Comparison

Groops vs Tangle Ropes

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

Head to head
About

Groops

This puzzle game challenges your mind by matching tiles based on shared or unique attributes. With hundreds of levels and exciting game modes like Time Attack and multiplayer, it offers endless fun and brain stimulation. Compete with friends and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Time Attack mode
  • Leaderboards
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Unlockable achievements
  • Hint system
Features
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Groops is a puzzle game that will put your mind to the test. Match tiles three at a time based on either shared or completely unique attributes - the number of possibilities will tie your brain in knots! Keep your mind sharp. Play Groops! • Hundreds of levels of increasing difficulties! • Infinite, unlimited gameplay in “Time Attack” mode. Get to the top of the leaderboards and send your friends Challenge requests to beat your score! • Unlock dozens of Achievements! • Compete against friends in multiplayer mode - who can get the most Groops before time runs out? ********** ~ * Starbucks Pick of the Week in 2014 * ~ “This is an example of why we love games. Simple to understand, but very difficult to master.” - iPlayApps “Groops takes match-three to a whole new level.” - Daniel Celeste, AppAdvice.com “This game is more fun and challenging than my job! With a smooth design and intelligent matching, it is everything I look for to keep my mind stimulated during downtime” - HallelP “Fun but challenging game. Can’t put my phone down once I open this app!” - Stefi592 ********** GAMEPLAY MODES LEVELS - Relax, there’s no time pressure. Find all the possible Groops on the screen to advance. You can use Hints if you get stuck (get more by playing TIME ATTACK or from the Powerups menu). TIME ATTACK - Find as many Groops as possible before time runs out! Make 5 Groops in a row to increase your multiplier, but be careful! If you make an invalid Groop, your multiplier gets reset. Rack up as many points as possible because your score gets added to your points bank. ********** OK, HOW DO I PLAY? Match 3 tiles to make a Groop. Tiles have 4 attributes with three options each - SHAPE (square, circle, leaf), COLOR (blue, magenta, yellow), PATTERN (solid fill, striped fill, border only), and SYMBOL (diamond, hourglass, and its 3rd option is no symbol at all). Finding identical tiles is easy, but you’ll eventually need to make Groops based on mixed attributes, and thats where we kick your brain into full-throttle. Groops can be made by matching tiles with identical attributes, by matching all 3 options of 1 attribute, or by matching three different options across multiple attributes. For example: • Solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue circle with no symbol, and a solid blue leaf with no symbol. (Same shape - square, same color - blue, same pattern - solid, all different symbols) • Striped blue square with no symbol, solid magenta circle with a diamond, bordered yellow leaf with an hourglass (All different shapes, all different colors, all different patterns, all different symbols) NOTE: To make a Groop, either all options are the same, or all different across the attributes. For example, these would be invalid: • Solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue circle with no symbol (two squares and a circle, instead of three squares, or one square, one circle, and one leaf) • Bordered magenta circle with a diamond, solid yellow circle with a diamond, solid yellow circle with an hourglass (Invalid for two reasons: 1) two yellows and a magenta instead of three yellows or one yellow, one magenta, and one blue. 2) two diamonds and an hourglass instead of three diamonds or one diamond, one hourglass, and one without any symbol at all) ********** Follow @play_groops on Twitter

About

Tangle Ropes

A relaxing puzzle game where you untangle colored ropes on a grid. Manipulate the ropes by switching positions, rotating, flipping, and changing colors to successfully untie them all.

Highlights
  • Untangle colored ropes
  • Grid-based puzzle
  • Switch positions
  • Rotate angles
  • Flip up and down
  • Change rope colors
Features
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“Tangle Ropes" is a Relax and Untangle Game. HOW TO PLAY? -------------- 1. On the six Palace grid, some colored ropes are distributed in random order; 2. You can adjust the board layout by switching positions, rotating angles, flipping up and down, and changing colors; 3. Make all color ropes untied to make the challenge successful -------------- We appreciate any feedback you may have and will apply it to future updates and features. With your continued support we'll do our best to turn out quality Apps.

Screenshots

Groops4 screens
Tangle Ropes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tangle Ropes at none against Groops's 6. Groops's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (675 vs 13). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Groops sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Tangle Ropes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Groops against 4.2 for Tangle Ropes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groops has 675 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Groops's written reviews are positive against 75% of Tangle Ropes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Groops ships an update every 8 days, Tangle Ropes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Groops versus Tangle Ropes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroopsTangle Ropes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (675 ratings) — better4.2 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings675 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTorched Media LLC其跃 吴

Customer experience

Groops

All ratings675 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative9.3%

Tangle Ropes

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Groops

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Level 10 of 'brainz needed' bonus pack won't let user progress
  • Crash after time attack finishes
  • Level 45 of easy 4x4 board shows '0/ ' and crashes
  • Win not recognized in local multiplayer

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and boards
  • Ability to reset level scores
  • Endless mode
  • Ability to see previous groops found

Tangle Ropes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Groops

One-time6
  • pack of 50 Board Shuffles$0.99
  • pack of 10 Hints$0.99
  • pack of 5,000 Points$0.99
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  • 3x3 Bonus Pack 1$1.99
  • pack of 20,000 Points$2.99
  • pack of 100,000 Points$12.99
None

Tangle Ropes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Groops free?
Groops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tangle Ropes free?
Tangle Ropes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Groops or Tangle Ropes?
Groops is rated higher. Groops averages 4.3 out of 5 from 675 ratings, while Tangle Ropes averages 4.2 from 13 ratings.
Do Groops or Tangle Ropes have ads?
Tangle Ropes shows ads; Groops does not.
Which is updated more often, Groops or Tangle Ropes?
Groops ships an update every 8 days, and Tangle Ropes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Groops was updated on July 4, 2026 and Tangle Ropes on August 27, 2026.

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