Comparison

String Theory Game vs Astral Poker

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.

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Astral Poker

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Poker, but the void is keeping score. Your ship runs on credits. Credits come from poker hands. Run out, and you drift. Astral Poker is a roguelite built on five-card draw. Every sector sets a target score. Every failed hand burns fuel you can't get back for free. Clear the sector or die trying — and the shop in between is where runs are won and lost. BUILD A BROKEN DECK Buy illegal modules that rewrite the rules. Make flushes pay double. Turn every seven into a multiplier. Stack Gold, Holo and Polychrome cards until a pair of fours outscores a straight. Seventeen modules, and you'll never fit them all into one run. SPEND OR STARVE Fuel costs money. So do modules. So does rerolling a shop that has nothing you want. Prices climb every sector, and the wrong purchase in sector three is the reason you die in sector six. TEN SECTORS. ONE WAY HOME. From the Training Sim to the Galactic Core, the targets grow faster than you do. Choose your holds and shop purchases carefully to make it all the way home. PERMANENT PROGRESSION Completed runs earn Stardust, win or lose. Spend it in the Hangar on a bigger tank, a fatter starting wallet, or free rerolls — upgrades that carry into every future run. ALSO IN THE BOX Game Center leaderboards and achievements. An optional hold advisor if you want to learn correct play. Play offline as a guest — no account required. Suit up, pilot. The house always wins, but the house isn't out here.

Screenshots

String Theory Game4 screens
Astral Poker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: String Theory Game at every 2 days against Astral Poker's every 2 months. String Theory Game also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

String Theory Game ships an update every 2 days, Astral Poker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
String Theory Game versus Astral Poker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterString Theory GameAstral Poker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB61 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAndrew ViestaEdward Buchholz

In-app purchases

None

String Theory Game

No in-app purchases

None

Astral Poker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is String Theory Game free?
String Theory Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Astral Poker free?
Astral Poker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do String Theory Game or Astral Poker have ads?
Neither String Theory Game nor Astral Poker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, String Theory Game or Astral Poker?
String Theory Game ships an update every 2 days, and Astral Poker every 2 months. Most recently, String Theory Game was updated on October 9, 2026 and Astral Poker on October 25, 2026.

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