Comparison

ClearRow vs Inkfalls

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

Head to head
About

ClearRow

A block puzzle game where players place pieces on a board to clear rows and columns. It offers customizable game modes, themes, and iCloud synchronization for high scores. Enjoy a focused, rewarding puzzle experience without ads.

Highlights
  • Place and clear block puzzle gameplay
  • Customizable board size and difficulty
  • Time Attack mode for speed challenges
  • Theme color customization
  • iCloud sync for high scores
  • No ads
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ClearRow is a line-clearing block puzzle where you place pieces on a square board and clear completed rows or columns. The rules are simple: place pieces, complete a line, and clear it. That is all it takes, but every move can change the board and the next move ahead. In Normal Game, you can choose the board size, difficulty, KEEP, and whether rotation is enabled. Time Attack mode is also included, where you race to reach the target score as fast as possible. You can also choose your theme color and adjust the look of the game to your style. There are no ads. Normal Game high scores and Time Attack records support iCloud sync. No data is sent to developer-run servers. Simple to learn, but rewarding to improve. ClearRow is recommended for anyone who enjoys focused block puzzles.

About

Inkfalls

Features
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Letters fall. Words rise. The rarer the etymology, the higher the score. Inkfalls is a quiet, parchment-styled word puzzle. Single letters drop down an 8 by 14 grid. Form a valid English word along a row or column and it clears in gold ink. Form a word made of letters borrowed from a rare ancestor tongue and the score multiplier climbs. Inkfalls ships with eight game modes: - Marathon: an endless run that ramps up with your score. - Daily Folio: one worldwide letter sequence per day, one attempt, resets at UTC midnight. - Lexicon: a 30 level handcrafted campaign that introduces a new constraint and a small history note at each level. - Sprint: ninety seconds against the clock. - Zen: no clock and no game over, a calm session. - Master: the letter bag is biased toward J, Q, X, and Z for etymology hunters. - Crossword: letters that clear in both directions score double. - Polyglot: the etymology multiplier table is reshuffled each Monday so yesterday's rare may be today's common. Every word is scored by its real etymological tier, hand curated across ten ancestor groups: Old English, Norman French, Latin, Old Norse, Greek, Celtic, Arabic, Sanskrit, East Asian, and Indigenous. The Etymology Reference inside the app lays out each tier with example words and the multiplier it grants. The soundtrack is generated procedurally as you play. Three voices, a sine piano, a sawtooth cello, and a triangle reed, weave a slow line that brightens as the grid fills. There is no licensed music and no third party SDK in the binary. Inkfalls includes a 25 achievement set and local progress saved with SwiftData.

Screenshots

ClearRow4 screens
Inkfalls3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Inkfalls at every 11 days against ClearRow's every 3 weeks. Inkfalls also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

ClearRow costs $1.99 and Inkfalls $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClearRow ships an update every 3 weeks, Inkfalls every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
ClearRow versus Inkfalls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearRowInkfalls
Price$1.99$0.99 โ€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKoki NarusawaRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

ClearRow

No in-app purchases

None

Inkfalls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClearRow free?
ClearRow costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inkfalls free?
Inkfalls costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ClearRow or Inkfalls have ads?
Neither ClearRow nor Inkfalls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClearRow or Inkfalls?
ClearRow ships an update every 3 weeks, and Inkfalls every 11 days. Most recently, ClearRow was updated on October 11, 2026 and Inkfalls on October 16, 2026.

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