Comparison

Loopling vs Knotwork Puzzle

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

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About

Loopling

Features
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Loopling is a single-player puzzle game where your teammate is a recording of you. Each level is a small grid with a move budget for every loop. Play a run, then rewind: time goes back, you start over, and an amber echo replays your recorded moves, tick for tick, beside you. Echoes press plates, hold doors open and collect shards, but they also stand in your way. The puzzle is planning a run that helps the next one instead of trapping it. HOW A LOOP WORKS • Swipe on the board to step. The hourglass button waits one tick in place. Every action is recorded. • Tap Rewind and an echo of your last run replays it while you play again. • Some levels put up to three of you on the board at once. • Reach the exit to win. The golden shards are optional, but you need all of them for the third star. • After every win, watch the victory ballet: all your copies replay the solution together. THE DAILY ECHO A new puzzle every day, the same grid for everyone, changing at UTC midnight. It is built on your device from the date, so it needs no connection. Keep a streak, and share your result: the share sheet gets the date, your move count and an emoji map of your route. Today's daily puzzle is free. 60 LEVELS IN FIVE CHAPTERS First Steps, Echo Logic, Three of Me, Tight Corridors and Master Loops: twelve levels each, from gentle first loops to par-tight puzzles. Every level has a checked solution. Three stars to chase: solve it, finish within par, collect every shard. FREE AND PRO Chapters 1 and 2 (24 levels) and today's daily puzzle are free. Loopling Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It unlocks chapters 3 to 5 (36 more levels), the 30-day daily archive and three extra accent-color themes. Restore Purchases is in Settings. QUIET BY DESIGN No ads and no account. Your progress is stored on your device, and purchases go through the App Store. Levels and daily puzzles need no internet connection to play. Rewind. Cooperate. Loop out.

About

Knotwork Puzzle

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Knotwork is a calm puzzle built on one simple idea: rotate the tiles until every line joins into a single, unbroken knot with no loose ends. There is no timer, no score chasing and no way to lose. You turn each piece, watch the golden strands find each other, and feel the whole pattern settle into place. When the last end closes, the knot lights up in a soft turquoise glow. The art is inspired by Anatolian and Celtic knotwork and the gold detailing of classical tezhib. Every board is a small woven ornament on deep petrol blue. FEATURES • Hundreds of levels that grow from gentle to genuinely tricky • Fully wordless, so it plays the same in any language • Relaxing pace with optional sound, music and Zen mode • Colored strands that weave over and under at higher levels • One hand play, perfect for a quiet minute anywhere • Plays offline, with no account and no sign up • Optional one time purchase to remove ads Sit back, breathe, and weave the endless knot.

Screenshots

Loopling4 screens
Knotwork Puzzle2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Loopling at none against Knotwork Puzzle's shown. Knotwork Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Loopling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Knotwork Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loopling ships an update every 4 months, Knotwork Puzzle daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Loopling versus Knotwork Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLooplingKnotwork Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIlia FiliaevEmre Buyukegribey

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Loopling

One-time1
  • Loopling Pro$3.99
1 purchases

Knotwork Puzzle

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Loopling free?
Loopling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Knotwork Puzzle free?
Knotwork Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Loopling or Knotwork Puzzle have ads?
Knotwork Puzzle shows ads; Loopling does not.
Which is updated more often, Loopling or Knotwork Puzzle?
Loopling ships an update every 4 months, and Knotwork Puzzle daily. Most recently, Loopling was updated on November 5, 2026 and Knotwork Puzzle on November 10, 2026.

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