Comparison

Binaire vs Drystone

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

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About

Binaire

A logic puzzle game that challenges you to fill grids with 0s and 1s according to specific rules. It offers daily puzzles, customizable difficulty, and detailed statistics for brain training.

Highlights
  • Ad-free and offline gameplay
  • Daily unique puzzle challenges
  • Multiple board sizes and difficulty levels
  • Detailed statistics and smart hints
  • Dark mode and daily reminders
  • Progress saving across devices
Features
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Binaire: Binary Puzzle - the cleanest offline binary puzzle game for logic lovers. Fill grids with 0s and 1s following classic binary puzzle rules: equal 0s/1s per row & column, no more than two identical numbers together, unique rows/columns. DAILY PUZZLE STREAK Solve today's unique puzzle, build your streak, beat yesterday's time. Deterministic daily challenges work offline across devices. CUSTOM PUZZLES FOR ALL - Multiple board sizes - 3 difficulty levels - Progress saves automatically BRAIN TRAINING FEATURES - Detailed stats: total solved, fastest times, streaks - Smart hints when stuck - Minimalist design, no ads/clutter - Dark mode - Daily reminders PERFECT FOR SUDOKU FANS Binary puzzles (aka Takuzu, Binairo, Tango) offer pure logic without numbers or colors. Sharper than Sudoku, faster than Kakuro. BINARY PUZZLE MASTERY Track improvement, compete with your best times, enjoy calm focus sessions. Built for daily brain training by puzzle enthusiasts. No pressure, no interruptions. Just elegant logic puzzles that respect your time.

About

Drystone

Features
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Drystone is a Suguru puzzle game that builds every board on your iPhone, the moment you ask for one. There is no library to run out of and nothing to download. THE RULES ARE TWO LINES The grid is divided into blocks. Each block holds the numbers 1 up to the number of squares it contains, so a four-square block takes 1, 2, 3 and 4. No two identical numbers may touch, not even diagonally. That second rule is where the thinking lives. DIFFICULTY YOU CAN TRUST Most puzzle apps get harder by hiding more numbers. Drystone solves each board the way a person would, then grades it by the hardest technique that solve actually required. An Expert board is one that genuinely demands an expert move, not one that simply left more squares blank. HINTS THAT TEACH Ask for help and Drystone shows you the next logical step and the reasoning behind it, rather than just filling in a square. Pencil marks clear themselves as you place numbers, and undo runs losslessly all the way back to the start. A DAILY PUZZLE FOR EVERYONE One puzzle a day, derived from the calendar date itself, so every player gets the same board. It starts gently on Monday and bites by Sunday, and it keeps a streak. The daily is free forever. WORKS ANYWHERE The app makes no network requests at all. Puzzles are generated on the device, so aeroplanes, tunnels and dead zones make no difference. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-in. No email address. No analytics. There is nothing to collect, because nothing ever leaves your phone. ONE PAYMENT Easy and Medium are free to play, and so is the daily puzzle. A single £2.99 purchase unlocks Hard and Expert, unlimited puzzles and the hint engine. There is no subscription and no advertising on either side of that line. The unlock works on every device signed in to your Apple Account, and it supports Family Sharing. Simple rules. Endless moves. Requires an iPhone running iOS 26.0 or later.

Screenshots

Binaire4 screens
Drystone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drystone at none against Binaire's shown. Binaire's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Binaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drystone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Binaire versus Drystone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBinaireDrystone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobbe DeboosereNonbreakingspace

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Binaire

One-time1
  • Unlimited Hints$2.99
1 purchases

Drystone

One-time1
  • Drystone: the full game$2.99

Questions

Is Binaire free?
Binaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drystone free?
Drystone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Binaire or Drystone have ads?
Binaire shows ads; Drystone does not.

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