Ripple Effect vs Kurotto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Over 500 levels
- 5 board sizes
- 5 difficulty levels
- Automatic wrong number highlighting
- Autosave progress
- Best completion time recording
- Game Center Achievements
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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
Kurotto
A logic puzzle game where you fill cells based on rules involving continuous black cells and circles. It's a popular brain teaser originating from Japan, offering a unique challenge for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Binary determination puzzle
- Circle sum logic
- Continuous black cell counting
- Vertical and horizontal rules
- Unique Japanese puzzle mechanics
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Kurotto is binary determination puzzle game. It's very popular in Japan. Fill in the cells with the following rules. ・The number in a circle indicates the sum of the number of continuous black cells extending from it, vertically and horizontally. Empty circles may have any number of black cells around them ・Cells with circles cannot be colored
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kurotto at 4.7 against Ripple Effect's 4.0. Kurotto also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Ripple Effect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kurotto asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kurotto holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ripple Effect's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kurotto's.
| Parameter | Ripple Effect | Kurotto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanley Lam | Yuki Fujimoto |
Customer experience
Ripple Effect
Kurotto
In-app purchases
Ripple Effect
- Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
Kurotto
No in-app purchases
