Aurora Slant vs Quiet Threads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aurora Slant
Solve logic puzzles by filling cells with diagonal lines, connecting corners, and satisfying numbered hints. Enjoy 900 handcrafted puzzles and a daily challenge with offline play and smart hints.
- Fill cells with diagonal lines
- Connect corners to form paths
- Satisfy numbered hint requirements
- 900 handcrafted puzzles
- Daily challenge with streak tracking
- Offline play
- Smart hints and undo/redo
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Fill every cell with a diagonal line using pure logic. Connect corners, satisfy numbered hints, and solve 900 handcrafted Slant puzzles plus a new daily challenge every day. HOW TO PLAY • Fill each cell with a forward slash / or backslash \ • Lines connect at corners to form paths • Numbered hints show how many line ends touch that corner • No closed loops allowed anywhere in the grid WHY PUZZLE FANS STAY • 900 handcrafted puzzles across Easy, Medium, and Hard • Smooth difficulty curve with chapter-based progression • Fresh daily challenge with streak tracking and milestones • Game Center leaderboards and achievements • Smart hints, undo, redo, and restart anytime • Home Screen widget, dark mode, and multiple themes • Full offline play A FAIR PREMIUM MODEL • Start free with opening puzzles • Unlock the full journey with a single purchase • No subscriptions, no ads Perfect for fans of Sudoku, Nonograms, Picross, Hashi, Nurikabe, Akari, and other Nikoli-style logic puzzles.
Quiet Threads
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Quiet Threads is a cozy grouping puzzle. Each puzzle shows sixteen words. Four of them belong together in a hidden category — and there are four categories in all. Pick four words that share a theme, tap submit, and the group locks in. Four mistakes ends the round. No timer, no streak penalty, no noise — just words and time to think. The name borrows the expression "common thread" — the shared idea that ties a group of words together. How it plays: • Sixteen words, four hidden categories of four • Find all four groups in four mistakes or fewer • A "one away" nudge when three of your four belong but one doesn't • Difficulty pip per puzzle and a distribution bar per pack so you can pick your pace One daily puzzle per language, picked once and shared by everyone playing that day. Thirteen hand-authored themed packs at launch — seven in English (Starter, Coast, Garden, Kitchen, Library, Nights, Studio) and six in French. Every puzzle is read by a human and rated for overall difficulty, so packs ramp gently rather than spiking. Two content languages: English and French, with localized words and categories — not machine translations. Switch in Settings → Language; daily puzzle and packs follow your choice. Four themes — Light, Paper, Dark, and Dusk. Pick one in Settings, change it whenever you like. Cozy ambient music and gentle haptics. Every sound has a tap-mute on the Home screen, no settings dive needed. No ads. No accounts. No real-money purchases. Anonymous product analytics only — no IDs, no personal data, no tracking. Your stats live on this device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quiet Threads at none against Aurora Slant's 1. Aurora Slant's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Aurora Slant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Quiet Threads asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aurora Slant ships an update every 9 days, Quiet Threads monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aurora Slant | Quiet Threads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN URBANEK | Laurent Chouinard |
In-app purchases
Aurora Slant
- Full Access$1.00
Quiet Threads
No in-app purchases









