Comparison

Bamboozle vs Tricky Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Bamboozle

Compete with a partner or AI to match picture cards, earning extra turns for successful pairs. Customize your challenge level from relaxed to expert. Create private games using your own photos.

Highlights
  • Partner and AI matching gameplay
  • Game Center integration
  • Global player matchmaking
  • Leaderboards and achievements
  • Adjustable AI difficulty
  • Custom game creation from photos
Features
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Bamboozle is the ever-popular game where you compete with a partner to match pairs of picture-cards, flipping them over to find matching images. If you're lucky and find two cards that match, you get another go, and keep getting more goes until two cards fail to match and then it's your partner's turn. Sounds familiar? Well, with full integration with Game Center, Bamboozle has now got even better! With Solo Play you can still compete with the App's AI and in Duo Play you can find other players across the World! There are Game Center Leaderboards for both Solo and Duo modes and Achievements to be won as you progress. Bamboozle's AI offers the right level of challenge whether you're a happy-go-lucky gamer or an academic expert with perfect memory! You decide how much challenge you want. For a relaxed game, Bamboozle plays 'blindfolded', just turning over cards randomly. To really test the 'little grey cells' challenge Bamboozle to a game at its 'Hard' or even 'Wicked' skill levels where it sees all the cards that turn over and forgets nothing! There is an In-App Purchase that you can buy to create your own picture games from Images in your Photo Library, entirely private to your device and letting you enjoy your favourite family memories was you play.

About

Tricky Puzzle

Engage your mind with a creative and surprising brain-teasing game. Spot illogical elements and hidden oddities in imaginative scenes. Discover funny references and challenge your observation skills across diverse difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Spot illogical elements
  • Fantastical scenes
  • Discover funny references
  • Diverse difficulty levels
  • Social sharing
  • Unlockable content
Features
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"Tricky Puzzle" - A Brain-Teasing Game of Finding Hidden Oddities! Now Available on iOS! Dive into a world of creativity and surprises with this hilarious game where you'll spot the illogical elements in each scene. Enjoy the unique fun of discovery! Game Features: Fantastical Scenes: Explore various imaginative settings, each level transports you to a brand-new world of wonders. Spot the Oddities: Test your observation and judgment to find cleverly hidden discrepancies - some might be deeply concealed! Discover Memes: Uncover laugh-out-loud funny references and surprises that keep the joy flowing. Diverse Levels: From beginner to expert, multiple difficulty levels cater to all players. Social Sharing: Compete with friends to see who can spot the illogical elements faster. Unlockable Content: Progress through levels to unlock more fun and replay value. Whether you're looking for innovative word games or wanting to challenge your observation and imagination, don't miss this carefully crafted "Tricky Puzzle"! Download now and begin your fun-filled adventure of discovery!

Screenshots

Bamboozle4 screens
Tricky Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bamboozle at 100% against Tricky Puzzle's 35%. Bamboozle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Tricky Puzzle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (6K vs 1). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Bamboozle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tricky Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bamboozle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tricky Puzzle has 6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Bamboozle's written reviews are positive against 35% of Tricky Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bamboozle ships an update weekly, Tricky Puzzle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bamboozle versus Tricky Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBamboozleTricky Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (6K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better34.9% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB248 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOpsisoft Limited美玲 陆

Customer experience

Bamboozle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tricky Puzzle

All ratings5,561 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews398 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral10.8%
Negative54.3%

Bugs and requests

Bamboozle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tricky Puzzle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or won't open
  • Certain levels not working as intended

Requested features

2 requests
  • More story levels and updates
  • Fix issues with certain levels

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bamboozle

One-time2
  • All Levels$1.99
  • Game Creator$2.99
None

Tricky Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bamboozle free?
Bamboozle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tricky Puzzle free?
Tricky Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bamboozle or Tricky Puzzle?
Bamboozle is rated higher. Bamboozle averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tricky Puzzle averages 4.7 from 6K ratings.
Do Bamboozle or Tricky Puzzle have ads?
Tricky Puzzle shows ads; Bamboozle does not.
Which is updated more often, Bamboozle or Tricky Puzzle?
Bamboozle ships an update weekly, and Tricky Puzzle every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bamboozle was updated on October 7, 2026 and Tricky Puzzle on October 28, 2026.

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