Rastro vs Induction
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Rastro
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Someone is hiding. Can you find them? Rastro is a logic deduction game where you use clues to figure out where each character is hiding on a grid. Read the clues, eliminate impossible positions, and place every hider in the right spot. DAILY CHALLENGE A free puzzle every day, generated from the date. Everyone gets the same challenge ā compare your time with friends. Choose easy, medium, or hard. HOW IT WORKS ⢠Pick a hider and read their clues ⢠Use logic to narrow down their position ⢠Place them on the grid when you're sure ⢠Use notes to track possibilities ⢠Check your solution when everyone is placed THREE WORLDS, NINE SCENES Explore villages, towns, and cities. Each scene has unique areas, landmarks, and elements that shape the clues and the challenge. ENDLESS VARIETY With 20 characters and procedurally generated puzzles, every game is different. Over 10 million unique combinations ensure you'll never run out of fresh challenges. PLAY AT YOUR PACE Can't finish right now? Your game is saved automatically and you can pick up right where you left off, whenever you're ready. UNLOCK THE FULL GAME The daily challenge is always free. Unlock all 9 scenes with a single one-time purchase ā no subscriptions, no ads, no tricks. FEATURES ⢠Daily challenge in 3 difficulties (4Ć4, 6Ć6, 9Ć9) ⢠9 unique scenes across 3 themes ⢠20 distinct characters with personality ⢠Auto-save and resume your game anytime ⢠Pencil notes to track your deductions ⢠Game history with times and stats ⢠Clean, native design ⢠Works offline ⢠Supports iCloud sync
Induction
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Somewhere inside the box, lodestones are hiding. You can't see them. You can only fire probes into the machine and watch what comes out. A beam that flies straight through? Nothing in its path. A beam that never comes out? A direct hit. A beam that exits somewhere unexpected? Now you're getting somewhere. Every deflection is a clue! Induction is a pure logic deduction game in the tradition of the classic Black Box puzzle: a hidden grid, a limited set of probes, and everything solvable by reasoning alone. No luck, no timers, no move-matching. If you love Minesweeper, nonograms, or picross-style deduction, this is that same "aha!" ā with beams. HOW IT PLAYS ⢠Fire probes into the edges of a hidden grid ⢠Read the results: hits, deflections, reflections, pass-throughs ⢠Mark your deductions in the grid until you're certain ⢠Seal your answer. Clean solves and streaks are tracked. WHAT'S INSIDE ⢠Over 1,000 hand-tuned puzzles across notebook collections, from gentle on-ramp to expert codex ⢠A new Daily Challenge every day. The same puzzle for everyone, and streaks to keep ⢠A tutorial that teaches by demonstration, not walls of text ⢠Beautiful vintage-laboratory notebook style PLAYS ANYWHERE ⢠Fully playable offline (commutes, flights, dead zones) ⢠No account required. Sign in with Google or Apple only if you want your progress backed up or synced across devices ⢠Progress backup and cloud sync when signed in FAIR & FOCUSED ⢠Free, supported by ads; rewarded ads are always your choice ⢠No pay-to-win, no energy systems, no consumable nonsense ⢠Your brain is the only power-up From Connexus Digital, the makers of Connexus Puzzles. Charge the coils. Fire the probe. Find what's hiding.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Induction at none against Rastro's 1. Induction also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Rastro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Rastro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Induction asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rastro ships an update daily, Induction every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rastro | Induction |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily ā better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Ruben Gonzalez | Connexus Digital, LLC |
In-app purchases
Rastro
- Unlock Full Game$0.99
Induction
No in-app purchases









