Comparison

Echo Ramsey vs Aphelion

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

Head to head
About

Echo Ramsey

Features
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Echo is a puzzle game built on real open problems in mathematics. Each puzzle is a graph: dots joined by red and blue lines. Your job is simple to learn. Tap a line to flip its color, and break up the "bad cliques" - groups of dots all wired together in a single color. Clear them within your move budget and the puzzle is solved. Here is the twist. Every puzzle is a slice of a genuine research graph, and every solution you find is committed to a shared, growing proof tree. When you solve, your result seeds a brand new puzzle for another player. Their solve seeds the next. Together, the whole community is searching for colorings no person and no computer has ever found. You choose which problem to work on from the home screen: - R(4,4), the practice board - solved long ago, so the search genuinely finishes and you can see the whole engine work end to end - R(4,6), the frontier - an open problem where reaching zero would set a real new record - R(5,5), the legendary one - open for decades, where the prize is the lowest count the network has ever driven it to You do not need to know any of that to play. If you can spot a pattern and tap, you are already contributing. FEATURES - Quick, tactile puzzles you can finish in a minute - Three problems to play, from a winnable warm-up to a famous unsolved one, switchable any time - Five ways to view each graph: circle, spectral, matrix, hub, and density - switch any time to see the structure differently - A living progress screen showing the community's best reach and the proof tree growing in real time - Your lineage: see how many puzzles your solves have seeded for other players - A built-in glossary that explains every term in plain language - No ads, no timers, no pressure Color the graph. Advance the proof. Echo forward.

About

Aphelion

Guide a comet through celestial bodies and obstacles using precise flicks. Solve physics-based puzzles across five distinct chapters with over 50 handcrafted levels. Experience a minimalist, timer-free approach to space exploration.

Highlights
  • Flick-based aiming and trajectory control
  • Gravity-driven orbital mechanics
  • 50 handcrafted levels across 5 chapters
  • Minimalist, timer-free gameplay
  • Steer comets and capture celestial bodies
Features
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Master gravity with one flick. Launch a comet, bend its trajectory around moving worlds, and complete 100 handcrafted orbital puzzles. EXPLORE TEN CHAPTERS • Aim with precision using a live trajectory preview • Slingshot around planets and capture stable orbits • Collect and deliver ice across moving systems • Reshape trajectories with timed engine burns • Survive atmospheric entry and dangerous ring crossings • Defend planets from incoming asteroids • Use animated solver hints whenever you’re stuck Play at your own pace with no timers, energy systems, or forced ads. The core game works offline and fits into a remarkably small download. One flick. One trajectory. One perfect solution.

Screenshots

Echo Ramsey4 screens
Aphelion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echo Ramsey at none against Aphelion's 1. Echo Ramsey also leads on ads (none vs shown). Aphelion's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Aphelion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Echo Ramsey asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo Ramsey ships an update every 3 weeks, Aphelion every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Echo Ramsey versus Aphelion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcho RamseyAphelion
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSam RostamiJIUSONG GAO

In-app purchases

None

Echo Ramsey

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Aphelion

One-time1
  • Unlock All Hints$3.99

Questions

Is Echo Ramsey free?
Echo Ramsey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aphelion free?
Aphelion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Echo Ramsey or Aphelion have ads?
Aphelion shows ads; Echo Ramsey does not.
Which is updated more often, Echo Ramsey or Aphelion?
Echo Ramsey ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aphelion every 2 days. Most recently, Echo Ramsey was updated on October 25, 2026 and Aphelion on October 24, 2026.

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