LEVELS II vs KaruQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LEVELS II
A puzzle game where you level up adventurers, defeat monsters, and collect treasures in a dungeon. Features strategic tile-matching mechanics where your moves influence future tile appearances, adding logical depth to the RPG-like progression.
- Strategic tile-matching mechanics
- Level up and strengthen adventurers
- Defeat monsters for treasures
- Multiple playable modes (Classic, Plus, 4x4, 6x6)
- Improved rules, operability, and design
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This is a dungeon where treasures slumber. Level up and strengthen adventurers, defeat monsters blocking your path, and gather treasures. # New Feature: Tile Appearance Rules In previous LEVELS, the color and level of appearing tiles were determined randomly. However, in this game, the next appearing tile is determined based on how the player moves the tiles. For example, defeating a red tile will always result in a yellow tile appearing next. This mechanism adds more logical depth to the puzzle game, and more deeply integrates the RPG motif of "defeating monsters to get treasure" into the system. # Playable Modes + Classic: Original LEVELS rules (random) + Plus: LEVELS+ rules (random + Tile Preview) + 4x4 / 6x6: Modes with different board sizes and balance Enjoy the new, upgraded LEVELS with improved rules, operability, and design.
KaruQ
Engage in a unique math puzzle game where you defeat ghosts by matching numbers with flames. Merge, split, and add to flames to create the correct calculations. Explore over 190 puzzles, daily challenges, and a creative mode to build and share your own levels.
- Defeat ghosts with numerical flames
- Merge and split flames for calculations
- Over 190 unique puzzles
- Daily challenge mode
- Puzzle creation and sharing
- QR code puzzle scanning
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- Defeat the Ghosts with Calculations Ghosts with numbers will appear on the screen. You can defeat a ghost by hitting it with a flame that has the same number. Flames can be merged and split. Merging multiplies the numbers, and splitting divides them, allowing you to create various numbers. You can also add 1 to a flame using a matchstick. Use these actions to defeat the ghosts! - This game includes: Over 190 different puzzles A challenging "Daily Puzzle" mode with one new problem each day A "Puzzle Creation" mode (Create your own puzzles and share them with other players.) QR code scanning (Scan puzzles made by others or generate puzzles automatically from QR codes.) Four different graphic themes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LEVELS II at Free against KaruQ's $1.99. LEVELS II also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). KaruQ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, 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
LEVELS II is free to download; KaruQ costs $1.99 up front. LEVELS II sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. KaruQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
KaruQ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 63 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of LEVELS II's written reviews are positive against 91% of KaruQ's.
LEVELS II ships an update every 2 weeks, KaruQ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LEVELS II | KaruQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (68 ratings) | 4.9 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 274 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | flow Incorporated. | Ryuji Kuwaki |
Customer experience
LEVELS II
KaruQ
In-app purchases
LEVELS II
- LEVELS+$3.99
- Premium Pack$5.99
KaruQ
No in-app purchases
