Groops vs Number Place by Fifol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Hundreds of levels
- Time Attack mode
- Leaderboards
- Multiplayer mode
- Unlockable achievements
- Hint system
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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
Number Place by Fifol
Engage with a classic logic puzzle game featuring over 7000 problems across various modes like Classic, Mini, Diagonal, Jigsaw, and Mixed. Enjoy an intuitive interface, auto-save, and helpful input features for a stress-free experience.
- Over 7000 problems
- Multiple game variants (Classic, Mini, Diagonal, Jigsaw, Mixed)
- Intuitive user interface
- Offline play supported
- Auto-save functionality
- Continuous input and pencil marks
- Undo & Redo
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Number Place by Fifol is awesome graphics, user interface, and ease of use. You can play over 7000 problems by completely free. ▽What is Number Place? Number Place is a simple, classic puzzle game that's taken the world by storm. Having originated in Japan as a pencil puzzle game, Number Place became extremely popular all over the world as a single-player pursuit. ▽About Number Place by Fifol Why we made the Number Place by Fifol app: We want you to be absorbed into the world of Number Place. So we made Number Place by Fifol both simple to use and able to hold a higher volume of new and interesting problems. Even though Number Place by Fifol is very simple to use it has rich features yet is stress-free. For example most of it’s features are intuitive - - We don’t need to read a how to manual. We have prepared a variety of Number Place versions “Classic”,small 6X6”Mini”,”Diagonal”,”Jigsaw”and”Mixed”. Of course you can play it on or off line. ________________________________ You can play extensive variety (variant) Number Place problems! All problems are high quality. - Classic (9x9) - Mini (6x6) - Diagonal - Jigsaw - Mixed (Diagonal & Jigsaw) ________________________________ Great features. - Auto save. - Continuous input numbers/pencil marks. - Double tap to highlight same numbers. - Auto delete pencil marks, when you input number. - Undo & Redo. - Checking conflicts numbers. - Beautiful sound effects. - Also, you can play game with your favorite musics. ________________________________ Difficulty - First step - Second step - Beginner - Easy - Normal (Medium) - Advanced - Super Advanced - Incredible
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Number Place by Fifol at none against Groops's 6. Groops's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Groops sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Number Place by Fifol asks for nothing beyond the download.
Number Place by Fifol holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groops has 671 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Groops's written reviews are positive against 70% of Number Place by Fifol's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Groops ships an update every 8 days, Number Place by Fifol every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Groops | Number Place by Fifol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (671 ratings) | 4.4 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.6% of reviews — better | 70.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 671 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Torched Media | Fifol Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Groops
Number Place by Fifol
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
Number Place by Fifol
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Groops
- 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
Number Place by Fifol
No in-app purchases









