Comparison

Paws Pickup vs NoStar Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Paws Pickup

Embark on a family-friendly rescue adventure. Navigate diverse environments, locate lost bears, and guide them to safety while overcoming various road challenges and collecting supplies. Enjoy a rewarding progression system with stars, hearts, and achievements.

Highlights
  • Rescue missions from various locations
  • Route planning and decision-making
  • Hazardous road conditions
  • Supply pickups
  • Star and Heart rewards
  • Achievement system
  • Personalized route balancing
Features
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Paws Pickup is a light, family-friendly rescue game with clear session loops and progression. Players choose missions from the Rescue Center (Tutorial, Residential, Park, Downtown, or Adaptive mode), drive to locate a lost bear, and safely escort it to the destination. Core gameplay combines route decisions with hazards (one-way roads, construction, wet and snow segments), supply pickups, and random side events. Each run ends with stars, Hearts rewards, and achievement progress, then suggests the next action (replay for stars, achievement sprint, or adaptive challenge). The game tracks best-star records and player performance to personalize future routes and keep difficulty balanced for both onboarding and long-term replay.

About

NoStar Puzzle

Features
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NoStar is a casual puzzle game, easy to learn and hard to put down. A unique blend of logic, wit and strategy that will test your ability to plan every move. Slide tiles with your finger: each tile moves in a straight line until it hits another tile or the edge of the board. When two tiles of the same color touch, both disappear. Place and destroy tiles to build your own labyrinth and reach the stars. Your goal is to clear them all by making them collide with each other. Every level is a new puzzle. As you progress, the boards grow bigger and more demanding: you'll need to anticipate collisions, open up blocked paths and use each tile's bounce to reach the most hidden stars. A perfect game for a quick match or for long sessions of pure focus. The original game, created by Diego Manuel Béjar in 1992 for PC, returns completely rebuilt and adapted for mobile, with modern graphics, intuitive touch controls and new levels designed for all audiences. Features: - Unique mechanic: tiles only stop when they collide - Five difficulty levels - Supports tablet and phone - Modern design and touch controls

Screenshots

Paws Pickup4 screens
NoStar Puzzle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NoStar Puzzle at every 9 days against Paws Pickup's monthly. Paws Pickup's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paws Pickup ships an update monthly, NoStar Puzzle every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Paws Pickup versus NoStar Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaws PickupNoStar Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer庆聪 郑Diego Manuel Bejar Santiago

In-app purchases

None

Paws Pickup

No in-app purchases

None

NoStar Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paws Pickup free?
Paws Pickup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NoStar Puzzle free?
NoStar Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paws Pickup or NoStar Puzzle have ads?
Both Paws Pickup and NoStar Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Paws Pickup or NoStar Puzzle?
Paws Pickup ships an update monthly, and NoStar Puzzle every 9 days. Most recently, Paws Pickup was updated on November 5, 2026 and NoStar Puzzle on October 31, 2026.

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