Comparison

Paeki vs Forcebar

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily hidden picture puzzles
  • Tile revealing mechanic
  • Scoring based on tiles revealed
  • Hints and clues
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • Puzzle Archive (Pro)
Features
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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/

About

Forcebar

Features
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One input. Total focus. Pure survival. Hold the screen to push your bar up against gravity. Release to let it fall. Keep it inside the moving target zone - or your HP drains to zero. 60 seconds is all it takes to prove you're ready for the next tier. The zone moves faster. The edges split apart. A second track appears, then a third - three fingers, three zones, one shared HP bar. - 9 difficulty tiers across 3 track groups - Survive 60s to unlock the next tier - Personal best times tracked for every level - Original soundtrack synced to gameplay - No ads. No in-app purchases. No internet required.

Screenshots

Paeki4 screens
Forcebar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forcebar at none against Paeki's 1. Forcebar also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Paeki's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price and ads 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. Paeki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Forcebar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paeki ships an update every 4 days, Forcebar every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Paeki versus Forcebar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaekiForcebar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven KnaussDouglas Todd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paeki

One-time1
  • Paeki Pro$2.99
None

Forcebar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paeki free?
Paeki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forcebar free?
Forcebar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paeki or Forcebar have ads?
Neither Paeki nor Forcebar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paeki or Forcebar?
Paeki ships an update every 4 days, and Forcebar every 6 weeks. Most recently, Paeki was updated on November 5, 2026 and Forcebar on October 31, 2026.

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