Chromazel vs Crystara
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chromazel
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Chromazel is a logic puzzle game built on a single elegant rule. Draw one continuous path across a grid. Cover every cell. Never revisit. The catch is that each cell fills with color as you step on it, and consecutive cells of the same color must not exceed a set limit. That one constraint reshapes every decision you make. The game generates each puzzle procedurally using a depth-first search algorithm that guarantees exactly one valid solution exists. You are not guessing. You are deducing. THREE DIFFICULTY TIERS Easy presents a compact grid with generous color rules. Medium introduces locked-color cells that force you to plan your arrival sequence. Hard adds impassable obstacle cells that carve irregular shapes into the board and demand creative detours. DAILY PUZZLE Every day at midnight a new puzzle appears, generated from a date-based seed. Monday through Wednesday is Easy. Thursday and Friday shift to Medium. Weekends bring Hard. Your streak counter tracks consecutive days solved. SPEED RUN Choose a difficulty and solve five consecutive puzzles against a continuous clock. When the final cell fills on the fifth board, your total time locks in. A detailed result card breaks down each level so you can study where seconds slipped away. HUE TRAINER A standalone mini-game where a grid of same-colored cells hides one impostor with a slightly shifted hue. Tap to find it. Each correct answer tightens the difference and may grow the grid. Three mistakes end the run. Scores scale with speed and grid size. FOUR VISUAL THEMES Candy Pop brings bright pastels on a warm cream canvas. Cyberpunk lights up neon edges against deep charcoal. Ink Wash strips the palette to muted grays with a single red accent. Macaron softens everything into lavender and mint. Switch with one tap. INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL A four-step guided walkthrough teaches path drawing, color constraints, and locked cells on a simplified board. New players learn by doing rather than reading. DESIGNED WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS No advertisements. No in-app purchases. No network connection required. No account creation. All progress saves locally on your device. Open the app and start solving. Every animation has purpose. Invalid moves trigger a shake. Undo rewinds the last step with a reverse glow. Completing a level launches a layered celebration sequence. The interface stays out of your way until you need it. Chromazel exists for one reason. To give your brain a clean, well-crafted puzzle and let you solve it in peace.
Crystara
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Crystara is an energy puzzle game where you combine crystals to create powerful chain reactions. You'll choose exactly 3 crystals to activate unique chain rules like Resonance, Cascade, or Core Fusion, each choice directly affecting your score and strategy. The better you play, the fuller your Crystal Resonance Meter will become, activating a powerful Burst, delivering explosive points. Let's play together!
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Chromazel and Crystara are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Chromazel | Crystara |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JARVINEN SARA | Huu Quy Quach |
In-app purchases
Chromazel
No in-app purchases
Crystara
No in-app purchases





