Comparison

Line Sweeper vs partikles

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

Head to head
About

Line Sweeper

This puzzle game challenges you to create a single, continuous loop by strategically placing lines. Numbered tiles indicate how many adjacent spaces must be part of the path, with a "check" function to help identify errors. It offers over 500 levels across five difficulty settings.

Highlights
  • Create a single continuous loop
  • Numbered tiles guide path placement
  • Over 500 levels
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • "Check" function highlights wrong lines
  • Autosave unfinished levels
  • Record best completion times
Features
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Linesweeper is puzzle similar to Minesweeper. Your aim is to create a single continuous non-intersecting loop. The numbered tiles can't be passed through. The number means how many of the 8 surrounding tiles should contain some part of the solution path. Linesweeper is originally invented by Jak Marshall. **** Linesweeper features **** # Content - 5 difficulty levels - more than 500 levels # Features - "Check" function can highlight wrong lines - option to enable automatically highlight wrong lines - Automatically indicate correct numbers - Autosave the process of unfinished levels - Record best completion time for each level # Challenge - Game Center Achievements - Try to complete as many levels as possible

About

partikles

Features
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Separate the particles from each other as much as possible. The shortest distance will be indicated by a line. The higher the better. A positive score means you're above par (better than our Artificial Intelligence). But try to beat the other player's scores, too! With Partikles you can: - Play a new challenge every day. - Access the previous daily challenges to improve your scores. - Share your scores on social networks. - Access the hall of fame website. This game is free for challenges of 9 particles and you will have access only to the challenges of the current month. By making a single small payment you will have access to: - Challenges with 10, 11 and 12 particles. - Possibility to change the colors of the game. - Access to all boards from January 1, 2022 at any moment. Partikles is a puzzle designed by NestorGames and implemented by Garaje Imagina that adds up to our series of fun mental challenges.

Screenshots

Line Sweeper4 screens
partikles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: partikles at none against Line Sweeper's shown. Line Sweeper's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Line Sweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and partikles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, partikles every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Line Sweeper versus partikles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine Sweeperpartikles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanley LamGarage Imagina SL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Line Sweeper

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
1 purchases

partikles

One-time1
  • buy partikles$2.99

Questions

Is Line Sweeper free?
Line Sweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is partikles free?
partikles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Line Sweeper or partikles have ads?
Line Sweeper shows ads; partikles does not.
Which is updated more often, Line Sweeper or partikles?
Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, and partikles every 12 months. Most recently, Line Sweeper was updated on November 1, 2026 and partikles on November 7, 2026.

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