Comparison

Collatz Hailstone Link vs Petal Loom Sort

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

Head to head
About

Collatz Hailstone Link

Features
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Collatz Hailstone Link — a relaxing number-merge puzzle built on one of math's most famous mysteries: the Collatz conjecture (the "3n+1" problem). Drag and merge numbered tiles, watch each sum bounce through the hailstone sequence, and chase the highest — or lowest — final number you can reach. Easy to learn in seconds, deep enough to keep you coming back for a better score. HOW TO PLAY • Drag one tile onto another (or tap one, then another) to merge them. • The two values are added, then the Collatz rule is applied to the sum: - Even sum → divide by 2 (the tile turns blue) - Odd sum → multiply by 3 and add 1 (the tile turns orange) • Chain the same color in a row to build a streak bonus. • Keep merging until a single tile remains. Push that last value as high — or as low — as you can! FEATURES • Pure one-finger gameplay — merge with a drag or a tap. • 7 board shapes: Square, Hexagon, Triangle, and four hybrid layouts. • Three-part scoring: turn points, streak bonuses, and a final bonus based on your last number. • Undo your recent moves to plan the perfect chain. • Records screen — sort your runs by score, max value, final value, and date. • Global online leaderboards — compete on both High Score and Final Max. • Light & Dark themes. • English & Korean language support. • Play offline, anywhere — no account required. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT A quick puzzle for a coffee break, a brain teaser for math lovers, and a satisfying score-chaser for everyone in between. Every board is a fresh little puzzle in number theory — no two runs feel the same. Merge the numbers. Ride the hailstones. Beat your best.

About

Petal Loom Sort

A flower-themed sorting puzzle where you arrange petals by color. Plan your moves carefully as flowers rotate and new options appear. Enjoy endless puzzles with customizable aesthetics and optional power-ups.

Highlights
  • Flower petal sorting
  • Clockwise flower rotation
  • Endless generated puzzles
  • Customizable garden aesthetics
  • Optional power-ups
  • Offline play
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Turn a tangled garden into a display of color in Petal Loom Sort, a flower-themed sorting puzzle for iPhone and iPad. Each flower has six petal slots. Move its top petal to a compatible flower, watch the remaining petals rotate clockwise, and plan ahead until every filled flower blooms in one color. An empty flower gives you room to rearrange—but each move changes which petal comes next. YOUR GARDEN, YOUR PACE Choose Casual for a gentler puzzle or Challenge for more planning. Pick once when you start, then keep playing in your chosen mode. Change it later from Home settings or Pause. A FRESH GARDEN TO UNTANGLE Learn the rules and power-ups in an optional interactive practice garden, then explore endlessly generated puzzles with different color mixes and layouts. After the opening levels, recurring difficulty cycles mix smaller gardens with larger challenges. Starting boards are checked for a solution, but your choices matter: a garden can still get tangled along the way. MAKE THE GARDEN YOURS Earn coins the first time you complete each level. Spend them on backgrounds, distinctive petal styles, flower centers, and power-ups in the Garden Shop. Cosmetics change the look without changing the puzzle rules. Replay levels to improve your stars; replay wins do not award extra coins. HELP WHEN YOU WANT IT Use your available Undos, preserve finished flowers with Petal Shuffle, choose a color to clear with Color Sweep, or rotate a single flower to your preferred orientation with Bloom Twist. Restarting is always free. Optional rewarded ads offer selected assists with daily or per-level limits. FREE TO PLAY, WITH AN OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASE The game includes occasional automatic ads at level breaks after the opening levels, plus optional rewarded ads. Remove Ads is a one-time in-app purchase that removes automatic ads and lets you claim eligible ad rewards without watching an ad. Reward limits still apply; cosmetics are purchased separately with earned coins. No subscription, account, or real-money coin purchase is required. FEATURES • Optional hands-on tutorial, replayable from Settings or Pause • Top-petal sorting with clockwise flower rotation • Endless generated levels with varied garden sizes and color mixes • Star goals, earned coins, cosmetics, and optional power-ups • Free restarts and optional sound and haptic controls • A rotating home flower that respects Reduce Motion • Offline puzzle play; ads and new purchases require internet access • No registration or login Slow down, look ahead, and weave every color into place.

Screenshots

Collatz Hailstone Link4 screens
Petal Loom Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Collatz Hailstone Link at none against Petal Loom Sort's 1. Collatz Hailstone Link also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Petal Loom Sort sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Collatz Hailstone Link asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Collatz Hailstone Link ships an update weekly, Petal Loom Sort every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Collatz Hailstone Link versus Petal Loom Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollatz Hailstone LinkPetal Loom Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKwangHo YunMediocre Game Studio LLC

In-app purchases

None

Collatz Hailstone Link

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Petal Loom Sort

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Collatz Hailstone Link free?
Collatz Hailstone Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Petal Loom Sort free?
Petal Loom Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Collatz Hailstone Link or Petal Loom Sort have ads?
Both Collatz Hailstone Link and Petal Loom Sort show ads.
Which is updated more often, Collatz Hailstone Link or Petal Loom Sort?
Collatz Hailstone Link ships an update weekly, and Petal Loom Sort every 5 days. Most recently, Collatz Hailstone Link was updated on November 5, 2026 and Petal Loom Sort on October 31, 2026.

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