Islands in the Stream vs Polyomino
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Islands in the Stream
A logic puzzle game where you paint grids blue or white following specific island and stream rules. Offers over 500 unique puzzles across three sizes and time trial modes.
- Over 500 unique puzzles
- 3 different grid sizes
- 3 Time Trial modes
- Record best completion times
- Hint system for uncompleted islands
- Leaderboards for Time Trial
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Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you a Sudoku fan? Try Islands in the Stream. This game is a logic puzzle with interesting rules. The challenge is to paint each grid blue or white, subject to the following rules: 1. Each number indicated the number of grids in that island. 2. Each island must contain exactly one numbered grid. 3. There must be only one stream, which is not allowed to contain "pools", i.e. 2x2 area of black cells. ***** Game Features ***** # Content - More than 500 unique puzzles - 3 different sizes - 3 Time Trial modes # Features - Record best completion time for each level - Highlight number if the number of grids matches the number of label - Highlight 2x2 grids - "Hint" shows uncompleted islands # Challenge - Leaderboards for Time Trial - Try to complete as many puzzles as possible in fixed time
Polyomino
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Polyomino is simple puzzle game. Puzzle ask for tiling a given region with a given set of polyominoes. This app has many stages. The all stages are completely free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polyomino at none against Islands in the Stream's 7. Polyomino also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Islands in the Stream sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Polyomino asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Islands in the Stream | Polyomino |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanley Lam | Yuki Fujimoto |
In-app purchases
Islands in the Stream
- 5 Hints$0.99
- Regular Pack 1 (5x5 to 10x10)$1.99
- Regular Pack 2 (5x5 to 10x10)$1.99
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- 7x7 Mania Pack$1.99
- 10x10 Mania Pack$1.99
- Unlock All Packs$2.99
- 20 Hints$2.99
Polyomino
No in-app purchases
