Comparison

Linked vs Drip Drop

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

Head to head
About

Linked

Connect matching tiles to clear the board in this relaxing puzzle game. Chain links to melt away the board and discover new challenges. Collect unique items and compete with others.

Highlights
  • Connect matching tiles
  • Clear the board
  • Chain links
  • Collectible items
  • Team play
  • Leaderboards
Features
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Find the pair. Link them. Watch the board melt away. Linked is the relaxing puzzle where you connect matching tiles to clear the board. Every link feels satisfying, every cleared line is a little win, and there's always just one more level. HOW TO PLAY • Tap two matching tiles to link them: side by side, across cleared spaces, or at the two ends of a row • Every pair you clear opens up new links. Chain them and melt the whole board away • Out of moves? Add a fresh line and keep the run alive EASY TO LEARN, IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN Your first level takes seconds. Then the boards grow, the layouts get sneakier, and hard levels bring clutch moments where one clever link saves the entire run. Hints, hammers, and swaps have your back when you need a nudge. EVERY WIN FEEDS THE GUMBALL MACHINE Winning levels fills up the gumball machine. Give it a crank and a shiny new collectible drops into your collection. Complete rows to claim rewards, finish the whole set, and start on the next one. ALWAYS SOMETHING TO COME BACK FOR • JOURNEY: climb the level path and crack open milestone chests along the way • STAR STREAK: stack stars across wins and cash in bigger and bigger rewards • TEAMS: join a team, share lives, and climb together • LEADERBOARD: see how far you can go in Game Center MADE FOR REAL LIFE Play a level while the coffee brews or sink into a long session on the couch. No timers, no pressure. Just you, the board, and the next satisfying link. Beautiful on iPhone and iPad. Download Linked free and clear your first board today.

About

Drip Drop

Water flowers by rotating them to direct water flow across a garden patch. Solve increasingly complex puzzles with new mechanics and obstacles. Grow your collection of bloomed flowers in your personal garden.

Highlights
  • Rotate flowers to direct water
  • Solve 300 unique levels
  • Unlock new garden mechanics
  • Collect and grow flowers
  • Earn coins and rewards
  • Play offline
Features
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Drip Drop is a puzzle game about watering flowers. Each level is a little patch of soil with a few flowers and a rain cloud. When a flower gets wet, it opens up and sprays water out of its leaves, straight across the soil to the next plant. Tap a flower to turn it. Get them all pointing the right way and the water runs through the whole garden on its own. It starts easy. New things show up as you go: flowers that won't turn, puddles, sunflowers that need water from two sides, mirrors, weeds you have to keep dry, rabbit holes, wind and more. There are 300 levels, and each one gives you a set number of moves. The fewer you use, the more stars you get. If you run out, you can start the level again for free, or keep going with 5 more moves for coins. Every 10th level has a prize, and you can see what it is ahead of time. Some levels have a rock in the way, and you'll need a Shovel to dig it out. Coins buy one, and if you're short, your garden grows one for free within a day. The flowers you bloom go to your garden, where you plant them and wait for them to grow. Come back later to pick them for coins. Plays offline, no account needed. You earn coins by playing. The shop sells coin packs, bundles of coins and boosters, and a Starter Pack and a Gardener's Pack, one of each per player. A rain barrel of coins also grows as you win new levels, and from 2,000 coins you can buy it. If you run out of moves without the coins to go on, you can also buy 5 more moves and a Watering Can for that level.

Screenshots

Linked4 screens
Drip Drop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drip Drop at daily against Linked's monthly. Linked's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Linked sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Drip Drop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Linked holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 11 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Linked ships an update monthly, Drip Drop daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Linked versus Drip Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkedDrip Drop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better4.2 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better11
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStaple GamesRaindrop Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

Linked

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Drip Drop

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Linked

One-time10
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • 1,000 Coins$1.99
  • Helper Pack$7.99
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  • 5,000 Coins$7.99
  • 10,000 Coins$14.99
  • Power Pack$19.99
  • 25,000 Coins$29.99
  • 60,000 Coins$59.99
  • Best Value Pack$99.99
  • 110,000 Coins$99.99
10 purchases

Drip Drop

One-time10
  • 5 Extra Moves$0.99
  • Bag of Coins$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Rain Barrel$2.99
  • Pouch of Coins$4.99
  • Gardener's Pack$4.99
  • Sack of Coins$9.99
  • Garden Chest$19.99
  • Garden Cart$49.99
  • Grand Garden$99.99

Questions

Is Linked free?
Linked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drip Drop free?
Drip Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Linked or Drip Drop?
Linked is rated higher. Linked averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Drip Drop averages 4.2 from 11 ratings.
Do Linked or Drip Drop have ads?
Both Linked and Drip Drop show ads.
Which is updated more often, Linked or Drip Drop?
Linked ships an update monthly, and Drip Drop daily. Most recently, Linked was updated on November 9, 2026 and Drip Drop on November 6, 2026.

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