Nuts and Bolts vs Avery's Pointer Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nuts and Bolts
Engage in a color-matching puzzle game where you swap nuts and bolts to align their colors. Overcome challenges like rusted bolts and time limits to achieve perfect arrangements.
- Color-based swapping puzzle
- Rusted bolt mechanic
- Time and move limits
- Increasingly challenging levels
- Strategic move planning
- Satisfying puzzle-solving
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Nuts and Bolts: Switch Color is a puzzle game where the objective is to align the colors of all the nuts and bolts on the board. The game board consists of various nuts and bolts, each with a specific color. The gameplay mechanics are as follows: Tap on any two nuts or bolts to swap their positions on the board. The goal is to arrange the nuts and bolts so that each nut is paired with a bolt of the same color. However, there is a catch - some of the bolts may be rusted, indicated by a distinct visual cue. To remove a rusted bolt, the player must tap on it repeatedly to break it, which will then allow the nut to be moved freely. The player must be mindful of the time limit and the number of moves taken to complete each level. Levels become increasingly challenging, with more nuts and bolts, and a greater number of rusted bolts that need to be broken. The objective of the game is to strategically swap the positions of the nuts and bolts, taking into account the rusted bolts, in order to match all the colors and complete each level within the given time and move constraints. The game provides a satisfying puzzle-solving experience, where players need to think critically and plan their moves to achieve the perfect alignment of colors across the board.
Avery's Pointer Puzzle
This game challenges you to connect dots on a grid by tapping threads in the correct order. Navigate intricate candy mazes, avoid blocking other threads, and solve hundreds of handcrafted levels. Enjoy a visually appealing and satisfying puzzle experience with no ads or internet required.
- Hundreds of handcrafted levels
- Endless generated levels
- Trace intricate thread tangles
- Juicy candy visuals and sounds
- Haptic feedback
- Pinch to zoom and pan
- Automatic progress saving
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Pop every thread. Mind the order. Avery's Pointer Puzzle fills a dot grid edge-to-edge with bright, bendy candy threads. Tap one and it slithers out the way its arrow points — unless another thread is sitting in its lane. Blocked threads cost you a heart, and you only have three. Early levels are quick, colorful warm-ups. Then the boards grow: long snakes wind across the whole map, weaving through dozens of other threads. To set them free you'll have to read the board, trace the tangles, and clear a chain of blockers in just the right order. One wrong tap and a heart is gone. EVERY LEVEL IS SOLVABLE Each board is 100% packed and verified solvable before it ever reaches you. If you're stuck, it's not the puzzle — it's the order. Breathe, look again, find the thread that's truly free. FEATURES • Hundreds of handcrafted-quality levels, with endless generated levels beyond • One continuous journey — difficulty rises gently, with breathers along the way • Long "hero" snakes that cross the whole board and demand real planning • Juicy candy visuals: springy pops, confetti, and a gummy, colorful board • Cheerful music and satisfying pop sounds (with a cute volume menu) • Haptics that make every pop feel great • Pinch to zoom and pan on the big boards • Your progress saves automatically • No ads. No tracking. No internet required. Made with love for puzzle fans of all ages — especially Avery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Avery's Pointer Puzzle at 5.0 against Nuts and Bolts's 4.4. Avery's Pointer Puzzle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Nuts and Bolts's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. Nuts and Bolts sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Avery's Pointer Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Avery's Pointer Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nuts and Bolts has 88 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nuts and Bolts ships an update weekly, Avery's Pointer Puzzle every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nuts and Bolts | Avery's Pointer Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (88 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hoang Thi Na | Andrew Wagner111528034 |
Customer experience
Nuts and Bolts
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In-app purchases
Nuts and Bolts
- 250 Coins$1.99
- Turn Off Hammer Pop Up$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
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- Silver Hammer$4.99
- 1250 Coins$7.99
- Golden Hammer$8.99
- Remove Ads Plus$11.99
- 2500 Coins$11.99
- 6250 Coins$29.99
- 12500 Coins$49.99
Avery's Pointer Puzzle
No in-app purchases
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