Cleared vs Flummox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Cleared
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drag. drop. clear. repeat until your battery dies. cleared is a block puzzle game. drag block shapes onto an 8x8 grid, fill complete rows and columns to clear them, chain combos together, and chase your high score. that's it. no tutorials, no storylines, no fluff. we built cleared because we love block puzzle games but got tired of watching a 30-second ad for a game we'd never download every time we cleared a row. so we made the version we actually wanted to play โ easy on the eyes, easy to pick up, and zero interruptions. โธ no ads. ever. no video ads between rounds. no banners blocking the board. no "watch to continue." rated 4+ because there's nothing in here that shouldn't be. just you and the grid. โธ how to play drag and drop block shapes onto the 8x8 grid. fill a complete row or column to clear it. clear multiple rows at once for combos and bonus points. keep the board open as long as you can. run out of space and it's game over. simple to learn. deceptively hard to master. โธ play at your own pace no timers. no move limits. no lives. no waiting. pick it up for two minutes on the train or lose an hour on the couch โ we won't judge either way. โธ smart difficulty pieces start simple and get more complex as you improve. every session plays different. every session you learn something new. โธ designed to not annoy you clean color themes with light and dark modes. smooth animations. sounds that feel good or turn them off entirely. no pop-ups begging you to rate the app. no push notifications. no flashing anything. โธ works everywhere plays offline. no wifi needed. iphone and ipad. dark mode. haptic feedback. โธ your data? we don't want it. no tracking. no data collection. no account required. we don't know who you are and we'd like to keep it that way. โธ why cleared? we're a small studio that thinks games should respect your time, your eyes, and your wallet. no ads. no subscriptions. just a really good block puzzle game at a fair price. 10 free games. love it? unlock unlimited play for $3.99. one time. forever.
Flummox
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Flummox is a puzzle game about flipping shapes. Each puzzle gives you a few polyomino pieces and a goal for arranging them. Flip a piece over one of its edges and it tumbles across the board (as long as there is room for it to land!). Get every piece where it belongs and the puzzle is solved. That is the entire rule set. The difficulty is in the pieces getting in each other's way: the obvious first move is usually the one that strands you six moves later. WHAT'S IN IT โข 30 free puzzles, ramping from easy to genuinely hard โข 20 packs of 30 puzzles each โ Easy, Medium, Hard and Crazy โข A new free puzzle in every difficulty, every week โข Game Center achievements EVERY PUZZLE IS SOLVABLE Each one was generated and then solved by machine before it shipped, so there is always a way through, and the move count shown is the shortest one known. Hints play the next optimal move. Undo steps back as far as you like and reset costs you nothing. FAIR PRICING Every pack is $0.99. There is no bundle you should have bought instead, no subscription, no energy meter, and nothing that gets more expensive the longer you play. NO STRINGS No ads. No account. No tracking โ this app collects nothing whatsoever. Plays entirely offline; the only network traffic belongs to the App Store and Game Center.
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Verdict
Cleared and Flummox are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Cleared sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flummox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Cleared | Flummox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Good Idea, LLC | Michael Tiller |
In-app purchases
Cleared
- Unlimited Levels$3.99
Flummox
- Easy Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
- Crazy Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
- Hard Puzzle Pack 4$0.99
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- Hard Puzzle Pack 2$0.99
- Crazy Puzzle Pack 1$0.99
- Crazy Puzzle Pack 4$0.99
- Hard Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
- Crazy Puzzle Pack 2$0.99
- Crazy Puzzle Pack 5$0.99
- Hard Puzzle Pack 5$0.99









