Asterwake vs Puzzle Arrow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Asterwake
Embark on a serene puzzle adventure to mend dream cards, cultivate an Aster Bud, and awaken memories. This offline experience focuses on repairing dreams and growing a narrative map, offering a unique approach to gameplay.
- Mend hand-crafted dream cards
- Grow and graft Aster Buds
- Unlock story cards in Bloom Atlas
- Offline play
- Portrait mode
- Daily Dream letter for replay
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Asterwake is a calm, offline puzzle adventure: mend a Dream Card, grow an Aster Bud, graft it onto the Sleeping Isles, and read the memory that wakes in Bloom Atlas. WHAT YOU DO • Dream Desk — Patch, thread, mist, ring, and rhythm repairs on hand-crafted dream cards. • Sleeping Isles — Graft each bud where a name belongs. Tap a spirit for a Little Wave hello, or Watch Dream to see a companion fully awaken. • Bloom Atlas — Unlock story cards for the dreams you mended. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Not a merge board or pet collector. Progress comes from repairing dreams and growing a story map—not combining items on a grid. IN THIS VERSION • 15 Dream Cards across three chapters: Moonlit Table, Rain Lanterns, and Thread Garden • 5 interaction styles: patch, thread, mist, ring, and rhythm • 15 growth nodes, 15 rescued spirits, 5 Asterlings, and a Bloom Atlas of memory stories • Animated Little Wave greetings and optional Watch Dream birth moments on Sleeping Isles • Daily Dream letter for optional replay and score improvement CALM BY DESIGN Portrait, one action per screen · No login · Local save · Play offline at your own pace ADS & PRIVACY Progress stays on your device. Optional ads may appear at launch or before some Little Wave greetings; Cupglow and Bridgeknot wave for free. See the App Store privacy label for details. If a dream feels torn, mend it. If a name feels lost, plant it where it belongs.
Puzzle Arrow
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Clear the board by tapping arrows in the right order. If the path is blocked, the arrow stays. If the path is free, it flies away. FEATURES • 5000+ puzzle levels • Daily challenge every day of the month • Monthly trophies and achievements • Hints and direction lines • Pinch to zoom and move the board • 11 languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Turkish, Japanese, Korean HOW TO PLAY 1. Tap an arrow that has a free path 2. Blocked arrows stay on the board 3. Clear every arrow to finish the level 4. Complete daily challenges to unlock monthly rewards Out of lives? Watch an ad to continue. Need a hint? Use a free hint or watch an ad. Train your brain with short sessions or long puzzle boards. New daily levels keep the game fresh.
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Verdict
Asterwake and Puzzle Arrow are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Asterwake | Puzzle Arrow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 406 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Sihai Bohui E Commerce Co.,Ltd. | Ivan Harahashka |
In-app purchases
Asterwake
No in-app purchases
Puzzle Arrow
No in-app purchases
