Comparison

String Theory Game vs Japsum

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

Head to head
About

String Theory Game

A vibrant puzzle game where you recreate patterns by drawing loops between pegs. Strategically place and overlap loops to match the target design with minimal moves. Offers handcrafted puzzles, daily challenges, and endless free play.

Highlights
  • Pattern matching puzzles
  • Loop drawing mechanics
  • Color-based loop filling
  • 60+ handcrafted puzzles
  • Daily challenges
  • Free play modes
Features
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String Theory is a colorful puzzle game about matching a given pattern by building it out of different colored shapes. String theory has 60+ handcrafted puzzles, daily challenges, and free play modes, making for hours of fun. Draw lines between pegs to create loops. The loops fill in with a different color depending on how many pegs they touch. Any loop that touches either three pegs or six pegs turns green. Any loop that touches either four pegs or eight pegs turns purple. Any loop that touches either five pegs or seven pegs turns spotted purple. Replicating the given pattern with as few loops as possible requires strategic placement and overlapping of loops. With dozens of handcrafted patterns to match, and thousands additional free play patterns, String Theory is a mind-bending game filled to the brim with tricky puzzles to get the gears turning! No ads, no microtransactions.

About

Japsum

Features
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Japsum (short for "Japanese Sum") is a free, logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle game. It’s similar to Kakuro or Sudoku puzzles, but with its own unique twist. Starting with an empty grid, you’ll use hints provided on the sides and top to place numbers or black boxes in the grid. The hints indicate the sums of consecutive numbers, with no black boxes in between. Multiple hints mean that sequences of numbers are divided by one or more black boxes. By using logical reasoning and interpreting these hints, you’ll make steady progress in filling in the grid with numbers and black boxes. Be prepared—especially with the larger grids, these puzzles can get very challenging! The app offers grid sizes ranging from 3x3 to 22x22—the largest puzzles of this kind, as far as I know. Every puzzle has exactly one unique solution, ensuring a fair and rewarding challenge. As you solve puzzles, your level increases, unlocking larger grids and fun bear avatars that you can choose to represent your progress. Best of all, Japsum is completely free—so you can dive into the world of Japanese Sum puzzles at no cost. Are you ready to test your logic and take on the ultimate puzzle challenge? Download Japsum today and start solving!

Screenshots

String Theory Game4 screens
Japsum4 screens

Verdict

The call

String Theory Game and Japsum are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
String Theory Game versus Japsum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterString Theory GameJapsum
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew ViestaJENS WOLF WEIGEL

In-app purchases

None

String Theory Game

No in-app purchases

None

Japsum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is String Theory Game free?
String Theory Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Japsum free?
Japsum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do String Theory Game or Japsum have ads?
Neither String Theory Game nor Japsum shows ads.

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