Comparison

Ripple Effect vs Polyomino

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

Head to head
About

Ripple Effect

A logic puzzle game where you fill rooms with numbers according to specific row and column separation rules. It offers over 500 levels across various sizes and difficulties, with features like automatic error highlighting and progress saving.

Highlights
  • Over 500 levels
  • 5 board sizes
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • Automatic wrong number highlighting
  • Autosave progress
  • Best completion time recording
  • Game Center Achievements
Features
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Ripple Effect is a logic puzzle with simple rules. The puzzle consists of a rectangular board divided into "rooms". Each room must be filled with each of the numbers from 1 to the number of cells in the room. If two identical numbers appear in the same row or column, at least that many cells with other numbers must separate them. For example, if two 4s appear in the same row, then they must be separated by at least 4 cells. **** Ripple Effect features **** # Content - 5 different sizes of board - 5 difficulty levels - more than 500 levels # Features - Highlight wrong number automatically - 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

Polyomino

Features
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Polyomino is simple puzzle game. Puzzle ask for tiling a given region with a given set of polyominoes. This app has many stages. The all stages are completely free.

Screenshots

Ripple Effect4 screens
Polyomino4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polyomino at none against Ripple Effect's 1. Polyomino also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Ripple Effect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Polyomino asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ripple Effect versus Polyomino: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipple EffectPolyomino
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanley LamYuki Fujimoto

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ripple Effect

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
None

Polyomino

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ripple Effect free?
Ripple Effect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Polyomino free?
Polyomino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ripple Effect or Polyomino have ads?
Ripple Effect shows ads; Polyomino does not.

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