Comparison

Tricky Brain vs Loopling

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

Head to head
About

Tricky Brain

Engage in a series of surprising and challenging levels that will make you laugh, scream, and think quickly. Solve puzzles and escape each unique scenario.

Highlights
  • Surprising level design
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Escape challenges
  • Humorous and scary elements
  • IQ testing puzzles
Features
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Every level is a surprise — laugh, scream, and think fast to escape!

About

Loopling

Features
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Loopling is a single-player puzzle game where your teammate is a recording of you. Each level is a small grid with a move budget for every loop. Play a run, then rewind: time goes back, you start over, and an amber echo replays your recorded moves, tick for tick, beside you. Echoes press plates, hold doors open and collect shards, but they also stand in your way. The puzzle is planning a run that helps the next one instead of trapping it. HOW A LOOP WORKS • Swipe on the board to step. The hourglass button waits one tick in place. Every action is recorded. • Tap Rewind and an echo of your last run replays it while you play again. • Some levels put up to three of you on the board at once. • Reach the exit to win. The golden shards are optional, but you need all of them for the third star. • After every win, watch the victory ballet: all your copies replay the solution together. THE DAILY ECHO A new puzzle every day, the same grid for everyone, changing at UTC midnight. It is built on your device from the date, so it needs no connection. Keep a streak, and share your result: the share sheet gets the date, your move count and an emoji map of your route. Today's daily puzzle is free. 60 LEVELS IN FIVE CHAPTERS First Steps, Echo Logic, Three of Me, Tight Corridors and Master Loops: twelve levels each, from gentle first loops to par-tight puzzles. Every level has a checked solution. Three stars to chase: solve it, finish within par, collect every shard. FREE AND PRO Chapters 1 and 2 (24 levels) and today's daily puzzle are free. Loopling Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It unlocks chapters 3 to 5 (36 more levels), the 30-day daily archive and three extra accent-color themes. Restore Purchases is in Settings. QUIET BY DESIGN No ads and no account. Your progress is stored on your device, and purchases go through the App Store. Levels and daily puzzles need no internet connection to play. Rewind. Cooperate. Loop out.

Screenshots

Tricky Brain4 screens
Loopling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Loopling at none against Tricky Brain's shown. Tricky Brain's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Tricky Brain sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Loopling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tricky Brain ships an update every 2 weeks, Loopling every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tricky Brain versus Loopling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricky BrainLoopling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (255 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings255 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size421 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBoss FishIlia Filiaev

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tricky Brain

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Subscription$2.997 Days
One-time9
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Tiny Coin Pack$2.99
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  • Hint Pack 2$3.99
  • Hard Offer Pack$3.99
  • Hint Pack 3$4.99
  • Premium Pack$6.99
  • Hint Pack 4$7.99
  • Hint Pack 6$14.99
1 purchases

Loopling

One-time1
  • Loopling Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Tricky Brain free?
Tricky Brain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loopling free?
Loopling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tricky Brain or Loopling have ads?
Tricky Brain shows ads; Loopling does not.
Which is updated more often, Tricky Brain or Loopling?
Tricky Brain ships an update every 2 weeks, and Loopling every 4 months. Most recently, Tricky Brain was updated on November 5, 2026 and Loopling on November 5, 2026.

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