Comparison

Refract Puzzle Game vs Cliff Climb

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

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About

Refract Puzzle Game

Features
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Bend the light. Find the path. Refract is a neon logic game about placing mirrors and watching a beam come alive. Route light through compact boards, illuminate every target, and find the cleanest possible solution. BEND EVERY BEAM • Drag mirrors from your tray onto the grid • Tap a placed mirror to rotate its reflection • Watch the full route update as you experiment • Undo a move, reset the board, or use a hint when you need a nudge • Light every target to complete the puzzle MASTER THE SPECTRUM • Solve 100 levels across 10 distinct worlds • Begin with simple reflections, then face blockers and checkpoint routes • Split one beam into multiple paths • Tint light at a prism, then prove its color at a gate that absorbs any beam that does not match • Carry beams through linked portals • Combine every mechanic in the final mastery worlds CHASE THE PERFECT ROUTE Every board awards up to three stars. Finishing earns the first. Solving within a comfortable move budget earns the second. The third asks for a clean run: inside par plus two, with no hints and without clearing the board. Taking a mirror back off the grid is always free, so exploring an idea and changing your mind never costs you a star. Only the moves you keep count. EVERY BOARD STAYS REACHABLE A level opens once either of the two before it is done, so a single puzzle you cannot crack never blocks the rest of the campaign. Worlds open on stars you have already earned. RETURN DAILY A featured challenge changes every day. Solve it to earn bonus coins and gems, then come back tomorrow for a new route. MAKE THE GRID YOURS Earn coins and gems by playing. Spend them on hints or unlock atmospheric board themes including Solar Flare, Arctic Prism, and Ember Void. Optional App Store purchases offer another way to unlock the same kinds of items. DESIGNED TO FEEL GOOD • High-contrast neon visuals, with light that visibly travels along the beam • Clean chimes for lit targets and solves, mixed so your own music keeps playing • Responsive haptics for moves, invalid drops, and successful solves • Colorblind assist gives every beam color its own distinct shape • VoiceOver labels and board actions • Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support • Sound, haptics, motion, and colorblind assist all toggle in Settings • Portrait play designed for iPhone and iPad The full 100-level campaign is free to complete. Refract has no ads, subscriptions, accounts, analytics, or tracking. Progress and preferences stay on your device. Requires iOS 17 or later.

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Cliff Climb

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There was a moment — somewhere between 2008 and 2012 — when mobile games were something special. No subscriptions. No energy timers. Just a great idea, a tight control scheme, and that feeling of "one more try." Cliff Climb is that feeling again. Guide two climbers up a crumbling cliff face, connected by a single rope. Drag them from peg to peg, dodge falling rocks, and collect every star you can reach — before the rope runs out of give. Simple to learn. Genuinely hard to master. 25 hand-crafted levels push your coordination and nerve to the limit. The higher you climb, the worse the rocks fall — and from level 15, even the pegs start giving way beneath you. Features: - Two climbers, one rope — coordinate every move or watch them both fall - 25 hand-crafted levels of escalating challenge - Crumbling pegs that collapse if you hold on too long - Falling rocks that force you to keep moving - Star clusters hidden off the safe path — for those who want a perfect run - Classic Mode — 3 lives, collect as many stars as you can - Speed Run Mode — 1 life, race through as many levels as possible - No ads. No timers. No nonsense. Just climb.

Screenshots

Refract Puzzle Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cliff Climb at none against Refract Puzzle Game's 6. Refract Puzzle Game's advantage is device support. On price and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Refract Puzzle Game sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Cliff Climb asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Refract Puzzle Game versus Cliff Climb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefract Puzzle GameCliff Climb
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — better—
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MargotAdam Nieto

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Refract Puzzle Game

One-time6
  • Hint Cache$0.99
  • Arctic Prism Theme$1.99
  • Solar Flare Theme$1.99
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  • Ember Void Theme$1.99
  • Navigator Pack$2.99
  • Starter Bundle$3.99
None

Cliff Climb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Refract Puzzle Game free?
Refract Puzzle Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cliff Climb free?
Cliff Climb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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