Speed Puzzler vs Paeki
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speed Puzzler
This app offers a focused, distraction-free experience for puzzle enthusiasts looking to improve their solve times. It features both timed gameplay for competitive practice and a casual mode for relaxed puzzling.
- Timer-based puzzle gameplay
- Casual mode for untimed play
- Multiple puzzle categories
- Best time tracking
- Distraction-free experience
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Designed for speed puzzlers who enjoy improving their solve times through focused, distraction-free gameplay, this app lets you complete jigsaw puzzles as quickly as possible while tracking your best times. When you want a break from timed play, a casual mode is available for relaxed puzzle solving at your own pace. Whether you’re practicing between sessions or simply enjoy competitive-style puzzling on the go, the experience stays fast, clean, and intentional. Features: • Timer-based puzzle gameplay • Casual mode for untimed play • Multiple puzzle categories New puzzles and features will be added over time.
Paeki
Uncover a daily hidden image by revealing frosted tiles. Guess the picture using fewer tiles for a higher score. Offers hints, competitive leaderboards, and a premium upgrade for unlimited play and stats.
- Daily hidden picture puzzles
- Tile revealing mechanic
- Scoring based on tiles revealed
- Hints and clues
- Game Center leaderboards
- Achievements
- Puzzle Archive (Pro)
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One hidden picture. Sixteen frosted tiles. How sharp is your eye? Every day Paeki gives you a fresh image hidden beneath a grid of frosted glass tiles. Tap a tile to reveal a piece of the picture, then type your guess. The fewer tiles you need, the higher your score. It understands what you mean — synonyms, close answers, and common variations all count. HOW IT WORKS • A new puzzle every day at midnight — same image for everyone • Each tile you reveal costs points — guess early for a better score • Use hints if you're stuck — category hint or a detailed clue • Share your result as an emoji grid without spoiling the answer COMPETE WITH FRIENDS • Game Center leaderboard — daily rankings by score (fewer tiles, higher score) • 10 achievements to unlock: streaks, speed solves, perfect scores, and more • Share your emoji grid and challenge friends to beat your tile count PAEKI PRO (one-time purchase) • Puzzle Archive — revisit every past puzzle and relive your best solves • Weekly Challenge — 7 themed puzzles a week with a cumulative score • Nerd out on your stats — solve rate, average score, streaks, and trends • Practice Mode — unlimited puzzles filtered by category and difficulty • Ten visual themes to make the game yours PRIVACY FIRST • No accounts, no sign-in, no cloud storage • No third-party SDKs, no tracking, no ads — ever • Apple-native diagnostic signposts only (visible via Console.app to you, not us) • Your scores, your streaks, your device. Period. Two full years of daily content — more than 1,200 handpicked images across nature, architecture, food, animals, and more, with fresh puzzles in every update. Requires iOS 26. Privacy Policy: https://kynossstudios.com/paeki-privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speed Puzzler at 5.0 against Paeki's 4.4. Speed Puzzler also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Paeki's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price 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
Both are free to download. Paeki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Speed Puzzler asks for nothing beyond the download.
Speed Puzzler holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paeki has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Speed Puzzler ships an update every 2 weeks, Paeki every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speed Puzzler | Paeki |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Holly Sawyer | Steven Knauss |
Customer experience
Speed Puzzler
Paeki
In-app purchases
Speed Puzzler
No in-app purchases
Paeki
- Paeki Pro$2.99









