Ripple Effect vs Lucky Move
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
Lucky Move
This app offers a collection of online multiplayer board, word, and dice games. Challenge friends or random opponents, practice against AI, and enjoy turn-based gameplay with notifications. Play multiple games simultaneously and chat with opponents.
- Turn-based asynchronous multiplayer
- Play multiple games simultaneously
- Challenge friends and random opponents
- Practice against AI
- Push notifications for turns
- In-game chat
- Leaderboards and achievements
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Lucky Move is not a single game, but a collection of online 2-player games for your entertainment. Find your friends by email, username to challenge them to a game. Practice your skills against our robot players (we never taught them how to cheat!). You can also invite random players to join you in a game. Quickly invite someone you already played to a rematch after a game, or with our quick select menu! Don't have time for an entire game? No problem! All games are turn-based, and you can play whenever you have the time. You will be notified when your opponent made a move (and of course your opponent is notified when you moved), so you can make a move whenever you have time to spare. Want to play a lot? No problem! Invite several people to play a game and quickly go from one game to the next if you want to. GAMES INCLUDED ARE: - Lucky Yatzy - Farkle 10k - Wordsquad - Lucky Checkers 8x8 - Corner Words - Space Battle 2073 - Lucky Reversi - Game of the Ninja FEATURES: - Turn-based asynchronous multiplayer gameplay - Play multiple games at the same time - Locate friends and find random opponents to play - Practice your skill in a game with our robots - Push notifications let you know when it's your turn to move - You can chat with your opponents/friends during a nice game - Game Center leaderboards with a rating system - Numerous Game Center achievements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ripple Effect at 80% against Lucky Move's 0%. Ripple Effect also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 29 months). Lucky Move's advantage is 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. Lucky Move asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ripple Effect holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. 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 0% of Lucky Move's.
Ripple Effect ships an update every 5 months, Lucky Move every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ripple Effect | Lucky Move |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 29 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanley Lam | C Loep |
Customer experience
Ripple Effect
Lucky Move
In-app purchases
Ripple Effect
- Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
Lucky Move
No in-app purchases
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