Comparison

Binairo vs Shikaku

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

Head to head
About

Binairo

A logic puzzle game where you fill a grid with 0s and 1s following simple rules. Offers endless grids, daily challenges, and progress tracking. Premium version unlocks advanced levels and removes ads.

Highlights
  • Grid-based logic puzzles
  • Endless grid generation
  • Daily challenges
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • iCloud sync
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Binairo is a modern and elegant logic game. Easy to understand, hard to put down. Fill the grid with 0s and 1s by following four simple rules. Quick to play, challenging to master. Each game lasts only a few minutes — perfect for a break, a relaxing moment, or a real brain challenge. The app generates endless grids with four difficulty levels: Easy and Medium are free, while Hard and Extreme are available in the Premium version. Statistics lovers will enjoy tracking their best times, win rates, and flawless games, while advanced players can fine-tune every detail: mask percentage, error detection, sounds, haptics, and more. Every day brings a new Daily Challenge. Complete it, build your winning streak, and unlock exclusive trophies. Optional notifications (disabled by default) can remind you not to miss it. Designed for a smooth, refined experience, Binairo adapts to all your devices — iPhone and iPad, light or dark mode, colored digits, clear and fluid interface. Your progress, streaks, and trophies are synced via iCloud, unless you prefer to keep this device independent. The Premium version (one-time purchase, no subscription, Family Sharing supported) unlocks advanced levels, unlimited hints, and removes all ads — while supporting future app development. The app is available in over 20 languages.

About

Shikaku

Features
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Shikaku is a pure logic puzzle from Japan, also known as Rectangles or Divide by Squares. The grid holds a scattering of numbers. Your job is to cut the whole grid into rectangles so that each rectangle contains exactly one number, and that number is the rectangle's area. No guessing, ever. Every puzzle has exactly one solution and it can always be reached by reasoning alone. There are no lives and no mistake counter: a rectangle that breaks the rules is simply refused by the board, so you are free to try things. FEATURES: • Campaign — 100 handmade puzzles in five collections, from 5x5 first steps to 12x12 expert boards • Daily Challenge — one new puzzle every day, the same board for every player • Quick Play — endless generated puzzles, five grid sizes up to 15x15, three difficulties • A guaranteed unique solution — the solver verifies every board before you ever see it • Hints — a nudge when you are stuck, never the whole answer • Achievements — nine of them, earned by playing • Statistics and streaks — stars, completion times and your daily run • Plays entirely offline. No account required. Available in 7 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese and Russian. Draw your first rectangle and see how fast the grid falls into place.

Screenshots

Binairo4 screens
Shikaku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shikaku at none against Binairo's 1. Shikaku also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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. Binairo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shikaku asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Binairo versus Shikaku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBinairoShikaku
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobin DufourInsodia LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Binairo

One-time1
  • Full access$1.99
None

Shikaku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Binairo free?
Binairo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shikaku free?
Shikaku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Binairo or Shikaku have ads?
Binairo shows ads; Shikaku does not.

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