Maze QA vs Bottle Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maze QA
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Players search for monsters in the maze and fight them. Winning or losing is determined by whether you answer the mental arithmetic problem posed by the monster correctly or incorrectly. When the number of remaining monsters reaches zero, the level is cleared and the next level's maze and monsters appear. There are maze scenes and battle scenes, where you explore monsters in the maze scene and fight monsters in the battle scene. *Maze Scene - The maze is displayed in 3D on the screen according to the level, and a mini-map of the maze is also displayed. - At the top of the screen, icons for each type of monster in the maze and the number of each a - The bottom of the screen displays the current level, number of correct answers/questions, score, and HP/max HP, updated as necessary. - The joystick, which appears with a tap on the screen, allows the player to move freely. - Battles occur when a player bumps into a monster. - The mini-map shows the player (green) and the monster (red) and potions (flashing white) as dots. - When a player loses a battle with a monster, takes damage and the player's HP (physical strength) is reduced. - You can recover your HP by getting potions (medicines) that fall in the maze. - Tap the exit button in the upper right corner to exit the game. - The speaker button toggles background music and sound on and off. - The gear button is a player selection screen that allows you to choose one of six different players. * Battle Scene - When the player bumps into a monster in the maze scene, the scene switches to a battle scene. - In the battle scene, the monster is placed at the top of the screen, the player at the bottom, and the problem panel in the center. - The bottom of the screen displays the current level, number of correct answers/questions, score, and HP/max HP, updated as necessary. - One or two fellow monsters may appear in addition to the monster you hit. - The strength of a monster is determined by its HP, and the HP combined with the HP of its fellow monsters is displayed in a bar at the top. - Monster will ask a panel of questions on the problem panel for a mental arithmetic problem. - The answer to a question is determined by tapping on the answer button (one correct answer) that appears from 2 to 5. - There is a time limit for answering the questions, and if you fail to answer within the time limit, you will be timed out. - If you get an answer wrong or time out, you will be damaged by the monster's attack and your HP will decrease. - When a player's HP reaches zero, the player dies and the game is over. - Even if the game is over, players can tap the “Continue Game” button to revive themselves. - As long as the monster's HP is not zero, the monster will ask the next math problem. - When the monster's HP reaches zero, the monster disappears, the player wins, and the battle scene ends. - After the battle scene is over, returns to the maze scene.
Bottle Loop
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Tap. Watch. Time it right. Bottle Loop Puzzle is a casual brain puzzle where the fun isn't in matching colors — it's in reading the system and knowing exactly when to move. Every bottle you tap has one fixed color. Every faucet above the conveyor shows you the next few colors it's about to pour — like a sneak peek at what's coming. Your job: tap the right bottle at the right moment so it rolls under the faucet the instant that color appears. Guess wrong and your bottle just... waits. Guess right and you'll feel it — the moment the game stops feeling automatic and starts feeling like you're steering it. HOW TO PLAY Tap the front bottle in any queue to send it onto the conveyor Watch the faucets — each one shows you a few colors ahead Time your tap so your bottle rolls through at the right moment Fill a bottle completely and it clears on the spot Didn't finish in one pass? No problem — it waits nearby for another try WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most puzzle games ask you to sort what's already in front of you. Bottle Loop Puzzle asks you to plan ahead using what you can already see coming — a faucet about to switch colors, a bottle in the queue you know is the perfect fit. It's part timing, part memory, part quiet satisfaction when a plan comes together. FEATURES Simple one-tap controls, deep decision-making Faucets that reveal upcoming colors — plan instead of guess Special bottles that speed up, lock, or reward you Hundreds of handcrafted levels, each fully solvable Undo and hint tools when you need a little help Earn 1 to 3 stars per level based on how clean your run was Calm, satisfying sound design — no jarring surprises Free to play, every level beatable without spending a cent Whether you've got two minutes or twenty, Bottle Loop Puzzle rewards attention over speed. Take a breath, read the faucets, and find your rhythm. Download Bottle Loop Puzzle and start steering the loop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maze QA at none against Bottle Loop's 12. Maze QA also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Bottle Loop's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads 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. Bottle Loop sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Maze QA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Maze QA ships an update every 2 weeks, Bottle Loop every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maze QA | Bottle Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 364 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michio Hara | duc nguyen viet |
In-app purchases
Maze QA
No in-app purchases
Bottle Loop
- 1000 Coins$1.95
- Pro Bundle$4.99
- Revive Bundle$5.99
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- 5000 Coins$8.39
- Pass Bundle$9.99
- Master Bundle$10.49
- 10k Coins$17.99
- Mega Bundle$21.49
- 25k Coins$34.99
- Ultra Bundle$48.49
- 50k Coins$60.99
- 100k Coins$99.99









