Comparison

loopr vs Riomaker

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

Head to head
About

loopr

Solve logic puzzles by shading cells and drawing a single loop. Features daily challenges, hundreds of hand-crafted puzzles, and a weekly gauntlet. Offers smart hints and tracks your progress with stats and streaks.

Highlights
  • Shade cells and draw a loop
  • Daily challenges with difficulty levels
  • Hundreds of hand-crafted puzzles
  • Weekly 'The Gauntlet' puzzle
  • Smart hints system
  • Stats, streaks, and progress tracking
  • Interactive tutorial
Features
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Shade cells. Draw a loop. Solve it with pure logic. loopr is a loop puzzle where arrow clues tell you how many cells to shade, then you draw a single continuous path through everything that's left. If you love Slitherlink, Masyu, or any Nikoli puzzle, this is your next obsession. Based on Yajilin — a classic Japanese grid puzzle originally published by Nikoli and featured in the World Puzzle Championship. Every puzzle has exactly one solution, discoverable through pure logic. No guessing required. DAILY CHALLENGES A fresh puzzle every day at three difficulty levels. Complete all three to keep your streak alive. HUNDREDS OF PUZZLES Easy, Medium, and Hard. Every puzzle is hand-crafted and solvable through logic alone. THE GAUNTLET A massive weekly puzzle that pushes your logic to the limit. One grid. One week. Good luck. SMART HINTS Stuck? Tap an arrow clue to reveal what should be there. No spoilers, no paywall. STATS & STREAKS Track your best times, daily streaks, and personal records. Badges and milestones mark your progress as you improve. LEARN IN UNDER A MINUTE Interactive tutorial and strategy guide get you solving quickly. If you've played Slitherlink or any loop puzzle, you'll pick this up fast. ONE PURCHASE. NO ADS. No ads between puzzles. No subscription. Pay once, play forever. Clean, minimal design with a dark theme. Accessibility options including adjustable text size, high contrast mode, and reduced animations. Perfect for fans of Slitherlink, Masyu, Sudoku, Nonograms, and other Nikoli logic puzzles.

About

Riomaker

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Turn the tiles. Let the water through. Riomaker is a game about building rivers. Every tile has to fill with water, so twist them around until the whole thing flows from the source all the way to the goal. Keep half an eye on the clock. Each stretch gives you a set amount of time, and the water will not wait for you to make up your mind. No menus. No story to keep up with. The world is the map. Clear a stretch, plant your flag at the checkpoint, and the river carries you straight into the next one. The further you go, the more the landscape around you changes. Out of time? Spend a heart and pick up from your last checkpoint. Hearts are won in the whirlpools, and when they run out, you start over from the source. Wrong turn? So did the Mississippi. WHAT YOU GET • One long journey downriver, bend after bend • Tiles to turn, water to guide, a goal to reach • Whirlpools that pull you under and change the rules for a while • Gifts to help you along the way • Rivers that get trickier the further you travel • New landscapes along the way • An island of your own that fills up as you play GOOD TO KNOW • Free to start. No account needed, just open it and play • After the first rivers, you choose: pay once and play with no ads in between rivers, or keep playing for free with an ad now and then • One purchase, yours for good. No subscriptions • Plays offline Help the river find its way down.

Screenshots

loopr4 screens
Riomaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Riomaker at Free against loopr's $3.99. Riomaker also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). loopr's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Riomaker is free to download; loopr costs $3.99 up front. Riomaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. loopr asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

loopr ships an update fortnightly, Riomaker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
loopr versus Riomaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterlooprRiomaker
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeon CrossHibombo - A Creative Helping Hand AB

In-app purchases

None

loopr

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Riomaker

One-time1
  • Full game$5.99

Questions

Is loopr free?
loopr costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Riomaker free?
Riomaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do loopr or Riomaker have ads?
Riomaker shows ads; loopr does not.
Which is updated more often, loopr or Riomaker?
loopr ships an update fortnightly, and Riomaker every 3 days. Most recently, loopr was updated on November 7, 2026 and Riomaker on October 31, 2026.

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