Comparison

Untangle vs Untangle by Ocular Braid

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

Head to head
About

Untangle

Features
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Untangle is a minimalist puzzle game with 500 hand-crafted levels. Drag the numbered nodes until no lines cross each other. Sounds simple. It isn't. 500 levels from relaxed to ruthless Clean distraction-free design Progress saves automatically No ads. No timers. No energy bars. Just puzzles.

About

Untangle by Ocular Braid

A serene puzzle game where you untangle lines on a board by carefully choosing the order of their removal. Offers multiple difficulty levels and a calming aesthetic with original music. Play offline without accounts or ads.

Highlights
  • Line untangling gameplay
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Calming original music
  • Offline play
  • No ads or analytics
  • Themed worlds and line skins
Features
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Untangle is a quiet puzzle about clearing a board that starts as a tangled mess. Tap a line and its head leads the way off the edge, with the rest of the line following the path the head takes. Some ways out are clear. Others are blocked by a line you have not moved yet. The puzzle is choosing the order. ONE RULE Send each line off the board without crossing a line that is still there. That is the whole game. It reads in a second and it stays interesting for hundreds of boards, because the boards get denser and the order matters more. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE Three difficulties on a single slider: Easy, Relaxed, and Hard. Relaxed is the default and it is where most people stay. Easy opens the board up. Hard tightens it and keeps your best completion times on your device, so the only person you are measured against is you. Every board waits for you. The challenge is in the planning. MADE WITH CARE Yarn, paper, warm earth tones. The lines move like thread settling and pulling free. The boards are worth looking at while you solve them, and every part of the look was chosen to stay quiet. CALM AND PEACEFUL MUSIC Twenty-five original tracks play on a shuffling playlist, classical style to sit under the game rather than on top of it. Turn the music down, or off, whenever you like. MULTIPLE WORLDS, FOUR OF THEM FREE Classic, Cool Pop, Hearth, and Dusk are yours from the first launch, and each one is a complete world. More are in the store, and a theme retunes the board, the palette, and the tone together. Line skins are a separate, smaller change: swap the look of the lines and keep the world you are in. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Plays in one hand on iPhone, or across a larger board on iPad. Works offline, wherever you happen to be. A CALM PLACE TO PLAY No accounts. No sign-up. No ads. No analytics. Untangle collects nothing about you. Open the app and play. HEARTS AND UNLIMITED LIVES A missed exit costs a heart, and hearts come back on their own while you are away. If you would rather not wait, Unlimited Lives is available as a pass that does not renew, or as a subscription. What you buy is time. Every board is solvable without spending anything, and nothing you can buy makes a board easier. ACCESSIBILITY Adjustable cell size, separate music and effects volume, a reduce-audio setting, and haptics you can switch off. Untangle is made by Ocular Braid. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Unlimited Lives subscriptions are US$3.99 for one month, US$9.99 for three months, or US$19.99 for one year. Unlimited Lives passes are one-time purchases that do not renew: US$0.99 for 24 hours, US$1.99 for one week, US$2.99 for two weeks. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically for the same period at the same price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.ocularbraid.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.ocularbraid.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Untangle3 screens
Untangle by Ocular Braid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Untangle at none against Untangle by Ocular Braid's 10. Untangle also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Untangle by Ocular Braid sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Untangle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Untangle versus Untangle by Ocular Braid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUntangleUntangle by Ocular Braid
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB284 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCDD Services LLCOcular Braid

In-app purchases

None

Untangle

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Untangle by Ocular Braid

One-time10
  • Skin Pack — Sweet Treats$1.99
  • Skin Pack — Night Sky$1.99
  • Theme Pack — Christmas$2.99
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  • Theme Pack — Hanukkah$2.99
  • Theme Pack — Lunar New Year$2.99
  • Theme Pack — Candy$2.99
  • Theme Pack — Linen$2.99
  • Skin Packs (Sweet and Night packs)$2.99
  • 3 Theme Bundle 1$5.99
  • Mega Theme Bundle 1$17.99

Questions

Is Untangle free?
Untangle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Untangle by Ocular Braid free?
Untangle by Ocular Braid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Untangle or Untangle by Ocular Braid have ads?
Neither Untangle nor Untangle by Ocular Braid shows ads.

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