Comparison

LOOPical Lite vs Deco Deck

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

Head to head
About

LOOPical Lite

Navigate a labyrinth by drawing a single path that visits every square exactly once, forming a loop. Solve puzzles to reveal a mystery photo and quote. Enjoy graduated difficulty and check your progress.

Highlights
  • Draw a single loop path
  • Visit all squares exactly once
  • Solve puzzles to reveal images
  • Graduated difficulty
  • Progress tracking
  • Optional sound effects
Features
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Love playing PathPix? Tickle your brain cells even more! Twist and turn to find your way through a LOOPical labyrinth. In each puzzle you'll be looking for the one path that visits all of the squares in the grid exactly once to make a LOOP. Solve all the puzzles in a chapter to reveal a mystery photo and quote, step by step. LOOPICAL LITE FEATURES ---3 Chapters - 27 puzzles ---A LOOPical photo and quote for each chapter ---Graduated difficulty ---Check your progress at any point in the game ---Optional sound effects and music SIMPLE RULES - COMPLEX PUZZLES ---Draw a closed LOOP that goes through EVERY empty square on the board once and only once. ---Some squares hold shiny black or white blocks. These squares are - blocked. The loop does not go there. ---Some squares contain clues that restrict the way you can go: +Yellow = go this way. +Red = go straight. +Blue = must turn. TIPS ---You don't have to draw the whole loop at once. Draw pieces of the loop, places where you know it must go, and then connect the pieces. ---Take a wrong turn? No problem. Draw backwards or use the undo button or the eraser. ---All puzzles can be solved logically, but you can always resort to intuition if you get stuck! ENJOY the 27 puzzles in LOOPical Lite. Then give yourself a treat - buy LOOPical for hours and hours of fun. LOOPical includes 108 all new beautiful puzzles ranging from very small to very large and from super easy to super hard. Test your LOOPicality! LOOPical is based on the original PC game "LOOPical" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.

About

Deco Deck

This logic puzzle challenges you to connect cards into groups of five, forming valid hands. Every card must be part of a hand to solve the puzzle, with each puzzle having a single unique solution. Daily free puzzles are available, with more accessible via subscription or a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Link cards into groups of five
  • Form valid card hands
  • Solve unique puzzles
  • Daily free puzzles
  • Subscription for more puzzles
  • Lifetime access option
Features
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Deco Deck is an original logic puzzle from the creator of Semantle.. Your goal is to link the cards on the board in connected groups of five, such that each group makes a valid "hand". To win, every card on the board must be part of a hand. Each puzzle has only one solution. There are two free puzzles every day. More puzzles are available by subscription. You can purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. The subscription is $4.99 per year. Or you can buy lifetime access for $9.99. • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period, but you turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LOOPical Lite4 screens
Deco Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Deco Deck at 5.0 against LOOPical Lite's 2.0. Deco Deck also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 20 months). LOOPical Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Deco Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LOOPical Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deco Deck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOOPical Lite ships an update every 20 months, Deco Deck every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LOOPical Lite versus Deco Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOOPical LiteDeco Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKris PixtonDavid Turner

Customer experience

LOOPical Lite

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Deco Deck

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LOOPical Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Deco Deck

One-time1
  • Eternal$9.99

Questions

Is LOOPical Lite free?
LOOPical Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deco Deck free?
Deco Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LOOPical Lite or Deco Deck?
Deco Deck is rated higher. LOOPical Lite averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Deco Deck averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LOOPical Lite or Deco Deck have ads?
Neither LOOPical Lite nor Deco Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LOOPical Lite or Deco Deck?
LOOPical Lite ships an update every 20 months, and Deco Deck every 5 months. Most recently, LOOPical Lite was updated on October 4, 2026 and Deco Deck on September 26, 2026.

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