Comparison

Needle Gap vs Thunk

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

Head to head
About

Needle Gap

Features
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Needle Gap is a clean one-tap arcade puzzle about timing, focus, and tiny openings. Tap to launch each pin into the rotating core. Every level asks you to read the motion, find the gap, and thread the needle without touching the pins already fixed to the circle. The rules are simple, but each stage adds more pressure through tighter spaces, faster motion, direction changes, and shifting rhythms. Play through 50 offline levels designed to grow steadily harder. Early stages teach the timing. Later stages test patience, precision, and quick decisions. Features: - 50 progressively harder single-player levels - One-tap controls built for quick sessions - Level select with local progress storage - Star ratings for clean clears - Minimal black-and-white visual style - Original built-in music and sound effects - Music and sound toggles - Fully offline: no login, no network, no ads, no in-app purchases Needle Gap is made for players who enjoy small, focused challenges where one clean tap can make the difference.

About

Thunk

A one-tap game where you time knife throws to stick into a spinning target without hitting existing knives. Progress through levels with unique bosses, collect knives, and master skills. Play offline and earn rewards daily.

Highlights
  • One-tap gameplay
  • 200 levels with woodblock art
  • Boss battles every fifth level
  • Endless mode
  • Daily rewards and achievements
  • Collectible knives and skills
Features
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Tap. Thunk. Don't hit a knife. Thunk is a one-tap knife-throwing game. The target spins, you throw, and every knife has to stick without touching one that's already there. Time it right and the target bursts apart. Time it wrong and your knife bounces off. 200 LEVELS, DRAWN AS WOODBLOCK PRINTS Five worlds, from Pine Camp to Snow Peak, and each print fills with color as your knives stick. A level pays up to three stars: one for clearing it, one for knocking every acorn off the rim and one for a first-try clear. A BOSS EVERY FIFTH LEVEL A cartwheel studded with iron, a station clock that ticks, a riveted shield, a bullseye with a double rhythm and a heavy millstone. Beat them to win knives the shop never sells. ENDLESS MODE Targets keep coming until a knife bounces. Your ten best runs stay on a board of your own. NOTCHES Carve a notch in your log for every day in a row you clear a level. Each day pays acorns, and notches 4, 10, 20 and 40 bring new logs and skills. A Whetstone, won with each full week, covers a missed day. BOSS WEEK Beat the week's boss without a single miss to win a set's knife. THE KNIFE RACK Twenty knives to collect. Buy eight with the acorns you knock off the rim, win six from bosses, three from the Nomad Passport and two from the sets. A few carry small perks: a spare throw, a wider reach for acorns, or double acorns on bosses. SETS AND SKILLS Two sets, Sakura and Charred Cedar, each bring a log and a knife to match. Two skills, each once a level: Steady slows the log for your next throw, and Pry pulls out a stuck knife. Win them on Notches and in Boss Week, or buy them with acorns. A GIFT EACH DAY The gift grows for every day in a row you come back, up to day seven, and 12 achievements wait to be won. HOW IT PLAYS • Tap anywhere on the screen to throw • Switch apps and the game waits for you • Sound and haptics each turn off in Settings • No connection needed to play • Back up your stars and knives by signing in with Apple or Google, if you like • Free, with a short ad after some bosses and an optional ad that doubles your acorns • Optional purchases: acorn packs, No ads, two sets and two skills. Every knife, set and skill on sale can also be bought with acorns you earn by playing Steady hand. Thunk.

Screenshots

Needle Gap4 screens
Thunk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Needle Gap at none against Thunk's 9. Needle Gap also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Thunk sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Needle Gap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Needle Gap versus Thunk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeedle GapThunk
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB111 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer俊灏 洪Alden Morris Enterprises LLC

In-app purchases

None

Needle Gap

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Thunk

One-time9
  • 250 Acorns$0.99
  • Charred Cedar set$1.99
  • Sakura set$1.99
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  • 600 Acorns$1.99
  • Steady$2.99
  • Pry$2.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • 1,400 Acorns$3.99
  • 2,500 Acorns$5.99

Questions

Is Needle Gap free?
Needle Gap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thunk free?
Thunk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Needle Gap or Thunk have ads?
Thunk shows ads; Needle Gap does not.

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