Comparison

SILT vs Aetherfold 4D

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

Head to head
About

SILT

Embark on a surreal underwater puzzle-adventure. Explore a mysterious ocean abyss, possess unique sea creatures to solve environmental puzzles, and uncover ancient secrets. Survive encounters with giant creatures and experience a visually striking, monochrome world.

Highlights
  • Explore ocean abyss
  • Possess sea creatures
  • Solve environmental puzzles
  • Discover ancient mysteries
  • Survive giant creature encounters
  • Unique monochrome art style
Features
Currently charting
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*Try SILT for free and unlock the full game to continue your journey!* Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface… SILT is a surreal underwater puzzle-adventure game. Alone in an underwater abyss, you are a diver searching the deep to uncover long-forgotten mysteries.  Possess the creatures around you to solve puzzles and travel further into the darkness… Nature has evolved into bizarre forms. Discover strange organisms, unexplored ruins and ancient machinery hidden beneath the water’s surface. Survive encounters with giant deep-sea goliaths. Harness their power to awaken a long-dormant force at the centre of the abyss. Experience art brought to life.  SILT’s unsettling, monochrome world is constructed from the sketches and dark imagination of artist Mr Mead. A harrowing journey awaits you… EPILEPSY WARNING Please read before playing this game or allowing your children to play it: Some people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness when exposed to certain flashing lights and moving patterns in everyday life. Such people may have a seizure while watching television images or playing certain video games. This may happen even if the person has no medical history of epilepsy or has never had any epileptic seizures. If you or anyone in your family has ever had symptoms related to epilepsy (seizures or loss of consciousness) when exposed to flashing lights or moving patterns, consult your doctor prior to playing this game. If you or your family experience any symptoms of seizure while playing this game, such as dizziness, nausea, or loss of consciousness, stop playing immediately and seek medical attention.

About

Aetherfold 4D

Features
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Aetherfold 4D: The Lost Weave is a fantasy puzzle adventure built around four spatial dimensions. A wall can hide a path in a direction you cannot yet see. Rotate your three-dimensional slice through a four-dimensional world, reveal new connections, and learn to travel along a fourth spatial axis. Explore eight seasonal fantasy realms and 136 chambers, from blossom gardens and ancient ruins to frozen sanctuaries. Restore 384 rites, collect memories, and follow a journey through the Lost Weave. • Rotate through XW and ZW planes to uncover paths and solve spatial puzzles. • Unlock translation along the fourth dimension as your journey develops. • Experiment with all six rotation planes in the Observatory. • Walk, jump, interact, and explore with on-screen controls designed for iPhone and iPad. • Revisit unlocked chambers through the realm map and consult your journal and in-game help. • Play offline with progress saved on your device. The first realm (17 chambers) is free to play, with no ads or accounts. Continue with a realm pass, The Complete Weave (all realms, one purchase), or the optional Weaver’s Circle subscription: every realm and unlimited Threads of Light while subscribed, billed monthly or yearly and renewing automatically until cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Threads of Light can also be bought in packs; each one restores a chamber. Designed for landscape play. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://oanarinaldi.com/aetherfold4dprivacy.html

Screenshots

SILT4 screens
Aetherfold 4D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aetherfold 4D at daily against SILT's every 5 days. SILT's advantage is chart position (#184 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. SILT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Aetherfold 4D sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SILT ships an update every 5 days, Aetherfold 4D daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
SILT versus Aetherfold 4D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSILTAetherfold 4D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#184 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1002 MB421 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSnapbreak Games ABOANA RINALDI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SILT

One-time1
  • Unlock SILT Full Game$5.99
10 purchases

Aetherfold 4D

Subscriptions2
  • Weaver’s Circle · Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Weaver’s Circle · Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time8
  • 3 Threads of Light$0.99
  • The Astral Concord$1.99
  • 10 Threads of Light$1.99
Show 5 more
  • The Mycelial Dream$1.99
  • The Solstice Courts$1.99
  • The Vesper Horologium$1.99
  • The Cinder Dominion$1.99
  • The Rimebound Crown$1.99

Questions

Is SILT free?
SILT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aetherfold 4D free?
Aetherfold 4D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SILT or Aetherfold 4D have ads?
Neither SILT nor Aetherfold 4D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SILT or Aetherfold 4D?
SILT ships an update every 5 days, and Aetherfold 4D daily. Most recently, SILT was updated on October 25, 2026 and Aetherfold 4D on October 24, 2026.

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