Comparison

Sliding Puzzle vs CaveDash

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

Head to head
About

Sliding Puzzle

Features
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Features: Board Sizes: Choose your challenge from 3×3 to 8×8 grids. Auto Save & Resume: Exit the app anytime—your progress is always saved. Next Number Hint: color hints help you find your next tile faster and with less frustration. Match Number Animation: Enjoy satisfying visual feedback when a tile reaches its correct position. Line Match Effect: Get rewarded with extra feedback every time you complete a full row—keeps the game engaging even mid-play. Retry Same Board: Play the same shuffled board again to improve your time or challenge a friend to beat it. Shuffle Option: Don’t like the initial layout? Reshuffle as many times as you like before starting. — Sliding Puzzle: Essential is a modern take on the classic 15 puzzle (number puzzle) experience. Designed with minimal visuals and a focus on tactile satisfaction, this game is perfect for quick sessions or deep focus play.

About

CaveDash

Features
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CaveDash — Retro Cave Puzzle Adventure Guide a brave little ant through dangerous caves packed with diamonds, boulders, butterflies, magic walls, and growing amoebas. Dig through earth, plan safe routes, collect enough diamonds, and reach the exit before time runs out. Every cave is a compact puzzle. Boulders and diamonds obey gravity, enemies follow the walls, and one careless step can close your escape route. Read the cave, act quickly, and master all 20 handcrafted levels across the Genesis and Inferno worlds. FEATURES • 20 handcrafted cave levels with rising difficulty • Two distinct worlds: Genesis and Inferno • Physics-based boulders, falling diamonds, and chain reactions • Butterflies, amoebas, magic walls, and destructible terrain • Original retro chiptune soundtrack and generated sound effects • Swipe, joystick, or D-pad controls with adjustable visibility • Localized in English, German, Japanese, and Korean • Play without an active internet connection FREE TO START • Levels 1–3 are free to play • Free players may see banner and interstitial ads • One one-time purchase unlocks all 20 levels and removes ads • No subscription and no energy system Can you clear every cave and become the ultimate diamond master? Questions or feedback? Contact us at apps@nort.de.

Screenshots

Sliding Puzzle4 screens
CaveDash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sliding Puzzle at none against CaveDash's 1. Sliding Puzzle also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). CaveDash's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sliding Puzzle ships an update every 2 days, CaveDash weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Sliding Puzzle versus CaveDash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSliding PuzzleCaveDash
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB6 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHiroki NakamuraJuraj Dollinger-Lenharcik

In-app purchases

None

Sliding Puzzle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CaveDash

One-time1
  • Volles Levelpaket$2.99

Questions

Is Sliding Puzzle free?
Sliding Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CaveDash free?
CaveDash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sliding Puzzle or CaveDash have ads?
Sliding Puzzle shows ads; CaveDash does not.
Which is updated more often, Sliding Puzzle or CaveDash?
Sliding Puzzle ships an update every 2 days, and CaveDash weekly. Most recently, Sliding Puzzle was updated on October 24, 2026 and CaveDash on October 31, 2026.

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