Comparison

Dropbound vs Lover's Scratch

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

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About

Dropbound

Features
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Set the switches. Press DROP. Rescue every critter, in the right order. Dropbound is a puzzle played in glass pipes. The ball waits at the top behind a gate. Below it, one pipe splits at switches into a tangle that weaves over and under itself, and critters sit trapped in bubbles under its exits. Set the route, then drop. One ball frees one critter. Free them all before your balls run out. HOW TO PLAY - Tap a switch to choose which way it sends the ball - Press DROP when you are ready. There is no timer and nothing to time - Reach a critter and its bubble pops. End anywhere else and the ball is spent WHO GOES FIRST? Every critter is on the board from the start, and you choose the order. From board 16, flip switches can't be tapped: every one of them turns at the end of every drop, wherever the ball went. So each rescue changes which critters you can reach next. Free the wrong one first and you may need your spare ball. Every board can be cleared with one ball per critter. 300 BOARDS One switch on board 1, seven exits later on. Blocked pipes from board 11: two pipes to the same critter, and a cork in one of them. Two ways into one critter from board 21. Teleports from board 31: drop into the hole and come out of a bent pipe somewhere else. THREE STARS Every board has three to earn: cleared, first try, and fewest balls. DAILY BOARD One board a day, the same for every player. One try. Keep your streak and share your result. CRITTERS, MISSIONS AND BALLS Six species to rescue and collect, and golden critters to find. Three missions at a time: finish the set to level up and earn a new ball. NO LIVES, NO TIMER Out of balls? Try again straight away. Coins are earned by clearing boards and buy an extra ball when you want one. No accounts. Plays offline. No gambling and no in-app purchases. Anonymous analytics you can switch off. Download Dropbound and rescue your first critter today.

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Lover's Scratch

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Your partner hides prizes inside scratch cards โ€” you scratch to reveal what you won. One card per day. One couple. Endless fun. Lover's Scratch turns your relationship into a daily game. Your partner secretly creates prizes (a massage, a date night, breakfast in bed โ€” anything) and assigns rarity tiers. You scratch a card each day and discover what you've won. It's personal, surprising, and makes every single day together a little more exciting. SCRATCH CARDS MADE BY YOUR PARTNER Your partner decides the prizes and how rare they are. Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, or Legendary โ€” the rarer the prize, the harder it is to win. When you finally land that gold Legendary card, it hits different. Feature: Personalized scratch cards Benefit: Every prize means something because your partner chose it Outcome: Daily surprises that strengthen your connection SNAKES & LADDERS BOARD GAME Every scratch earns you a dice roll on a shared board game. Land on hearts for bonus scratches, climb ladders, dodge snakes, and complete levels together. Reaching the end unlocks 4 free scratch cards. Feature: Integrated board game progression Benefit: Gives you a shared goal beyond the daily scratch Outcome: Something to work toward together, every single day COUPLE STREAKS & MILESTONES Both partners scratch on the same day? Your streak grows. Build it to 7, 30, 100 days and celebrate milestones with confetti. Miss a day and it resets โ€” so keep each other accountable. Feature: Shared streak counter Benefit: Creates a fun daily habit you do together Outcome: A ritual that keeps your relationship playful MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 5 color themes (Pink, Ocean, Lavender, Sunset, Mint). Replace default emojis with KLIPY stickers for your scratch cards. Add items to your Wishlist so your partner knows exactly what prizes you'd love. Feature: Themes, custom stickers, wishlists Benefit: The game feels uniquely yours as a couple Outcome: A personalized space that reflects your relationship CONNECT IN SECONDS One partner creates a game, the other joins with a short invite code. No accounts, no passwords โ€” you're scratching within 60 seconds. Feature: Invite code pairing Benefit: Zero friction to start playing Outcome: More time scratching, less time setting up Your data stays between you and your partner. We use Firebase enterprise-grade security. No social feeds, no public profiles, no data selling. This is your private space. Stop scrolling through the same apps. Start your daily scratch ritual with your partner today โ€” it takes 60 seconds to set up and zero effort to fall in love with. Download Lover's Scratch now. Your partner is waiting.

Screenshots

Dropbound4 screens
Lover's Scratch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dropbound at none against Lover's Scratch's 1. Lover's Scratch's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Lover's Scratch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dropbound asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dropbound ships an update every 9 days, Lover's Scratch daily. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Dropbound versus Lover's Scratch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropboundLover's Scratch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size76 MB60 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDevCraftCarlos Carvalho

In-app purchases

None

Dropbound

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lover's Scratch

One-time1
  • PRO MAX LOVER - No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Dropbound free?
Dropbound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lover's Scratch free?
Lover's Scratch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dropbound or Lover's Scratch have ads?
Both Dropbound and Lover's Scratch show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dropbound or Lover's Scratch?
Dropbound ships an update every 9 days, and Lover's Scratch daily. Most recently, Dropbound was updated on October 25, 2026 and Lover's Scratch on October 25, 2026.

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