Comparison

Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles vs Hedgemaze

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

Head to head
About

Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles

This app offers a vast collection of classic logic puzzles with a modern, clean interface. Enjoy daily challenges, detailed statistics, and progress tracking across various puzzle types. It provides tutorials and rule summaries for each game, ensuring a smooth learning experience.

Highlights
  • Dozens of handcrafted puzzle types
  • Daily challenges
  • Tutorials and rule summaries
  • Replays, statistics, and progress tracking
  • iCloud sync
  • No advertising
Features
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Sudoku, Nonogram, Kakuro, Slitherlink, Hashi and Masyu: 68 puzzle types in one ad-free collection. Start with a favorite, then discover your next challenge. Find your kind of puzzle - Enjoy number puzzles? Try Sudoku, Calcudoku and Futoshiki. - Follow number clues in Slitherlink, draw a single loop through the black and white pearls in Masyu, or connect islands in Hashi. - Shade and divide grids in Nonogram, Nurikabe and Shikaku. - Try something different with Minesweeper, Tents and Trees, or Star Battle. Learn by playing Interactive tutorials let you practice unfamiliar rules on the board. Choose from each game's available sizes and difficulties, and play practice puzzles offline at your own pace. New boards are generated so you can keep exploring. Start free, explore more with Pro Generate and play new boards free in 51 game types. The other 17 Pro games each include 5 different free boards, shared across practice and challenges. Pro unlocks unlimited new boards in those games, plus full replay history, advanced replay controls and long-term statistics. Make time for a puzzle Take on the shared daily challenge, review real games in replays, or follow your progress. Online challenges, rankings and cloud features need an internet connection. Included puzzles: Numbers & symbols: Sudoku, Calcudoku, Kakuro, Futoshiki, Binairo, Binairo+, Mathrax, Skyscrapers, Hidoku, ABCD, ABC End View, Hitori, Subsets Loops & connections: Slitherlink, Masyu, Hashi, Yajilin, Shingoki, Gokigen Naname, Spokes, Train Tracks, Signpost, NetWalk, Netslide, Roma, Stitches Shading & regions: Nonogram, Mosaic, Nurikabe, Fillomino, Shikaku, Heyawake, LITS, Norinori, Tapa, Shakashaka, Kurodoko, Palisade, Spiral Galaxies, Map, Yin-Yang Placement & clues: Minesweeper, Battleships, Tents and Trees, Akari, Star Battle, Aquarium, Thermometers, Magnets, Kakurasu, Lollipops, Tatebo-Yokobo, Dominosa, Tawamurenga, Black Box, Haunted Mirror Maze, Mastermind Movement & space: 15 Puzzle, Sixteen, Twiddle, Cube, Flip, Flood, SameGame, Inertia, Peg Solitaire, Planarity, Clusters Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hedgemaze

A relaxing logic puzzle game where you use grid clues to create a single path through various serene environments. It offers over 2,000 puzzles with increasing difficulty and a daily challenge mode with leaderboards. Enjoy a pure puzzle experience with no ads or timers.

Highlights
  • Logic-based grid puzzles
  • Build a single perfect path
  • 2,000+ puzzles
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • No ads or timers
Features
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Hedgemaze is a relaxing logic puzzle inspired by nonograms, picross, and traditional paper puzzles. Use row and column clues to build a single perfect path through flowers, zen gardens, torii gates, and winding rivers. Each puzzle challenges you to determine exactly which cells become hedge and which become path. Every puzzle has one unique solution and can be solved with logic alone. No guessing required. Play 2,000+ puzzles across four difficulties. Start with 6×6 Easy grids and work your way up to challenging 12×12 Expert puzzles with rivers, bridges, and new twists to master. Take on a new Daily Challenge every day. Solve three puzzles that reset at midnight, compete on global leaderboards for the fastest times, and track your streaks and best solves while earning achievements. No ads. No energy timers. Just puzzles.

Screenshots

Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles4 screens
Hedgemaze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Hedgemaze at free against Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles's freemium. Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Hedgemaze sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles against 5.0 for Hedgemaze. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 23 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles ships an update weekly, Hedgemaze fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles versus Hedgemaze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimon Tatham's Logic PuzzlesHedgemaze
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (26 ratings)5.0 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better23
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBE A MAN PTY LTDDrew Koontz

Customer experience

Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hedgemaze

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles

Subscriptions2
  • Simon Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Simon Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Simon Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Hedgemaze

One-time1
  • Hedgemaze Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles free?
Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hedgemaze free?
Hedgemaze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles or Hedgemaze?
Hedgemaze is rated higher. Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles averages 4.9 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Hedgemaze averages 5.0 from 23 ratings.
Do Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles or Hedgemaze have ads?
Neither Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles nor Hedgemaze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles or Hedgemaze?
Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles ships an update weekly, and Hedgemaze fortnightly. Most recently, Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles was updated on October 28, 2026 and Hedgemaze on October 24, 2026.

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