Comparison

puzzling.com vs Connect Tracks

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

Head to head
About

puzzling.com

Engage your mind daily with a variety of classic puzzles like Crosswords and Sudoku. Access thousands of puzzles and an ad-free experience with a VIP subscription. Track your progress and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Classic puzzle variety
  • Thousands of puzzles with subscription
  • Ad-free VIP experience
  • Progress tracking and rewards
  • Smart search filters
  • Help and tutorial videos
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Keep your mind active with new puzzles every day. · The dream team of classic puzzles: Crossword, Sudoku, Picture Cross, Codeword, Word Search, and dozens more. · Download free and enjoy a new page of puzzles every morning and evening. · Subscribe at any time to access thousands of puzzles, ad-free. · Smart search filters help you find puzzles of your preferred type, genre or difficulty. · Learn to play new puzzles with extensive online help and videos. · Track your progress and earn trophies and rewards. Whether you're looking for a new challenge or to relax with a familiar old favorite, you can find it all in the puzzling.com app. ■ Subscribe for VIP access With a puzzling.com VIP subscription, you'll get free, unlimited access to all the puzzles on your Morning and Evening pages each day, including all previous days' pages. You can also browse puzzling.com's growing library of Themed Issues (puzzle books), using replenishing VIP keys to unlock puzzles and expand your collection. What's more, as a subscriber you won't be interrupted by ad breaks between puzzles. (Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions through your iTunes and App Store Account Settings. On cancelling a subscription, you will continue to be subscribed until the end of the current billing period.) ■ Product support Please select the [HELP] option from the menu if you require assistance. Can't access the app? You can also contact us by email: support@puzzling.com Terms of use: https://www.puzzling.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.puzzling.com/privacy/ ■ Latest news WEB: www.puzzling.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/getpuzzling BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/puzzling.com

About

Connect Tracks

This logic puzzle game challenges you to lay railway tracks based on number clues and seamless connections. Enjoy a relaxing, no-timer experience with a difficulty that scales from beginner to master.

Highlights
  • Number clue logic
  • Connected track building
  • No timers or pressure
  • Offline play
  • Difficulty ladder
  • Step-by-step controls
Features
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Ready for a game that relaxes you and fires up your brain at the same time? Welcome to Connect Tracks — a logic puzzle game built around the classic train tracks puzzle. Here you have just one job: lay a single, fully connected railway and put every stretch of track exactly where it belongs! Simple rules, deep strategy Number clues: Every row and column has a number beside it, telling you exactly how many track cells belong there. Count them — the answer is hidden in the numbers. Connected tracks: Tracks can't break off or fork; every cell's direction has to line up seamlessly. The moment every clue is satisfied and the tracks form one complete route, the train sets off! Step-by-step: Double-tap to lay track, tap to mark an X, swipe to connect. You get only 3 mistakes — guessing gets you nowhere, so make every move count. Key features A pure, immersive experience No timers, low pressure: No rush — just reason quietly at your own comfortable pace. Non-intrusive ads: A zero-interruption experience that lets you sink into focused, almost meditative flow. Play offline anytime: No connection needed — ideal for commutes, waiting in line, or your morning coffee. A difficulty ladder from beginner to master From 4×4 starter boards to brain-bending 12×12 grids, the difficulty climbs steadily, and every level has a unique solution. A quick few-minute tutorial walks you through the joy of "number reasoning" — zero barrier to start. With one board, a set of numbers, and a single railway, Connect Tracks gives you a focused, relaxing moment every day. When the last piece of track drops into place and the train whistles out, you'll see: real rest isn't switching off — it's a bit of thinking that lands just right. Download now, start laying track, and get today's train out right on time! Terms of Service: https://oakevergames.com/tos.html Privacy Policy: https://oakevergames.com/pp.html

Screenshots

puzzling.com4 screens
Connect Tracks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Connect Tracks at none against puzzling.com's 18. Connect Tracks also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (525 vs 38). On price, ads, 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. puzzling.com sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Connect Tracks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Connect Tracks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect Tracks has 525 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of puzzling.com's written reviews are positive against 46% of Connect Tracks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

puzzling.com ships an update every 2 months, Connect Tracks every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
puzzling.com versus Connect Tracks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpuzzling.comConnect Tracks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (38 ratings)4.7 (525 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews46.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38525 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank—#187 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size361 MB303 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppyNation Ltd.Oakever Games

Customer experience

puzzling.com

All ratings38 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral27.3%
Negative36.4%

Connect Tracks

All ratings525 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive46.4%
Neutral16.1%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

18 purchases

puzzling.com

Subscriptions14
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Coin Pack$2.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$4.99
  • Large Coin Pack$9.99
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  • Extra Large Coin Pack$19.99
None

Connect Tracks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is puzzling.com free?
puzzling.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Connect Tracks free?
Connect Tracks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, puzzling.com or Connect Tracks?
Connect Tracks is rated higher. puzzling.com averages 4.5 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Connect Tracks averages 4.7 from 525 ratings.
Do puzzling.com or Connect Tracks have ads?
Both puzzling.com and Connect Tracks show ads.
Which is updated more often, puzzling.com or Connect Tracks?
puzzling.com ships an update every 2 months, and Connect Tracks every 4 days. Most recently, puzzling.com was updated on September 27, 2026 and Connect Tracks on September 30, 2026.

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