Comparison

Squarelink vs Arrow Loop

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

Head to head
About

Squarelink

Features
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Dominoes, but four-sided: every tile is a square with four numbers, and there's exactly one right spot for it on the board. In Squarelink, every tile is a square domino with four numbered sides. Look at its neighbors, try a rotation, and find the connection that makes everything fit. One simple rule, thoughtful choices, and the satisfaction of a perfect fit. FOUR SIDES. ONE SIMPLE RULE. Drag a tile onto the board and rotate it to connect matching numbers. Every touching side must match. Connect more sides in a single move to earn more points. FIND YOUR WAY TO PLAY • Travel: explore 100 levels with placement, score, and streak goals, plus stars to collect. • Infinite: build out your board and try to beat your best score. • Daily Challenge: the same board for everyone, two minutes, and one scored attempt each day. • Duel: take on the green square in a game against a computer-controlled opponent. GET THE HANG OF IT A playable introduction guides you through your first placements and rotations. Hints help you spot a way forward, while joker tiles open up new possibilities. MAKE IT YOURS Discover themes and tile styles to unlock as you progress. Enjoy pastel colors, tactile feedback, and animations that celebrate your perfect fits. Available on iPhone and iPad, in English and French. Includes ads and in-app purchases. The introductory puzzles are protected from ads. Turn your first tile. Find your first connection.

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Arrow Loop

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Sharpen your logic in quiet focus. One loop. A few shaded cells. That's the whole rule — and the longer you look at the board, the clearer your mind becomes. Use the arrow-and-number clues to shade exactly as many cells as each arrow points to, then draw a single closed loop through every remaining cell. Shaded cells never touch side by side, and clue cells are never shaded or crossed by the loop. WHAT YOU GET - A pencil logic puzzle in the Yajilin style: draw the loop, shade the cells - Every board has exactly one answer - Hand-picked boards you can solve by reasoning alone. No guessing required - Four levels from Easy (6x6) to Expert (12x12), graded by the depth of reasoning - Today's puzzle: one board for everyone, set by the date - Drag to draw the loop, tap to shade a cell - Leave a puzzle and continue right where you stopped - Ranks and titles that grow as you solve - Gentle help when you're stuck: mistake highlighting and hints - Six board themes: Indigo, Ink, Vermilion, Pine, Sakura and Night - Fully offline. No sign-up - English and Japanese, in a calm paper-and-ink style MADE FOR YOU IF - You want to turn a few spare minutes into quiet, focused thinking - You enjoy Slitherlink, Nurikabe, Sudoku or nonograms - You're tired of ambiguous puzzles and ad-heavy apps - You love the satisfying click of a single, certain answer - You'd like a small bedtime ritual with nothing chasing you PRIVACY & PEACE OF MIND - No account needed - Puzzles ship inside the app, and your records stay on your device - No third-party ads or tracking - The app shows a small card introducing other apps by the developer (TORANKIRITE). To build it, the app reads public App Store information; nothing about you is sent

Screenshots

Squarelink4 screens
Arrow Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arrow Loop at none against Squarelink's shown. Squarelink's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Squarelink sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Arrow Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squarelink ships an update every 5 days, Arrow Loop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Squarelink versus Arrow Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquarelinkArrow Loop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolas Zanettetorankirite

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Squarelink

One-time2
  • Pack cosmétiques$1.99
  • Sans publicité$2.99
1 purchases

Arrow Loop

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Squarelink free?
Squarelink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arrow Loop free?
Arrow Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Squarelink or Arrow Loop have ads?
Squarelink shows ads; Arrow Loop does not.
Which is updated more often, Squarelink or Arrow Loop?
Squarelink ships an update every 5 days, and Arrow Loop every 2 months. Most recently, Squarelink was updated on October 24, 2026 and Arrow Loop on October 22, 2026.

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