Comparison

Islands in the Stream vs Thoroughly Ordering

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Thoroughly Ordering

Features
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Thoroughly Ordering is simple game app. Rule is only one. Tap the button in a sequence!

Screenshots

Islands in the Stream4 screens
Thoroughly Ordering3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thoroughly Ordering at none against Islands in the Stream's 7. Thoroughly Ordering also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Islands in the Stream sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Thoroughly Ordering asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Islands in the Stream versus Thoroughly Ordering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIslands in the StreamThoroughly Ordering
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanley LamYuki Fujimoto

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Islands in the Stream

One-time7
  • 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
None

Thoroughly Ordering

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Islands in the Stream free?
Islands in the Stream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thoroughly Ordering free?
Thoroughly Ordering is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Islands in the Stream or Thoroughly Ordering have ads?
Islands in the Stream shows ads; Thoroughly Ordering does not.

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