Comparison

Line Sweeper vs Play Countdown

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

Play Countdown

Features
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Solve the target. Build your streak. Make five minutes count. Countdown is a daily numbers puzzle built for quick, satisfying mental arithmetic. You get six numbers and a three-digit target. Combine them with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to reach the exact answer. Each number can only be used once, so every move matters. A new handcrafted puzzle arrives every day. Solve it over coffee, during a commute, or whenever you want a short, focused challenge. WHAT’S INCLUDED • A new handcrafted daily puzzle • Easy mode to learn the rules with gentler targets • A short interactive tutorial to master the basics quickly • Streak tracking with current, best, and top-three streaks • 24 thematic trophies to collect • Detailed stats: games played, win rate, fastest solve, and longest streak • Relax Mode to hide the timer and play without pressure • Optional daily reminders to protect your streak • Dark mode, haptics, smooth animations, and confetti on success • No ads. No tracking. No subscription. UNLOCK THE FULL GAME Upgrade once and keep everything forever. • Unlimited practice puzzles • Carefully tuned difficulty curves • Resume practice puzzles exactly where you left off • 30-day daily puzzle history • Extended statistics for deeper progress tracking HOW TO PLAY Use the six available numbers to reach a target between 100 and 999. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide to create new numbers. Every number can only be used once, and division must result in a whole number. Reach the target exactly to win. MADE FOR DAILY PLAY Countdown is designed as a calm daily brain workout: simple rules, clean interface, satisfying feedback, and enough depth to keep improving over time. Play fast against the clock, or switch to Relax Mode and take your time. Build a streak, collect trophies, replay past puzzles, and turn mental arithmetic into a small daily habit. Now reach the target. Feedback? Email dev@abaxos.com.

Screenshots

Line Sweeper4 screens
Play Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Play Countdown at none against Line Sweeper's shown. Play Countdown also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Line Sweeper's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases 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 Play Countdown 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, Play Countdown every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Line Sweeper versus Play Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine SweeperPlay Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanley LamJoachim Dorel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Line Sweeper

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

Play Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Extended$1.99

Questions

Is Line Sweeper free?
Line Sweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Play Countdown free?
Play Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Line Sweeper or Play Countdown have ads?
Line Sweeper shows ads; Play Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Line Sweeper or Play Countdown?
Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, and Play Countdown every 6 weeks. Most recently, Line Sweeper was updated on June 25, 2026 and Play Countdown on September 13, 2026.

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