Comparison

Tricky Traps vs The Fulcrum

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

Head to head
About

Tricky Traps

Engage in a physics-based puzzle adventure where you strategically use a cannon to eliminate monsters. With limited shots per level, you'll need to employ clever aiming, useful tools, and an understanding of realistic physics to overcome challenges and defeat formidable bosses. Enjoy offline play with vibrant graphics and exciting explosions.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • Strategic cannon aiming
  • Monster destruction
  • Useful tools and traps
  • Big boss battles
  • Offline play
Features
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Blast Away Monsters in a Fun Physics-based Puzzle Game! Get ready for an exciting adventure where you use a big cannon to blast away monsters! This fun game is filled with physics-based puzzles that make you think and shoot in clever ways. You have a limited number of shots, so you need to use them wisely to destroy all the monsters. Game Features: Clever Puzzles: Each level is a fun puzzle where you figure out how to aim the cannon and get rid of all the monsters. Useful Tools: Use all sorts of fun tools like traps, exploding barrels, and spinning saws to help you defeat the monsters. Realistic Physics: Watch your cannonballs fly and bounce around! Big Boss Battles: Face off against huge, tough bosses that will challenge your skills. Play Offline: You can play the game anytime, even without internet. Why You'll Love This Game: Many Ways to Win: Find lots of different ways to destroy the monsters and complete each level. Endless Fun: With so many levels and challenges, you’ll never get bored. Exciting Effects: Enjoy colorful graphics and stunning explosions as you play. Easy to Learn: Simple controls and fun gameplay make it simple to start playing. Creative Challenges: Every level is a new adventure with different puzzles to solve. Are you ready to have a blast and become the ultimate monster killer? Load up your cannon, aim carefully, and let the fun begin!

About

The Fulcrum

A physics-based puzzle game where players balance a beam by strategically placing weighted stones. Progress through handcrafted levels with escalating challenges and unique mechanics like shifting pivots and balloon stones. Offers multiple game modes for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Physics-based balancing gameplay
  • 150 handcrafted levels
  • Slot Mode, Free Physics Mode, Balloon Stones, Pivot Shifting, Distractor Stones
  • Campaign, Daily Challenge, and Zen Modes
  • Earn gem ratings and compete on leaderboards
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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The Fulcrum is a physics-based puzzle game about balance. Place weighted stones on a beam and keep it level — but position matters as much as weight. A heavy stone near the center barely tips the scales. That same stone at the edge? Leverage changes everything. GAMEPLAY Each puzzle gives you a set of numbered stones. Place them on the beam, then watch physics take over. Hold the balance for 3 seconds and you win. Fail to balance, and the beam tips — try again with a new strategy. As you progress, the puzzles grow richer: • Slot Mode — stones snap to fixed positions, demanding precise placement • Free Physics Mode — stones drop with gravity and can collide and merge mid-fall • Balloon Stones — negative-value stones float upward, adding upward lift to counter heavy sides • Pivot Shifting — the fulcrum moves mid-simulation on advanced levels, forcing you to adapt • Distractor Stones — not every stone belongs in the solution; figure out which ones to use 150 HANDCRAFTED LEVELS From a gentle introduction to beam physics, to complex multi-stone arrangements with shifting pivots and balloon counters — every level is hand-designed with a specific solution and escalating challenge. THREE GAME MODES • Campaign — 150 levels with carefully tuned difficulty progression • Daily Challenge — a new unique puzzle every day for bonus points • Zen Mode — endless procedurally generated puzzles; see how long your streak can last EARN FULCRUM GEMS Solve levels fast to earn gem ratings: Raw Stone, Polished, or Diamond. Every level tracks your best gem, and your total gem count appears on the Game Center leaderboard. CLEAN AND FOCUSED No ads. No paywalls. No energy timers. Just puzzles. Built with SpriteKit. Designed for focus.

Screenshots

Tricky Traps4 screens
The Fulcrum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Fulcrum at none against Tricky Traps's 2. The Fulcrum also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Tricky Traps's advantage is ratings volume (617 vs 1). On price, 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. Tricky Traps sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. The Fulcrum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Fulcrum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tricky Traps has 617 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tricky Traps ships an update every 2 months, The Fulcrum every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tricky Traps versus The Fulcrum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricky TrapsThe Fulcrum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (617 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings617 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHeroCraft Ltd.Bill Schenk

Customer experience

Tricky Traps

All ratings616 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral19.0%
Negative38.1%

The Fulcrum

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tricky Traps

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads make it difficult to play the game
  • Ads cover the bottom of the screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • Reduce the number of ads
  • Shorten the duration of ads

The Fulcrum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tricky Traps

One-time2
  • Remove ads$4.99
  • Remove ads$9.99
None

The Fulcrum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tricky Traps free?
Tricky Traps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Fulcrum free?
The Fulcrum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tricky Traps or The Fulcrum?
The Fulcrum is rated higher. Tricky Traps averages 4.6 out of 5 from 617 ratings, while The Fulcrum averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tricky Traps or The Fulcrum have ads?
Tricky Traps shows ads; The Fulcrum does not.
Which is updated more often, Tricky Traps or The Fulcrum?
Tricky Traps ships an update every 2 months, and The Fulcrum every 5 days. Most recently, Tricky Traps was updated on November 8, 2026 and The Fulcrum on October 31, 2026.

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