Riddler vs Aurora Slant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Riddler
Engage your mind with hundreds of witty and funny riddles. Solve puzzles by guessing words, progressing through levels, and utilizing hints. Choose your challenge with easy, medium, and hard modes.
- Hundreds of riddles
- Word guessing gameplay
- Multiple difficulty modes
- Hint system
- Level progression
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Do you know which letter of the alphabet has the most water? Or what happens when you throw a white rock into the Red Sea? Can you guess the word? Enjoy this puzzle with hundreds of riddles. Some witty, some funny but all are fun. Solve the riddle to move to the next level. Tap a letter to form a solution. Tap a letter in the solution to clear it. Use a hints (at a cost) to either remove unused letters or suggest next letter. Use menu to switch between easy, medium and hard mode.
Aurora Slant
Solve logic puzzles by filling cells with diagonal lines, connecting corners, and satisfying numbered hints. Enjoy 900 handcrafted puzzles and a daily challenge with offline play and smart hints.
- Fill cells with diagonal lines
- Connect corners to form paths
- Satisfy numbered hint requirements
- 900 handcrafted puzzles
- Daily challenge with streak tracking
- Offline play
- Smart hints and undo/redo
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Fill every cell with a diagonal line using pure logic. Connect corners, satisfy numbered hints, and solve 900 handcrafted Slant puzzles plus a new daily challenge every day. HOW TO PLAY • Fill each cell with a forward slash / or backslash \ • Lines connect at corners to form paths • Numbered hints show how many line ends touch that corner • No closed loops allowed anywhere in the grid WHY PUZZLE FANS STAY • 900 handcrafted puzzles across Easy, Medium, and Hard • Smooth difficulty curve with chapter-based progression • Fresh daily challenge with streak tracking and milestones • Game Center leaderboards and achievements • Smart hints, undo, redo, and restart anytime • Home Screen widget, dark mode, and multiple themes • Full offline play A FAIR PREMIUM MODEL • Start free with opening puzzles • Unlock the full journey with a single purchase • No subscriptions, no ads Perfect for fans of Sudoku, Nonograms, Picross, Hashi, Nurikabe, Akari, and other Nikoli-style logic puzzles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Riddler at 5.0 against Aurora Slant's 4.0. Riddler also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). Aurora Slant's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Aurora Slant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Riddler asks for nothing beyond the download.
Riddler holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Riddler ships an update every 7 months, Aurora Slant every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Riddler | Aurora Slant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GASP Mobile Games Inc | DAN URBANEK |
Customer experience
Riddler
Aurora Slant
In-app purchases
Riddler
No in-app purchases
Aurora Slant
- Full Access$1.00
