEATURES - 4,300 puzzles across five marathon courses: 100 puzzles each on 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8 boards, plus 1,000 on 5×5 and 3,000 on 5×6 - Tap Back on a puzzle and your lines are saved, so you can pick up where you left off - Undo and Clear buttons - Pinch to zoom the board in and out, and drag to move it around - Change the background color, or switch to colorful numbers - Play in English or Japanese RUN WITH OTHER PLAYERS Most puzzle games are only about solving puzzles. In Slither Runner, register a runner name from Option and you appear on the Marathon situation screen, where you can see how far other runners have gotten on each course. Finish a course to give your runner a new piece of gear. You can delete your runner from Option at any time. Slitherlink is also known as Loop the Loop, Fences and Number Line.

About

Ripple Effect

A logic puzzle game where players fill grids with consecutive integers based on room size. It features rules about number placement to ensure separation between identical digits in rows and columns.

Highlights
  • Consecutive integer placement
  • Room-based puzzle mechanics
  • Row and column separation rules
  • Challenging logic puzzles
  • Grid-based gameplay
Features
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Ripple Effect is popular logic puzzle game in Japan. The solver must place one positive integer into each cell of the grid according to these rules: Every room must contain the consecutive integers from 1 to the quantity of cells in that room inclusive. If two identical numbers appear in the same row or column, at least that many cells with other numbers must separate them. For example, two cells both containing '1' may not be orthogonally adjacent, but must have at least one cell between them with a different number. Two cells marked '3' in the same row or column must have at least three cells with other numbers between them in that row or column, and so on.

Screenshots

SlitherRunner4 screens
Ripple Effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ripple Effect at none against SlitherRunner's shown. Ripple Effect also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). SlitherRunner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 24 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SlitherRunner against 5.0 for Ripple Effect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of SlitherRunner's written reviews are positive against 30% of Ripple Effect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SlitherRunner ships an update every 3 months, Ripple Effect every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SlitherRunner versus Ripple Effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlitherRunnerRipple Effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews31.6% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperkasaharanYuki Fujimoto

Customer experience

SlitherRunner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral15.8%
Negative52.6%

Ripple Effect

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

SlitherRunner

No in-app purchases

None

Ripple Effect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SlitherRunner free?
SlitherRunner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ripple Effect free?
Ripple Effect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SlitherRunner or Ripple Effect?
SlitherRunner and Ripple Effect are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do SlitherRunner or Ripple Effect have ads?
SlitherRunner shows ads; Ripple Effect does not.
Which is updated more often, SlitherRunner or Ripple Effect?
SlitherRunner ships an update every 3 months, and Ripple Effect every 24 months. Most recently, SlitherRunner was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ripple Effect on November 2, 2026.

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