Slitherlink vs LeapWar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slitherlink
Solve logic puzzles by drawing a single loop around clues on a grid. Connect dots to form a continuous line, with no crossings or branches. Offers endless fun and intellectual challenge for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Draw a single continuous loop
- Surround numbered clues
- Pure logic, no math required
- Weekly bonus puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Auto complete clues
- Highlight link segment
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Surround each clue with lines to form one single loop! Each puzzle consists of a rectangular lattice of dots with some clues in various places. The object is to connect the dots surrounding each clue so that the number of lines equals the value of the clue and the lines around all clues form one continuous loop with no crossings or branches. Empty squares may be surrounded by any number of lines. Slitherlink are addictive loop-forming puzzles which were invented in Japan. Using pure logic and requiring no math to solve, these fascinating puzzles offer endless fun and intellectual entertainment to puzzle fans of all skills and ages. The game features 2-finger tapping for quick zoom, auto complete clues setting and a link segment highlighting option to help to avoid creating separate loops. To help see the puzzle progress, graphic previews in the puzzle list show the progress of all puzzles in a volume as they are being solved. A Gallery view option provides these previews in a larger format. For more fun, Slitherlink contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 200 free Slitherlink puzzles • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Multiple difficulty levels from very easy to extremely hard • Grid sizes up to 16x22 • Puzzle library continuously updates with new content • Manually selected, top quality puzzles • Unique solution for each puzzle • Hours of intellectual challenge and fun • Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Unlimited check puzzle • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Auto complete clues • Highlight link segment • Quick zoom using 2-finger tap • Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles • Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options • Dark Mode support • Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved • Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only) • Track puzzle solving times • Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud ABOUT Slitherlink have also become popular under other names such as Fences, Loop the Loop, Loopy, Suriza, Dotty Dilemma and Number Line. Similar to Sudoku, Kakuro and Hashi, the puzzles are solved using logic alone. All puzzles in this app are produced by Conceptis Ltd. - the leading supplier of logic puzzles to printed and electronic gaming media all over the world. On average, more than 20 million Conceptis puzzles are solved each day in newspapers, magazines, books and online as well as on smartphones and tablets across the world. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220
LeapWar
Engage in rapid tactical rounds of tower conquest in a medieval fantasy setting. Build power in your towers, deploy troops across diverse terrain, and overwhelm rival factions to claim victory. Enjoy local multiplayer or challenge AI opponents.
- Fast tower conquest gameplay
- Local same-device multiplayer
- Single-player battles against AI
- Colorful medieval fantasy towers
- Troop movement and path clashes
- Diverse terrain challenges
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Command your towers. Choose your routes. Capture the realm. LeapWar TC is a fantasy tower conquest game built for quick tactical battles. Grow your forces, upgrade your towers, and send marching troops across paths and bridges. Reinforce a vulnerable position or time an attack to break through a rival's defenses. Explore painted 2D battlefields with distinct skies, terrain, and scenery across river valleys, mountain cliffs, lava fields, wastelands, islands, forests, and frozen realms. WAYS TO PLAY - Campaign battles across seven distinct biomes - Battle AI with selectable difficulty - Local battles on the same device - Online play against other commanders BUILD YOUR STRATEGY - Capture neutral towers and defend your territory - Upgrade towers with visible archers and stronger defenses - Follow connected routes and contest strategic crossings - Read the battlefield with larger upgraded towers and stronger marching troops Some game content and options require unlocks or in-app purchases. Online play requires an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Slitherlink at none against LeapWar's shown. Slitherlink also leads on ratings volume (457 vs 3). LeapWar's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Slitherlink sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and LeapWar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LeapWar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slitherlink has 457 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Slitherlink's written reviews are positive against 100% of LeapWar's.
Slitherlink ships an update every 4 months, LeapWar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slitherlink | LeapWar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (457 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 670 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Conceptis Ltd. | Joseph Schraedel |
Customer experience
Slitherlink
LeapWar
Bugs and requests
Slitherlink
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not loading properly for some users
- Freezing issues on login screen
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add a dark mode option
- Implement coloring/marking tools for loop segments
- Provide more free puzzle content
- Reduce pricing for puzzle packs
- Add a rewind/undo feature to go back to previous puzzle states
LeapWar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Slitherlink
- Medium Snacks 1$0.99
- Easy Variety 1$1.99
- Easy Variety - Large 1$1.99
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- Medium Variety 1$1.99
- Medium Variety - Large 1$1.99
- Hard Variety 1$1.99
- Easy Variety 2$1.99
- Medium Variety 2$1.99
- Hard Variety 2$1.99
- Big & Easy 1$1.99
- Big & Medium 1$1.99
- Hard Variety - Large 1$1.99
- Big & Tough 1$1.99
LeapWar
- Tactical Conquest Pack$2.99









