Thread vs Stomp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Sort colored dots
- Connect pipe segments
- Procedurally generated puzzles
- No timer or pressure
- Ambient soundtrack
- Haptic feedback
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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.
Stomp
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Press. Squash. They step closer. A steel plate lands only where its whole shape sits on clean bare counter and covers at least one bug. Every bug you squash leaves flattened tin behind, forever, on every tile the plate covered. So the board tightens with each press, and your own wreckage becomes the puzzle. Meanwhile the survivors march. One row toward the front edge, every single time you press. Lose one off the edge and the level is over. - 300 hand-built levels, every one verified solvable before it shipped - Levels that need real planning are marked HARD, SUPER HARD or EXTREME before you enter them, on a rhythm you can learn - Tap to place, or press and hold to line the shape up first - One hand, portrait, no timers - Universal: iPhone and iPad - Plays offline. No ads, no in-app purchases, no account, no sign-in Squash all the bugs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stomp at none against Thread's 1. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Thread sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stomp asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Thread | Stomp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesse Snyder | Qili Chen |
In-app purchases
Thread
- Thread: A Quiet Puzzle$2.99
Stomp
No in-app purchases





