Comparison

Today Puzzle vs Threadline Daily Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Today Puzzle

Features
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The Best Part of Your Day, Now on Your Phone. Start your day with a satisfying "aha!" moment. Today Puzzle brings the charm of a classic wooden calendar puzzle right to your device, offering a fresh, fun challenge every morning. Each day, you get a new set of wooden pieces and a simple mission: fit them together perfectly to show today's date. Itโ€™s easy to learn, yet surprisingly engaging, and a perfect way to give your brain a quick, rewarding workout. Ready to make your daily routine a little more fun? Download Today Puzzle now and unlock your first challenge.

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Threadline Daily Puzzle

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Threadline is a calm daily path puzzle about drawing one clean route through every numbered node. It is quick to open, satisfying to solve, and built for a small daily ritual instead of a noisy feed. Each board asks you to connect the numbered knots in order without breaking the thread. Some days are simple and meditative. Some days ask for a little patience. Hints and solution assists are there when you want a nudge. Your solved days become a quiet yearly Tapestry, so every daily win has a place to live. Threadline+ is a single $5.99 purchase that unlocks the full puzzle archive, replay, and premium skins including Neko Sky, a manga-inspired look with cat knots and a playful guide. Free to start. No ads. No subscription.

Screenshots

Today Puzzle3 screens
Threadline Daily Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Today Puzzle at none against Threadline Daily Puzzle's 1. Threadline Daily Puzzle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Threadline Daily Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Today Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Today Puzzle ships an update every 5 months, Threadline Daily Puzzle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Today Puzzle versus Threadline Daily Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToday PuzzleThreadline Daily Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael BartonAlexander MacFarlane

In-app purchases

None

Today Puzzle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Threadline Daily Puzzle

One-time1
  • Threadline+$5.99

Questions

Is Today Puzzle free?
Today Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Threadline Daily Puzzle free?
Threadline Daily Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Today Puzzle or Threadline Daily Puzzle have ads?
Today Puzzle shows ads; Threadline Daily Puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, Today Puzzle or Threadline Daily Puzzle?
Today Puzzle ships an update every 5 months, and Threadline Daily Puzzle every 3 days. Most recently, Today Puzzle was updated on October 14, 2026 and Threadline Daily Puzzle on October 24, 2026.

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