Comparison

Paeki vs Hoops

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

Hoops

Features
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Hoops is a fast, satisfying 3D arcade basketball game. Flick the ball at a hoop that slides forward and back across a real court — read the distance, find your rhythm, and rack up swishes. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Timed — sink as many as you can before the 60-second buzzer. • Survival — keep your hot hand alive; six misses in a row and you're out. GET HOT String makes together for a growing points bonus. Drain six in a row and the ball catches fire for double points — but one miss and the streak is gone. FEATURES • True 3D court with a high-school-gym vibe — banners, bleachers, and a crowd • Six courts to shoot on, from hardwood to neon to the blue-and-gold home gym • Game Center leaderboards for both modes • Simple one-touch controls — quick rounds, easy to pick up Free to play. A Gibson Family Arcade game.

Screenshots

Paeki4 screens
Hoops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hoops at none against Paeki's 1. Hoops also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Paeki's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Hoops asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paeki ships an update every 4 days, Hoops weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paeki versus Hoops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaekiHoops
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven KnaussJoshua Gibson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paeki

One-time1
  • Paeki Pro$2.99
None

Hoops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paeki free?
Paeki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoops free?
Hoops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paeki or Hoops have ads?
Hoops shows ads; Paeki does not.
Which is updated more often, Paeki or Hoops?
Paeki ships an update every 4 days, and Hoops weekly. Most recently, Paeki was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hoops on October 25, 2026.

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