Comparison

Travlink! vs SPAN

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

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About

Travlink!

A geographical puzzle game where you find the shortest route between two countries by naming intermediate nations. It incorporates unique rules for connections, including bridges and tunnels, while excluding certain territories and direct routes. The game also addresses disputed territories and treats regions like French Guiana as distinct entities.

Highlights
  • Find shortest country routes
  • Name intermediate countries
  • Incorporate bridges and tunnels
  • Handle exclaves and remote territories
  • Address disputed territories
  • Treat regions as separate entities
Features
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Discover the world with Travlink!, the ultimate geographical puzzle game! In Travlink!, your goal is to name and link the countries you’d need to pass through on a journey from one country to another in the shortest route possible. As you play, you’ll navigate through unique rules: bridges and tunnels count, but exclaves and remote territories do not. Special connections like Ireland to the United Kingdom and Indonesia to the mainland via Malaysia add to the challenge. However, some direct connections like Russia to Poland via Kaliningrad and Spain to Morocco via Ceuta or Melilla are excluded. Travlink also includes disputed territories such as Somaliland and treats regions like French Guiana as separate entities. Travlink! – Explore the World

About

SPAN

Features
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SPAN — Competitive Numberlink Duels Think fast. Draw faster. SPAN turns the classic numberlink puzzle into a real-time 1v1 duel. You and your opponent get the exact same board at the exact same moment — connect every matching pair of dots, fill every cell, and submit before they do. First correct solution wins. No luck. No pay-to-win. Just pure puzzle skill against a real rival. REAL-TIME 1v1 MATCHES Get matched with a player of similar skill and race head-to-head on an identical board. Every second counts. RANKED & LEADERBOARDS Climb a true skill rating (Glicko-2) in Ranked play. Compete on global and country leaderboards to prove you're the fastest solver in your region — and the world. LIVE TOURNAMENTS Scheduled knockout events where the whole field plays at once. Register in advance, check in before the start, then survive a single-elimination bracket — best-of-3 early rounds, best-of-5 semifinals, a best-of-7 final — until one player is left standing. Every game is an 8×8 board with a 120-second clock, so a full event runs about half an hour. Too big a field? A qualifier race cuts it down to the bracket first. Free entry, always — no tickets, no entry fees, no buy-ins. Selected events carry real prizes: gift-card vouchers, or a week or a month of Span Plus granted straight to your account. Tournament games are unrated, so your ladder rating is never on the line. Knocked out? Stay and watch the bracket play out live. Turn on tournament reminders and we'll ping you when a new event opens and when check-in starts. CASUAL PLAY Want the thrill without the pressure? Jump into skill-matched Casual games anytime. Your rating stays hidden — just play. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Create a private match, share the code, and settle it in a best-of series. Head-to-head records keep score across all your rematches. PARTY MODE Race up to 8 players at once on the same board. Host a party, share the code (or list it publicly), and run game after game — friends can even jump in mid-session. Session stats and leaderboards crown the night's champion. TRAINING MODE Sharpen your skills solo across board sizes from 5×5 up to a brain-bending 9×9. Stuck? Reveal the solution and learn the pattern. INSTANT REMATCH Lost a nail-biter? Fire off a rematch in one tap and run it back. REPLAYS & SHAREABLE RECAPS Watch how the match unfolded stroke by stroke, then export a highlight video to share your best wins. HOW TO PLAY Every board is a grid with pairs of colored dots. Draw a path to connect each pair — but paths can't cross, and when you're done, every single cell must be filled. Simple to learn, endlessly deep to master. Boards are guaranteed solvable and never trivial. SPAN PLUS Go ad-free and unlock premium extras with an optional subscription (7-day free trial). Never required to compete — monetization never touches difficulty, rating, or matchmaking, and tournaments stay free to enter for everyone. Connect the dots. Span the grid. Outrace the world. Download SPAN, enter the next tournament, and start your first duel now. Terms of Use: https://span-game.web.app/terms

Screenshots

Travlink!4 screens
SPAN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SPAN at none against Travlink!'s 1. SPAN also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Travlink!'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Travlink! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SPAN asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Travlink! ships an update every 3 months, SPAN every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Travlink! versus SPAN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTravlink!SPAN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB54 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAPPBROKER SOFTWARESoftware KiT SRL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Travlink!

One-time1
  • Unlock Travlink Pro!$0.99
None

SPAN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Travlink! free?
Travlink! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SPAN free?
SPAN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Travlink! or SPAN have ads?
Both Travlink! and SPAN show ads.
Which is updated more often, Travlink! or SPAN?
Travlink! ships an update every 3 months, and SPAN every 9 days. Most recently, Travlink! was updated on October 24, 2026 and SPAN on October 4, 2026.

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