Comparison

Yarn Loop vs PacketGlide

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

Head to head
About

Yarn Loop

Unwind and de-stress with a relaxing puzzle game. Pull colorful yarn strands from intricate pictures to solve challenges at your own pace. Enjoy hundreds of puzzles with vibrant visuals and smooth gameplay.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of intricate puzzles
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Vibrant colorful pictures
  • Smooth gameplay
  • Play at your own pace
  • Simple rules, deep strategy
Features
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Do you ever feel like life needs more color and fun? Are work or study worries getting you down, and you need a bit of unwinding? Don't worry, Yarn Loop is here to help you relax and de-stress! How to Play: - Place a ball of yarn on the conveyor belt to watch it pull each strand from the colorful pictures. - Pull all the strands of yarn of the same color from the outside in to unlock the next challenge. - The number above the ball of yarn is the number of strands it has, corresponding to the number of times it can be wound. When it runs out of yarn, it will leave the game board. If it still has yarn, it will move to one of the five waiting slots. Tap again to return the ball of yarn from the waiting slot and continue pulling each strand of yarn above. Why does Yarn Loop keep you coming back for more? - Hundreds of intricate puzzles to solve - Enjoy the vibrancy of the colorful pictures and smooth gameplay - Truly Relaxing: Play at your own pace! - Simple rules, but deep strategy Download Yarn Loop, let your fingertips dance freely in a sea of colors and embark on an exciting yarn-pulling journey! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://horusent.com/privacy-policy/

About

PacketGlide

Navigate a dynamic data center by tapping to boost and releasing to fall. Master timing to thread through circuit boards, avoid hazards, and collect power-ups. Compete on leaderboards and unlock cosmetic finishes.

Highlights
  • One-thumb arcade flight controls
  • Dynamic, changing environments
  • Hazard avoidance and timing challenges
  • Collect power-ups for advantages
  • Multiplier system for high scores
  • Daily challenges and leaderboards
  • Unlockable cosmetic board finishes
Features
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PacketGlide is a one-thumb arcade flight through a data center that keeps changing under you. Tap to boost, let go to fall, and thread a circuit board between the racks. That is the whole control scheme. Everything else is timing. FIVE ZONES, FIVE WAYS TO GO DOWN The Edge Racks teach you the tap. Then the room changes: scanner beams patrol the gaps in the Core Switch, cold air drags you down on the Cooling Deck, firewall ports lock open on one side as you close in, and fibre trunks funnel the corridor in the Backbone. Every hazard is beatable by height alone. Whether you are at the right height is on you. DOCK IN, POWER UP Sockets pay 25 and open the route ahead, and every one of them rolls a power-up: Surge doubles your points, Open widens the next three gates, Clear drops every obstacle for three seconds, Shield eats one hit. KEEP THE CHAIN ALIVE Every Bit and every dock pushes your multiplier up to x4. Skip one and it resets. Skim a rack edge for close-call points, if you dare. THE BACKBONE HITS DIFFERENT The last zone is faster and louder, and its bass rises with your chain. SOMETHING TO COME BACK FOR - Three difficulties that ramp in their own way; Hard is relentless. - Light, Heavy and Fragile payloads that change how the board flies and what it pays. - A daily circuit that is the same course for everyone, with your best attempt flying beside you as a ghost. - Three delivery contracts a day, paid in bandwidth that unlocks board finishes. - Game Center leaderboards for every mode and for the daily. - The end screen tells you exactly how close you were: one gate from the Backbone, one Bit from x4, sixty bandwidth from the next finish. No ads. No timers. No energy. Just the racks.

Screenshots

Yarn Loop4 screens
PacketGlide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PacketGlide at none against Yarn Loop's 10. PacketGlide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Yarn Loop's advantage is ratings volume (215 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. Yarn Loop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PacketGlide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PacketGlide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yarn Loop has 215 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Yarn Loop's written reviews are positive against 100% of PacketGlide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yarn Loop ships an update every 9 days, PacketGlide every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Yarn Loop versus PacketGlide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYarn LoopPacketGlide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (215 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings215 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size248 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHORUS ENTERTAINMENT LIMITEDEdward Griggs

Customer experience

Yarn Loop

All ratings181 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%

PacketGlide

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Yarn Loop

One-time10
  • Chain Offer 1.1$0.99
  • Starter Pack Sale 50%$0.99
  • Gold 1 Sale 50%$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 2000 Gold$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Remove Ads Sale 50%$2.99
  • Helper Pack$3.99
  • 10000 Gold$14.99
  • 25000 Gold$29.99
  • Gold 6 Sale 50%$49.99
None

PacketGlide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yarn Loop free?
Yarn Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PacketGlide free?
PacketGlide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yarn Loop or PacketGlide?
PacketGlide is rated higher. Yarn Loop averages 4.7 out of 5 from 215 ratings, while PacketGlide averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Yarn Loop or PacketGlide have ads?
Yarn Loop shows ads; PacketGlide does not.
Which is updated more often, Yarn Loop or PacketGlide?
Yarn Loop ships an update every 9 days, and PacketGlide every 5 days. Most recently, Yarn Loop was updated on November 9, 2026 and PacketGlide on November 6, 2026.

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