Comparison

Ordna vs SpanThread

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

Head to head
About

Ordna

Engage in a collection of 1000 quiet, ad-free sorting puzzles. Move colored blocks to organize them by column, with unlimited undos and free restarts. Hints are available when you get stuck, and a new daily puzzle offers a unique challenge.

Highlights
  • 1000 unique sorting puzzles
  • No timers or scores
  • Unlimited undo and free restart
  • Optional hints for difficult levels
  • Daily challenge puzzles
  • Multiple visual themes
  • Offline play
Features
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Ordna is a sort puzzle — a thousand of them. Sort puzzles got loud. This one's quiet. One install, one thousand puzzles, no interruptions. THE GAME Sort coloured blocks across columns until each column holds one colour. Move a block to an empty column, or onto another block of the same colour. That's all the rules. No timer. No score. Undo is unlimited; restart is free. Difficulty climbs in stages, each step adding more colours or columns. Every puzzle has been solved by exhaustive search before it shipped — you'll never stare at an unsolvable board. The full field of a thousand is open from the start. Pick any number, in any order. Skip the ones that don't land. WHEN YOU GET STUCK Hit a wall, and a hint appears — no shame, no charge. It shows the next optimal move and then gets out of the way. THE DAILY A new puzzle, daily. Same one for everyone, no hints — same test, same day. Some days easy, some days a knot. WHAT'S INSIDE · 1000 puzzles, deterministically numbered (your puzzle #347 is everyone's puzzle #347) · Multiple visual themes, from a muted everyday palette to painterly illustrated blocks · iCloud progress sync across your devices · Available in over 30 languages · Designed for iOS 26, built natively in SwiftUI · Fully offline — no account, no login, no internet required THE BUSINESS Free. No ads, no gems, no catch. Themes change how Ordna looks, never how it plays. If you like the game, chip in once and unlock every theme — that's the whole business model. Analytics are anonymous and EU-hosted (TelemetryDeck). No personal data, no third-party trackers. THE MAKER Built by an independent developer in Sweden. Feedback comes through email or App Store reviews — the old-fashioned way. Sort, solve, set down. Pick it up again when you want to.

About

SpanThread

A vibrant puzzle game where players untangle layered strings by strategically cutting them in the correct order. It offers a variety of game modes, from handcrafted levels to competitive matches, challenging logic and precision.

Highlights
  • 1,000 handcrafted levels
  • Daily Board challenges
  • Live Versus matches
  • Time Attack mode
  • Perfect Cuts mode
  • Endless mode
  • Unlockable themes and sounds
Features
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Span is a colorful puzzle game about untangling layers of overlapping strings. Study each board, identify which strings are on top, and cut them away in the right order. One wrong move could cost you a heart. Simple to learn and increasingly challenging, Span offers plenty of ways to test your logic, speed, and precision: • Journey through 1,000 handcrafted levels • Take on a new Daily Board and build your streak • Race against another player in live Versus matches • Beat the clock in Time Attack • Survive with no mistakes in Perfect Cuts • Push your skills further in Endless mode • Earn coins and unlock themes, animated scenes, ropes, and sounds • Complete achievements and climb Game Center leaderboards Every board is a satisfying test of observation and strategy. Can you find the perfect cutting order and clear every thread? Terms of Use: https://mealmusedev-cloud.github.io/SpanPuzzle/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://mealmusedev-cloud.github.io/SpanPuzzle/privacy.html

Screenshots

Ordna4 screens
SpanThread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ordna at none against SpanThread's shown. Ordna also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). SpanThread's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Ordna sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SpanThread sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ordna against 5.0 for SpanThread. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ordna has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ordna ships an update every 3 weeks, SpanThread daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ordna versus SpanThread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrdnaSpanThread
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreat Scott ABHayden Fuhrer

Customer experience

Ordna

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SpanThread

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ordna

One-time1
  • Ordna Supporter$4.99
1 purchases

SpanThread

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Ordna free?
Ordna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpanThread free?
SpanThread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ordna or SpanThread?
Ordna and SpanThread are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Ordna or SpanThread have ads?
SpanThread shows ads; Ordna does not.
Which is updated more often, Ordna or SpanThread?
Ordna ships an update every 3 weeks, and SpanThread daily. Most recently, Ordna was updated on November 5, 2026 and SpanThread on October 31, 2026.

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