Comparison

Line Sweeper vs Pair Pop

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

Pair Pop

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Relax on sunlit tropical islands and solve clever puzzles where a single swipe moves every item at once. Pair Pop is a puzzle game built around smart decisions and a calm, satisfying gameplay experience. +++ No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking. +++ Just a clean, focused logic experience from beginning to end. Each level takes place on a small island surrounded by the sea. The goal is simple: collect all items in matching pairs — such as crabs, coconuts, or flip-flops. Swipe left, right, up, or down and all items move together. They slide until they hit the edge of the board, another item, or an obstacle. Line up two identical items side by side, tap them to collect them, and clear all items from the island. As you progress, new gameplay elements are introduced gradually. Breakable obstacles, movable crates, locked items, and dark pits add depth to the puzzles — and sometimes a single wrong move can change everything. If you reach a dead end, you can safely step back to a previous state and try a different approach. And if you ever get truly stuck, Zen Mode gently shows the next steps with dream-like visuals — letting you return to normal gameplay at any time and continue on your own. Main features: * Unique “everything moves at once” puzzle gameplay * 70 handcrafted levels with a gradually rising difficulty * Safe undo options and Zen Mode for guided solutions * Cheerful tropical visuals with matching background music * Fully playable offline * Available in 7 languages Pair Pop is a short vacation for your brain.

Screenshots

Line Sweeper4 screens
Pair Pop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Line Sweeper at Free against Pair Pop's $1.49. Pair Pop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Line Sweeper is free to download; Pair Pop costs $1.49 up front. Line Sweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pair Pop asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Line Sweeper versus Pair Pop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine SweeperPair Pop
PriceFree — better$1.49
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB43 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStanley LamNovonext Szoftverfejleszto es Szolgaltato Beteti Tarsasag

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Line Sweeper

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
None

Pair Pop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Line Sweeper free?
Line Sweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pair Pop free?
Pair Pop costs $1.49, with no in-app purchases.
Do Line Sweeper or Pair Pop have ads?
Line Sweeper shows ads; Pair Pop does not.

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