Comparison

Treequation vs Collatz Hailstone Link

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

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About

Treequation

Engage in a unique puzzle experience by balancing equation trees to solve mathematical challenges. Progress through difficulty levels, earn titles, and enjoy offline play with a minimalist design. Unlock unlimited puzzles with a single in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Unlimited arithmetic puzzles
  • Equation tree balancing
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Six earnable titles
  • Offline play
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Level up your math skills with Treequation, a minimalist and innovative puzzle game featuring unlimited math puzzles represented as equation trees, and earn the prestigious Grandmaster title! Play anywhere, anytime: this game has no ads and doesn't require Internet. 45 full levels included in the free version. Like expression trees, equation trees represent operands as leaves and arithmetic operators as internal nodes. Your goal is to balance the tree by rearranging the movable nodes in a way that makes the equation true. Equation trees help you visualize the order of the operations as they trickle down from top to bottom, and they also provide an easy and intuitive way to rearrange the equation and gradually find your way to a solution. The full version features unlimited levels that provide an endless supply of mathematical brain teasers at different difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Extreme. Each puzzle has a general difficulty level from Easy to Extreme based on the topology of the tree. The actual complexity of the corresponding equation depends on the specific set of nodes in the tree and the hints used, and is measured in stars from 1 to 6. The general difficulty levels correspond to the following complexities: Easy -> 1 star, Medium -> 1-2 stars, Hard -> 3-5 stars, Extreme -> 5-6 stars. Solving a puzzle earns you one of 6 titles based on the number of stars awarded for that puzzle, ranging from Beginner for 1-star puzzles to Grandmaster for 6-star puzzles. Will you earn the coveted Grandmaster title and achieve the highest score? Treequation can be played completely offline, with no ads or microtransactions. There is only one in-app purchase (IAP) to unlock the full game with unlimited puzzles. Even without the premium content, the free game includes 45 full puzzles with a tutorial and the first two difficulties: Easy and Medium. With its unlimited math puzzles and endless challenges, Treequation can provide hours and hours of entertainment and relaxing brain training! Features: • Unlimited arithmetic puzzles that are procedurally generated, providing an endless supply of math challenges • First game of its kind, featuring a new kind of puzzle designed to be entertaining and educational at the same time • Four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Extreme • Six titles to earn: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert, Master, and Grandmaster • Granular scoring based on actual equation complexity and hints used • Minimalist design and simple yet challenging gameplay • Indie game, made by a solo developer • Playable completely offline, with no ads or microtransactions; single in-app purchase (IAP) to unlock the full game • 45 full levels and first two difficulties included in the free version Website: https://www.treequation.com End User License Agreement: https://www.secondentity.com/eula Privacy Policy: https://www.secondentity.com/privacy

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Collatz Hailstone Link

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Collatz Hailstone Link — a relaxing number-merge puzzle built on one of math's most famous mysteries: the Collatz conjecture (the "3n+1" problem). Drag and merge numbered tiles, watch each sum bounce through the hailstone sequence, and chase the highest — or lowest — final number you can reach. Easy to learn in seconds, deep enough to keep you coming back for a better score. HOW TO PLAY • Drag one tile onto another (or tap one, then another) to merge them. • The two values are added, then the Collatz rule is applied to the sum: - Even sum → divide by 2 (the tile turns blue) - Odd sum → multiply by 3 and add 1 (the tile turns orange) • Chain the same color in a row to build a streak bonus. • Keep merging until a single tile remains. Push that last value as high — or as low — as you can! FEATURES • Pure one-finger gameplay — merge with a drag or a tap. • 7 board shapes: Square, Hexagon, Triangle, and four hybrid layouts. • Three-part scoring: turn points, streak bonuses, and a final bonus based on your last number. • Undo your recent moves to plan the perfect chain. • Records screen — sort your runs by score, max value, final value, and date. • Global online leaderboards — compete on both High Score and Final Max. • Light & Dark themes. • English & Korean language support. • Play offline, anywhere — no account required. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT A quick puzzle for a coffee break, a brain teaser for math lovers, and a satisfying score-chaser for everyone in between. Every board is a fresh little puzzle in number theory — no two runs feel the same. Merge the numbers. Ride the hailstones. Beat your best.

Screenshots

Treequation4 screens
Collatz Hailstone Link4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Collatz Hailstone Link at none against Treequation's 1. Treequation's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price 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. Treequation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Collatz Hailstone Link asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Treequation versus Collatz Hailstone Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTreequationCollatz Hailstone Link
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecond Entity LLCKwangHo Yun

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Treequation

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$2.99
None

Collatz Hailstone Link

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Treequation free?
Treequation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Collatz Hailstone Link free?
Collatz Hailstone Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Treequation or Collatz Hailstone Link have ads?
Collatz Hailstone Link shows ads; Treequation does not.

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