Comparison

Flow Free vs Puzzelo Words

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

Head to head
About

Flow Free

Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board and solve puzzles. Avoid crossing pipes to complete each level. Offers hundreds of free puzzles with varying difficulty, plus daily challenges and a timed mode.

Highlights
  • Connect matching colors
  • Cover the entire board
  • Hundreds of shaped puzzles
  • Daily new levels
  • Time Trial mode
  • Game Center achievements
  • Cloud sync
Features
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Flow Free® reimagined: Infinite possibilities! If you like Flow Free, you'll love Flow Free: Shapes! Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free: Shapes a try, and experience "mind like water"! Flow Free: Shapes features: * Over 4,000 free, shaped puzzles! * Daily puzzles: new levels every day, never run out * Carefully crafted, high-quality puzzles ranging from easy to extreme! * Optimized touch controls for smooth, satisfying play * Game Center achievements and cloud sync of your progress * Clean, colorful graphics and fun sound effects Enjoy!

About

Puzzelo Words

Features
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Puzzelo Words is a relaxing letter-grid word game with a journey across charming locations. Trace your finger across adjacent letters to spell words, fill in each location's target words, and discover bonus finds along the way. No timers. No leaderboards yelling at you. Just calm word puzzles, a winding world map, and a fresh daily challenge waiting tomorrow. — THE JOURNEY — • 24 hand-crafted locations across 5 zones: Coastal Trail, Highlands, Forest & Meadow, Frontier, and Lost Atlas • A snake-path world map that lights up gold the more you explore • Each location reveals a new letter set and a small grid of target words • Find any other valid English word for a bonus — EVERY DAY, A NEW PUZZLE — • Daily Challenge — same puzzle for everyone, fresh at midnight • Build a streak. Miss a day, it resets. • Track your best streak. Share results to keep friends honest. — ENDLESS MODE — • Unlocks after the campaign — a procedurally seeded puzzle at every depth • Each level is deterministic by depth, so you can compare against yourself • Goes as deep as you want — EARN, COLLECT, REPLAY — • 25 trophies to chase, from "First Steps" to "Master Explorer" • Word Jar saves every bonus word you've ever found • Tap any cleared location to see your stars, best score, and finds • Scrabble-style letter scoring — rare letters like Q and Z pay more — TOOLS WHEN YOU NEED THEM — • Hint: watch a short ad to reveal a letter in the shortest unfilled word • Shuffle: rearrange the grid for free • Reveal: spend coins to fill an entire target • Bonus Boost: double your next 3 bonus payouts — BUILT FOR EVERYONE — • Adaptive iPad layout — side-by-side grid and slot card in landscape • Full VoiceOver support, with live announcements for finds • Dynamic Type — scale text up if you prefer • Reduce Visual Effects toggle for users sensitive to motion or noise • Tap-to-add or swipe — input however you like • Auto-resume if interrupted mid-puzzle — ABOUT THE TEAM — Puzzelo Words is built by puzzelo.app — a small independent studio. No noisy notifications. No data sold. Just puzzles. — REMOVE ADS (OPTIONAL) — A monthly subscription removes all banners and interstitials, makes hints free, and lets you play offline. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Auto-renews monthly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Service & EULA: https://puzzelo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://puzzelo.app/privacy Questions or feedback? hello@puzzelo.app

Screenshots

Flow Free4 screens
Puzzelo Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Flow Free at 15.0 against Puzzelo Words's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Flow Free sells 18 one-off in-app purchases and Puzzelo Words sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Flow Free versus Puzzelo Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlow FreePuzzelo Words
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBig Duck Games LLCTarik Benali

Bugs and requests

Flow Free

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Accidental hint usage due to button placement
  • Visibility issues with overlapping paths in 3D levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Restore original UI layout from previous Flow Free games
  • Option to disable in-app purchase prompts
  • Forward/backward level navigation

Puzzelo Words

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Flow Free

One-time18
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Spring Greens Colors$0.99
  • Fall Harvest Colors$0.99
Show 15 more
  • Pastel Colors$0.99
  • Neon Rainbow Colors$0.99
  • Winter Chill Colors$0.99
  • Jumbo Oval 2$1.99
  • Circle Pack 2$1.99
  • 8x8 Cube Mania$1.99
  • Kids Pack$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Unlock All Themes$1.99
  • Extreme Alley 2$1.99
  • 5x5 Cube Mania$1.99
  • Cube Pack 2$1.99
  • 20 Hints$2.99
  • Unlock All Packs & Remove Ads$4.99
  • 100 Hints$9.99
1 purchases

Puzzelo Words

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Flow Free free?
Flow Free is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzelo Words free?
Puzzelo Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flow Free or Puzzelo Words have ads?
Both Flow Free and Puzzelo Words show ads.

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