Comparison

Mindless Jigsaw vs Knotwork Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Mindless Jigsaw

This game offers a relaxing jigsaw puzzle experience with no timers or pressure. Swap tiles to reveal beautiful images, with new daily puzzles and multiple themes available. Enjoy a peaceful escape with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • No timers or pressure
  • Daily puppy puzzles
  • Infinite fresh photos
  • 15 hand-picked themes
  • 3 difficulty levels
  • Offline play
  • Auto-saves progress
Features
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Find your calm. One puzzle at a time. Mindless Jigsaw gives you a beautiful photo, shuffles it into tiles, and asks one thing: swap them back. No timers. No lives. No pressure — just the quiet satisfaction of watching a picture come together, piece by piece. HOW IT WORKS Tiles are dealt face-down like playing cards, then flip to reveal your scrambled image. Drag any tile to swap it with another. When tiles land in the correct relative position, they meld into a group and move as one — giving you that perfect "click" feeling as the image snaps together. WHAT YOU GET • NEW — Daily Maggie: a fresh puppy puzzle every single day, included for everyone • Infinite fresh photos — beautiful Pexels photography, different every puzzle • 15 hand-picked themes: Animals, Cars, Space, Nature, Architecture, and more • 3 difficulty levels: 16 tiles (Easy), 36 tiles (Medium), 64 tiles (Hard) • Stunning card-flip animation as each new puzzle begins • Soft haptics and a gentle chime when you complete a puzzle • Auto-saves your progress — resume exactly where you left off • Fully offline after loading — no Wi-Fi required mid-game MEET MAGGIE — A NEW PUZZLE, EVERY DAY Maggie is my Golden Retriever puppy. Every morning a new photo of her appears in the app as the Puzzle of the Day — a fresh little puzzle waiting for you, every single day. Daily Maggie is included for everyone, no purchase required. Open the app, tap the daily card, and there she is. Today's puzzle. Tomorrow's puzzle. The day after that. A small daily ritual, on the house. ONE PURCHASE. ZERO ADS. FOREVER. Mindless Jigsaw is a single one-time purchase. No subscriptions. No ads. No hidden costs. Pay once and it's yours — including Family Sharing. Start with 20 free puzzles (10 Animals, 10 Cars) plus Daily Maggie forever — no sign-up, no credit card required. When you're ready, one purchase unlocks all 15 themes, all 3 difficulties, and unlimited puzzles for life. (Daily Maggie stays free for everyone, always.) BUILT FOR THE MOMENTS IN BETWEEN No timers. No scores. No leaderboards. Just you, a beautiful photo, and a few minutes of genuine quiet. Mindless Jigsaw is for the gaps in your day — the coffee line, winding down before sleep, or the five minutes you carve out just for yourself. We made the game we wanted to play: honest, ad-free, and genuinely relaxing. Download free today. Your calm is one swap away. (And Maggie's waiting.)

About

Knotwork Puzzle

Features
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Knotwork is a calm puzzle built on one simple idea: rotate the tiles until every line joins into a single, unbroken knot with no loose ends. There is no timer, no score chasing and no way to lose. You turn each piece, watch the golden strands find each other, and feel the whole pattern settle into place. When the last end closes, the knot lights up in a soft turquoise glow. The art is inspired by Anatolian and Celtic knotwork and the gold detailing of classical tezhib. Every board is a small woven ornament on deep petrol blue. FEATURES • Hundreds of levels that grow from gentle to genuinely tricky • Fully wordless, so it plays the same in any language • Relaxing pace with optional sound, music and Zen mode • Colored strands that weave over and under at higher levels • One hand play, perfect for a quiet minute anywhere • Plays offline, with no account and no sign up • Optional one time purchase to remove ads Sit back, breathe, and weave the endless knot.

Screenshots

Mindless Jigsaw4 screens
Knotwork Puzzle2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mindless Jigsaw at none against Knotwork Puzzle's shown. Knotwork Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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. Mindless Jigsaw sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Knotwork Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindless Jigsaw ships an update every 2 days, Knotwork Puzzle daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mindless Jigsaw versus Knotwork Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindless JigsawKnotwork Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBrent MichalskiEmre Buyukegribey

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mindless Jigsaw

One-time1
  • Mindless Jigsaw Unlimited$2.99
1 purchases

Knotwork Puzzle

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Mindless Jigsaw free?
Mindless Jigsaw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Knotwork Puzzle free?
Knotwork Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mindless Jigsaw or Knotwork Puzzle have ads?
Knotwork Puzzle shows ads; Mindless Jigsaw does not.
Which is updated more often, Mindless Jigsaw or Knotwork Puzzle?
Mindless Jigsaw ships an update every 2 days, and Knotwork Puzzle daily. Most recently, Mindless Jigsaw was updated on October 5, 2026 and Knotwork Puzzle on September 29, 2026.

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