Sisiban vs Line Forge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sisiban
This logic puzzle game challenges players with a unique set of rules involving black and white stones on a grid. It offers various difficulty levels, a multiplayer mode, and an interactive tutorial to guide new users. Unlock all content with a one-time purchase or buy individual game packages.
- Grid-based logic puzzles
- Three core placement rules
- Five difficulty levels
- Multiplayer mode
- Interactive tutorial
- One-time purchase options
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Sisiban comes with the following free games: • 6×6 Mini Sisiban package (20 grids) • 12×12 Sisiban package (20 grids) • ‘Unendingly’ package (an endless stream of Mini Sisibans) • ‘Ghost 5’ package (a taste of our hauntingly addictive Ghost series) Sisiban is played on a grid with black and white stones using the following 3 rules: • Rule 1 - No Triples. No more than two consecutive blacks or whites in any row or column. • Rule 2 - No Squares. No squares of the same color. • Rule 3 - Same Number. Every row and column must contain the same number of blacks and whites. These rules blend into a captivating experience that’s easy to learn but endlessly challenging. The interactive tutorial and step-by-step instructions will guide you every step of the way. Games come in five difficulty levels: • Mini: quick mental warmups • Easy: achieve a state of flow • Medium: build strategic thinking • Hard: master advanced patterns • Expert: join the elite Sisiban masters Multiplayer Mode • Go beyond solo play and challenge friends and family in epic logic battles. Who’s the true Sisiban master? Pricing That Puts You in Control • Unlock everything forever for $19.99 (one-time purchase). • Choose individual packages starting at $0.99. • Includes Family Sharing—one purchase, endless fun for the whole family! No subscriptions. No surprises. If you’ve previously purchased a subscription, you’re upgraded automatically to lifetime access. Sisiban was developed by indie developers with heart on the island of Ikaria, Greece during the Summer of 2023. Thank you for your support! Have a question? Talk to us at: support@sisiban.com Privacy policy: https://sisiban.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Sisiban is a registered trademark
Line Forge
This numberlink puzzle game allows you to draw lines between matching pairs to fill a grid. It offers a vast catalog of puzzles with customizable difficulty and grid sizes, playable on any device. Enjoy a daily ritual or a weekly challenge with optional hints and no timer pressure.
- 19,414 puzzles across 39 grid sizes
- Daily and Weekly challenges
- Filter by difficulty
- Choose grid dimensions
- Sync across devices
- Adjustable sound settings
- Free hints available
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Line Forge is a numberlink puzzle game built around one idea: the puzzle should bend to you, not the other way around. Draw a line between every matching pair until each cell of the grid is filled. The rule is simple. What's different is everything around it. Forge your line. Your way. Most numberlink games push you through one linear progression. Line Forge gives you the whole catalog and lets you choose what to play, how to play, and where. A new puzzle every day if you want a daily ritual. One large puzzle per week if you want a fight. - 19,414 verified puzzles across 39 grid sizes — squares from 5×5 to 20×20, plus 26 rectangular shapes - Daily Puzzle — a new fixed puzzle every day, the same grid for everyone; build a streak - Weekly Challenge — one large puzzle per week from the heavy-end pool (16×16 and up) - Filter by difficulty — pick what fits your mood, not what the game decides for you - Pick your dimensions — small grids for a quick reset, mid-size grids when you want to settle in - iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape — every device and orientation built as first-class, not retrofitted. 20×20 grids fit on iPhone SE; 5×5s feel right on iPad Pro - Zoom and pan — see the whole board or focus where you're thinking - Sync across your devices — start on your iPhone, finish on your iPad. Streaks, completions, and your spot in the catalog follow you - Set the sound — a metal track forged for the game, an ethereal alternative if you want quiet focus, or no music at all; mute is a first-class choice, not a buried setting - Hints when you need them — first one each day is free; no manufactured paywalls Independently forged. Line Forge is built by Red Beard Foundry — a solo indie studio in Indiana making software with deliberate craft. Every puzzle in the catalog has been solved and verified before it ships. The forge is the point. No ads between puzzles. No timer pressure outside the weekly challenge. No dark patterns. Remove ads with a one-time purchase if you want, or play free with light banner support. Forge your line.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sisiban at none against Line Forge's shown. Sisiban also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sisiban sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Line Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sisiban against 5.0 for Line Forge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sisiban has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Sisiban | Line Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bruce Hartzler | Red Beard Foundry |
In-app purchases
Sisiban
- Sisiban Easy Pack 1$0.99
- Sisiban Hard Pack 1$1.99
- Sisiban Hard Pack 4$1.99
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- Sisiban Expert Pack 3$1.99
- Sisiban Expert Pack 4$1.99
- Sisiban Ghost Pack 5$1.99
- Sisiban Ghost Pack 20$1.99
- Sisiban Ghost Pack 1$1.99
- Sisiban Ghost Pack 10$1.99
- Unlock Everything Forever$19.99
Line Forge
- Remove Ads$4.99









