Surge vs Knottled
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surge
A challenging puzzle game where you guide a green circle to collect gems and return to the start without hitting bombs. Test your focus and strategy with timed challenges and practice modes.
- Swipe or tap to move
- Collect all gems
- Avoid bombs
- Timed challenges
- Free play practice mode
- Multiple difficulty levels
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Surge was built for those who still appreciate a challenge and the satisfaction of getting it just right. The game is simple! - Tap or swipe to move the arrow - Collect all of the gems - Return to the green start point - Don’t hit the bombs There's thousands of levels ready to be solved. Finish them in the optimal move count to get Perfect! For the speedrunners, Rush! mode is waiting for you, with global leaderboards to show everyone just how fast you are. Surge is the first release from Lazy Tiger Labs, introducing a growing collection of minimal, focused puzzle games.
Knottled
A daily word puzzle game where you connect adjacent letters to form words and clear the grid. Test your speed with new challenges released every day.
- Daily path-finding word puzzles
- Connect adjacent letters
- Clear the grid
- Timed puzzle solving
- New puzzles daily
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Knottled is a daily path‑finding word game. Connect adjacent letters to form words, clear the grid, and see how fast you can solve today’s puzzle. New puzzles every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Knottled at none against Surge's 10. Knottled also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). Surge's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, rating 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. Surge sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Knottled asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Surge against 5.0 for Knottled. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surge has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Surge ships an update every 3 weeks, Knottled every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surge | Knottled |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lazy Tiger Labs | Kristine Simmermon |
Customer experience
Surge
Knottled
In-app purchases
Surge
- 15 Tokens!$1.99
- Unlimited Undos$1.99
- Unlock Easy Levels$2.99
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- Unlock Simple Levels$2.99
- Unlock Classic Levels$2.99
- Unlock Tough Levels$2.99
- Unlock Extreme Levels$2.99
- 50 Tokens!$4.99
- Unlock Full Game$5.99
- Full Game Bundle$7.99
Knottled
No in-app purchases
