Queendoku vs Quiet Threads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Queendoku
This is a classic logic puzzle game that challenges your brain with queen placement. It offers a familiar yet engaging experience for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Queen placement puzzles
- Brain challenging logic
- Classic puzzle gameplay
- Logic game
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Queens Sudoku! Challenge your brain!
Quiet Threads
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Quiet Threads is a cozy grouping puzzle. Each puzzle shows sixteen words. Four of them belong together in a hidden category — and there are four categories in all. Pick four words that share a theme, tap submit, and the group locks in. Four mistakes ends the round. No timer, no streak penalty, no noise — just words and time to think. The name borrows the expression "common thread" — the shared idea that ties a group of words together. How it plays: • Sixteen words, four hidden categories of four • Find all four groups in four mistakes or fewer • A "one away" nudge when three of your four belong but one doesn't • Difficulty pip per puzzle and a distribution bar per pack so you can pick your pace One daily puzzle per language, picked once and shared by everyone playing that day. Thirteen hand-authored themed packs at launch — seven in English (Starter, Coast, Garden, Kitchen, Library, Nights, Studio) and six in French. Every puzzle is read by a human and rated for overall difficulty, so packs ramp gently rather than spiking. Two content languages: English and French, with localized words and categories — not machine translations. Switch in Settings → Language; daily puzzle and packs follow your choice. Four themes — Light, Paper, Dark, and Dusk. Pick one in Settings, change it whenever you like. Cozy ambient music and gentle haptics. Every sound has a tap-mute on the Home screen, no settings dive needed. No ads. No accounts. No real-money purchases. Anonymous product analytics only — no IDs, no personal data, no tracking. Your stats live on this device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quiet Threads at none against Queendoku's 10. Quiet Threads also leads on ads (none vs shown). Queendoku's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.0). On price 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. Queendoku sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Quiet Threads asks for nothing beyond the download.
Queendoku ships an update every 5 days, Quiet Threads monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Queendoku | Quiet Threads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (413 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 413 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 379 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Rutherford | Laurent Chouinard |
In-app purchases
Queendoku
- VIP Weekly Package3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- VIP Monthly Package$5.991 Month
- VIP Yearly Package$19.991 Year
- Coin Pack$1.99
- Holiday Bundle$1.99
- Remove Ads$6.99
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- Coin Supply$7.99
- Coin Pile$14.99
- Coin Stack$29.99
- Coin Mountain$99.99
Quiet Threads
No in-app purchases









