Comparison

Peglin vs Pocket Puzzle Box

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

Head to head
About

Peglin

Embark on a roguelike adventure combining Pachinko-style combat with deck-building strategy. Collect powerful orbs and relics to defeat dragons and reclaim your gold. Explore procedurally generated maps with unique challenges and surprises on every run.

Highlights
  • Collect and upgrade orbs and relics
  • Pachinko-like combat mechanics
  • Procedurally generated maps
  • Defeat monsters and bosses
  • Strategic use of potions and bombs
Features
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The award-winning roguelike-deckbuilder Peglin is finally available on iOS! This version lets you try it before you buy it with unlimited access to the first third of the game and a one-time purchase to own the complete game and all future updates! The dragons have been popping peglins and stealing all of your gold for as long as you can remember. Enough is enough. It's time to venture through the woods, conquer the fortress, and delve into the heart of the dragon's lair to take back what's yours and teach those dragons a lesson. Peglin plays like a combination of Peggle and Slay the Spire. The enemies are tough, and if you're defeated your run is over, but you've got powerful orbs with special effects and incredible relics that influence both your enemies and the physics you'll use to defeat them. Features: - Collect and upgrade powerful orbs and relics to defeat the monsters and bosses that stand in your way. - Fight enemies with Pachinko-like gameplay - hit more pegs to do more damage. Use crit potions, refresh potions, and bombs wisely. - Explore a new map every time, with different orbs, enemies, and surprises along the way.

About

Pocket Puzzle Box

A curated collection of 15 offline logic and puzzle games designed for on-the-go play. Enjoy a variety of brain-teasing challenges without ads, subscriptions, or tracking. Your progress is saved locally on your device.

Highlights
  • 15 logic and puzzle games
  • Offline play
  • No ads or in-app purchases
  • Local progress saving
  • Adaptable difficulty
  • Optional sound and haptics
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Pocket Puzzle Box is a quiet collection of 15 polished logic and puzzle games for iPhone, iPhone Duo, and iPad. It is made for flights, road trips, waiting rooms, and everyday puzzle breaks. Play Number Merge, Sliding Tiles, Lights Out, Pair Match, Minesweeper, Code Breaker, Peg Solitaire, Star Battle, Futoshiki, Threes, Hexcells, Slitherlink, Nerdle, Make 24, and Picross. Every game includes clear rules. Across the collection you will find adaptable difficulty, replayable puzzle libraries, local progress, optional sound and haptics, Reduced Motion support, and Shape Cues. On iPhone Duo, the game library, Settings, and all 15 games adapt to the closed and open displays. Pocket Puzzle Box works fully offline. There are no ads, accounts, tracking, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. Your progress stays on your device.

Screenshots

Peglin4 screens
Pocket Puzzle Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Peglin at Free against Pocket Puzzle Box's $4.99. Peglin also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Pocket Puzzle Box's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

Peglin is free to download; Pocket Puzzle Box costs $4.99 up front. Peglin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket Puzzle Box asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Puzzle Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Peglin has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peglin ships an update fortnightly, Pocket Puzzle Box every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Peglin versus Pocket Puzzle Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeglinPocket Puzzle Box
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.1 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size311 MB68 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRed Nexus Games Inc.Jenny Media LLC

Customer experience

Peglin

All ratings1,192 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral7.6%
Negative18.2%

Pocket Puzzle Box

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Peglin

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Soft locks when trying to unlock full game
  • Aiming issues and unresponsive controls
  • Inconsistent behavior of certain abilities

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety and content
  • Ability to save and resume runs
  • Vertical mode for better mobile experience
  • Customizable controls and aiming

Pocket Puzzle Box

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Peglin

One-time1
  • Peglin Full Game Unlock$9.99
None

Pocket Puzzle Box

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Peglin free?
Peglin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Puzzle Box free?
Pocket Puzzle Box costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Peglin or Pocket Puzzle Box?
Pocket Puzzle Box is rated higher. Peglin averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Pocket Puzzle Box averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Peglin or Pocket Puzzle Box have ads?
Neither Peglin nor Pocket Puzzle Box shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peglin or Pocket Puzzle Box?
Peglin ships an update fortnightly, and Pocket Puzzle Box every 5 days. Most recently, Peglin was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pocket Puzzle Box on October 24, 2026.

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