Comparison

Thread vs Linko Puzzelo

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

Head to head
About

Thread

A serene logic puzzle game where you sort colored dots and connect pipe segments to trace a path. Enjoy procedurally generated challenges with no timers or pressure, designed for a calming experience.

Highlights
  • Sort colored dots
  • Connect pipe segments
  • Procedurally generated puzzles
  • No timer or pressure
  • Ambient soundtrack
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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Thread is a quiet logic puzzle for people who need a moment. Sort colored dots into matching rows. Rotate and connect pipe segments to form a path through the board. When everything lines up, trace the thread from one end to the other — and feel it click. No timer. No lives. No pressure. Just a puzzle waiting to be solved. WHAT MAKES THREAD DIFFERENT · Two puzzles in one: sort the colors and connect the thread simultaneously · Every puzzle is procedurally generated — infinite variety, always solvable · Swap any dot with any other, or long-hold to rotate pipe pieces · Anchored dots that won't move. Weighted dots that inch forward one step at a time. · A swap limit that gets tighter as you progress — efficiency matters DESIGNED FOR CALM · No ads. No notifications. No streaks. No manipulative mechanics. · Seven handcrafted color palettes inspired by the Pacific Northwest · Original ambient soundtrack composed for the game · Haptics that build to a satisfying crescendo as you trace the final thread · Badges and stats that quietly reward how you play UNLOCK EVERYTHING ONCE The first two tiers are free. One purchase unlocks all current and future content — no subscription, no consumables. Thread is made by Petrichor Games, an independent studio in the Pacific Northwest.

About

Linko Puzzelo

Connect matching colored dots by drawing lines to fill the entire grid. Enjoy a peaceful, beautifully animated puzzle experience with hand-crafted levels and a daily challenge. Track your progress with detailed statistics and play offline.

Highlights
  • Connect matching colored dots
  • Fill the entire grid
  • 100 hand-crafted levels
  • Daily challenge puzzles
  • Detailed statistics tracking
  • Offline play
  • Accessibility features
Features
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Connect every colored dot to its twin. Cover every cell. Solve the flow. Linko Puzzelo is a calm, beautifully animated flow-puzzle game that rewards patience over speed. Drag colorful dots into flowing pipes across an N×N grid — twist around your other paths, cross-cut to reroute, and fill every single cell to score a Perfect. — 100 HAND-CRAFTED LEVELS Five difficulty tiers, hand-graded by path windiness so each tier actually feels harder than the last. • Easy — 5×5 grids, 4 colors. Warm-up vibes. • Medium — 6×6, 5 colors. • Hard — 7×7, 6 colors. • Expert — 8×8, 7 colors. Twisty. • Master — 9×9, 7 colors. For the deep end. — DAILY CHALLENGE One fresh puzzle every calendar day, seeded so every device sees the same grid. Solve it, watch your streak grow, share your time. Miss a day and the streak resets — but your best run lives forever in Stats. — STATS THAT MATTER Completion ring across all 100 levels. Perfect-cover stars. Best time per level. Fewest retraces. Daily streak. Best streak. Per-difficulty breakdown. — DESIGNED FOR YOUR DEVICES Built for iPhone with smooth haptics and synthesized in-game sounds that won't interrupt your music. On iPad, a persistent sidebar lets you browse every level while you play — no back-and-forth. — ACCESSIBILITY FIRST Full VoiceOver support. Color-blind-friendly palette with SF Symbol shape overlays per color. Custom rotor actions so a sightless player can extend paths cell-by-cell without dragging. — FAIR, GENTLE MONETIZATION A small banner on the game screen and an occasional interstitial between levels. Need an extra hint when you're stuck? Watch a quick rewarded video and you're back in action. Or buy Remove Ads once for a permanently quiet experience. — OFFLINE No internet required. No accounts. No leaderboards spying on you. Your progress lives on your device. — SUPPORT & FEEDBACK Email: hello@puzzelo.app Website: https://puzzelo.app PRIVACY POLICY We don't collect personal data. Anonymous AdMob telemetry is governed by Google's privacy policy. Full details: https://puzzelo.app/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE (EULA) https://puzzelo.app/terms © 2026 Puzzelo. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

Thread4 screens
Linko Puzzelo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Thread at none against Linko Puzzelo's shown. Thread also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.5). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Thread sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Linko Puzzelo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Thread against 5.0 for Linko Puzzelo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thread has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Thread versus Linko Puzzelo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreadLinko Puzzelo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJesse SnyderTarik Benali

Customer experience

Thread

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Linko Puzzelo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Thread

One-time1
  • Thread: A Quiet Puzzle$2.99
1 purchases

Linko Puzzelo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Thread free?
Thread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Linko Puzzelo free?
Linko Puzzelo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thread or Linko Puzzelo?
Thread and Linko Puzzelo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Thread or Linko Puzzelo have ads?
Linko Puzzelo shows ads; Thread does not.

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