Rope Puzzles vs Yarnboy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rope Puzzles
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How to play the game: Ropes of different colors are tangled together. Find the best strategy to untie the rope and pass the level. You can contact us via email, and players are welcome to give us comments and feedback.
Yarnboy
Control a runaway ball of yarn, leaving a trail to navigate increasingly complex tangles. Master one-thumb controls for arcade-style gameplay focused on nerve and timing. Collect in-game currency to unlock shop items and compete on global leaderboards.
- One-thumb controls
- Arcade gameplay
- Collect yarn balls
- Global leaderboard
- Daily challenges
- Offline play
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You're a runaway ball of yarn, and the thread you leave behind is the one thing that can end your run. Hold to curl, release to roll straight, and thread your way through tighter and tighter tangles. Yarnboy is a one-thumb arcade game about nerve and timing. The longer you last, the more thread you lay down — and the less room you have to move. One clip of your own tail and it's over. How long can you keep the yarn rolling? FEATURES • One-thumb controls — hold to curl, release to roll straight, double-tap to pounce • Easy to learn, genuinely hard to master • Collect yarn balls and spend them in the shop • Optional rewarded videos for a second chance or bonus yarn — never forced • Global leaderboard — sign in with Apple or Google to compete • Daily Tangle: a fresh challenge every day • Play fully offline as a guest — no account required No pop-up ads. No paywalls. Just you, one thumb, and a very long thread.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Yarnboy at every 2 days against Rope Puzzles's every 3 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rope Puzzles ships an update every 3 weeks, Yarnboy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rope Puzzles | Yarnboy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 静辉 袁 | Browning PC, LLC |
In-app purchases
Rope Puzzles
No in-app purchases
Yarnboy
No in-app purchases
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