Comparison

JoyCove vs Maze Line

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

Head to head
About

JoyCove

Features
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Welcome to JoyCove, a casual collection of sixteen mini-games you can pick up anytime. Brain Games Vine Untangle Drag the flower buds apart until no two vines cross. No timer, no pressure. Color Pour Tap one tube, then another, to pour — sort every colour into a tube of its own. Marble Frog Aim the frog and shoot marbles, matching three or more of a color before the chain reaches the hole. Number Merge Swipe to slide and merge matching tiles, doubling up toward the top tile. Bubble Buddies Aim and shoot to pop three or more bubbles of the same color. Watermelon Merge Drop fruit and merge matching pairs to grow a giant watermelon. Draw Path Draw a route, dodge the chaser, and reach the goal in a quick puzzle. Emoji Match Tap tiles and match three of a kind to clear the board. Action Games Jungle Swing Tap to let go of one vine and fly to the next, all the way to the goal flag. Maze Dash Swipe through the maze, collect every star, and keep clear of the critters. Lane Dash Swipe left and right to weave between three lanes, dodging blocks and sweeping up stars. Brick Blast Bounce the ball to smash every brick and clear each level. Tower Stack Stack blocks with good timing and build the tallest tower you can. Flap & Coin Tap to fly, collect coins, and weave through obstacles in a light reflex challenge. Jump Jump Charge up, release to leap, and land on each platform. Fish Feast Swim, eat smaller fish to grow, and steer clear of the big ones. Key Features - Sixteen mini-games with distinct play styles - Three difficulty levels per game - 74 visual themes to collect - Best score and play history tracking - English, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) support - Built for quick sessions and offline-first play Note: some features, update checks, and ad delivery require an internet connection.

About

Maze Line

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One line. One stroke. Clear the board. Maze Line is a calm but clever puzzle game: trace a single continuous line that follows the arrows and covers every path — with no dead ends and nothing left behind. Easy to learn, genuinely tricky to master. • 1000+ hand-crafted levels that ramp from gentle to genius • A pure one-stroke mechanic — every board is solvable, no luck involved • Weekly TOURNAMENTS with a live global leaderboard — climb the ranks and win rewards • A daily challenge and a Game Pass full of unlockables • Earn Dinar and spend it on line colors, themes and backgrounds • Beautiful minimal design, smooth animations, six color themes • Sign in with Apple to save progress and compete worldwide • Fully playable offline — no ads, no pressure Languages: English, Ų§Ł„Ų¹Ų±ŲØŁŠŲ©, and کوردیی Ł†Ų§ŁˆŪ•Ł†ŲÆŪŒ (Kurdish Sorani) with full right-to-left support. Think you can clear every board? Draw the line.

Screenshots

JoyCove4 screens
Maze Line4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Maze Line at none against JoyCove's shown. Maze Line also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JoyCove ships an update every 3 weeks, Maze Line every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
JoyCove versus Maze Line: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoyCoveMaze Line
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHUN WANGameer hanari

In-app purchases

None

JoyCove

No in-app purchases

None

Maze Line

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JoyCove free?
JoyCove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maze Line free?
Maze Line is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JoyCove or Maze Line have ads?
JoyCove shows ads; Maze Line does not.
Which is updated more often, JoyCove or Maze Line?
JoyCove ships an update every 3 weeks, and Maze Line every 2 weeks. Most recently, JoyCove was updated on October 31, 2026 and Maze Line on November 5, 2026.

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