Comparison

Sambo vs PLASM

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

Head to head
About

Sambo

This brain-training puzzle game challenges you to balance circles and diamonds in rows and columns. It offers unlimited offline play with a clean design, perfect for focused, meditative moments. Compete with others and master hundreds of handcrafted logic challenges.

Highlights
  • Brain training challenges
  • Offline play
  • Unlimited gameplay
  • Minimalist design
  • Leaderboards
  • Hundreds of handcrafted puzzles
Features
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Sambo – The Puzzle That Plays With Your Brain! Can you crack the code of circles and diamonds? In Sambo, every row and column must be perfectly balanced – no three in a row, and no symbol out of place. It sounds easy… until it's not. • Train your brain • Play offline – no Wi-Fi needed • Unlimited play – no lives, no waiting • Clean, minimalist design for maximum focus • Perfect for a calm, meditative moment Play, think, and sambo with your neurons! Download now and see if you can solve them all. Love Binairo, Takuzu, Binoxxo or any binary logic puzzle? Then Sambo is your next obsession. Train your brain with hundreds of handcrafted challenges, rise through the leaderboards, and prove you're the ultimate Sambo master. By downloading or using this app, you agree to our End User License Agreement. You can review the full terms here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PLASM

Features
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PLASM is a colour-based maze game in which you absorb and combine colours to navigate your way through increasingly complex maps. Entirely offline, with no ads. Swipe, and your sample of gel slides until something stops it. Wells tint it, membranes let through only one colour, filters strip a colour out and the mirror inverts it. Collect cyan, magenta and yellow to turn white: the only colour the exit takes. - 231 ducts across fourteen phases, and a new daily duct every day - A wide array of map fixtures, each affecting the player in unique ways: slabs to push, holes to fill, doors held open by weight, louvres that bend your path, and bottles with a whole maze inside - An endless floor once the campaign is done - A story told in memos, and in papers found off the shortest path - A pleasing retro aesthetic and relaxing sound effects - Secret game modes with satisfying physics and colour combinations - No in-app purchases, no accounts and no tracking: nothing leaves your device

Screenshots

Sambo4 screens
PLASM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sambo at Free against PLASM's $1.99. PLASM's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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

Sambo is free to download; PLASM costs $1.99 up front. Sambo sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. PLASM asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sambo ships an update every 10 days, PLASM every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sambo versus PLASM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamboPLASM
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.0 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwo4TeaMAX DAVID G MOCKETT

Bugs and requests

Sambo

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Level 191 bug
  • Level 186 unplayable
  • Level 119 impossible
  • Level 125 impossible
  • Level 155 impossible

Requested features

1 request
  • More levels

PLASM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Sambo

One-time9
  • 100 coins$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Premium$2.99
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  • Special Offer 2$4.99
  • 550 coins$4.99
  • Special Offer 3$9.99
  • 1200 coins$9.99
  • 3200 coins$24.99
  • 13000 coins$99.99
None

PLASM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sambo free?
Sambo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PLASM free?
PLASM costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sambo or PLASM have ads?
Sambo shows ads; PLASM does not.
Which is updated more often, Sambo or PLASM?
Sambo ships an update every 10 days, and PLASM every 9 days. Most recently, Sambo was updated on October 24, 2026 and PLASM on October 24, 2026.

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