Comparison

Tideforge Duel vs Loopstone

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

Head to head
About

Tideforge Duel

Features
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Two masters face off across a five-by-five sanctum. Each turn you play a form card, slide one of your pieces, and pass that card to your rival. Capture the enemy Warden, or march your own Warden onto their sanctum to win. Simple to learn, deep to master. Tideforge Duel is a calm, original strategy board game for one or two players. No clutter, no timers, no luck once the cards are dealt. Just you, the board, and the next clever move. TWO WAYS TO WIN Capture the enemy Warden, or walk your Warden onto their glowing sanctum. Every move opens one door and closes another. PLAY YOUR WAY - Solo against an AI with multiple difficulty levels - Online with a friend using a simple six-character room code - Hand an empty seat to the AI any time SHIFTING FORMS The card you play becomes the card your opponent can take next. Reading that exchange is the heart of the duel. SURGE (OPTIONAL) Turn on Surge for one extra twist per duel: a single move using the shared neutral form. Leave it off for the pure classic game. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Wins, losses, win streaks, your fastest victory, and a history of recent duels, all kept privately on your iPhone. BUILT TO RESPECT YOU - No ads - No in-app purchases - No subscriptions - No account required to play solo - Full Dynamic Type, sound, and haptic support Pick up a duel in a minute. Resume an unfinished one any time. Tideforge Duel is the quiet, original two-player strategy game you keep coming back to.

About

Loopstone

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Loopstone brings the classic strategy game Surakarta to iPhone and iPad with a clean tactile board, expressive loop-capture animations, and thoughtful offline play. Start free with Easy Solo, share one device in Pass & Play, or solve a fresh deterministic Daily Position. A one-time Full Game purchase adds stronger AI levels, Practice mode, premium themes, and advanced statistics. Every legal capture follows the board's signature corner loops exactly. Features: - Easy opponent included free; Medium, Hard, and Expert with the Full Game - Pass & Play for two people on one device - Practice mode with undo (Full Game) - A new Daily Position each day - Obsidian theme included; Walnut and Porcelain with the Full Game - Automatic save and resume - Basic local statistics; advanced statistics with the Full Game - Sound and haptic feedback - VoiceOver board controls and reduced visual effects - Offline gameplay with no ads or tracking; StoreKit connects only for the optional purchase Loopstone uses the competitive digital Surakarta ruleset, including threefold repetition, a 50-ply capture-less draw, and stalemate handling.

Screenshots

Tideforge Duel4 screens
Loopstone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tideforge Duel at none against Loopstone's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Loopstone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tideforge Duel asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Tideforge Duel versus Loopstone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTideforge DuelLoopstone
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperButtons Technology, LLCSTEFAN BODRUG

In-app purchases

None

Tideforge Duel

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Loopstone

One-time1
  • Loopstone Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Tideforge Duel free?
Tideforge Duel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loopstone free?
Loopstone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tideforge Duel or Loopstone have ads?
Neither Tideforge Duel nor Loopstone shows ads.

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