Comparison

Chains vs Pins & Pixels

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

Head to head
About

Chains

Connect spools to create a continuous chain and solve logic puzzles in a steampunk-themed world. Earn rewards for perfect solutions and utilize smart hints to guide your progress without revealing the answer. Enjoy a pressure-free experience with evolving challenges.

Highlights
  • One-line chain logic puzzles
  • Steampunk visual theme
  • Smart hint system
  • Earn up to 3 brass spools per level
  • 216 levels across 9 packs
  • Light and dark themes
  • No timers or lives
Features
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Chains — One Line Logic Puzzle Enter a world of chains, spools, and logic puzzles. Connect every spool, create a continuous chain, and discover the path that completes each puzzle. Every connection matters — each choice can change the entire route. STEAMPUNK LOGIC PUZZLES Classic line puzzles reimagined in a world of brass, iron, and mechanical design. Chains turns every solution into a visual creation. Watch your path unfold across the board as chains connect and your route takes shape. Every level combines logic, strategy, and a unique steampunk atmosphere. MASTER THE PERFECT SOLUTION Finishing a level is only the beginning. Earn up to 3 brass spools by solving puzzles without hints or restarts. Master every pack and prove your skills. SMART HINTS THAT GUIDE, NOT SPOIL Stuck on a difficult puzzle? Chains helps you find your way without giving away the solution. Hints can reveal the next steps or rewind your chain back to the moment your path changed direction, letting you discover the correct path yourself. LOGIC CHALLENGES THAT EVOLVE Each pack has its own progression, with levels that gradually become more challenging. • One-way chains that change your strategy • New layouts that challenge your logic and planning • Carefully balanced levels that reward patience and observation WHAT’S INSIDE • 216 logic puzzle levels across 9 packs • More puzzle packs coming with new challenges • One-line chain gameplay with a steampunk twist • Smart rewind hints that guide without spoiling • Earn up to 3 brass spools for each level • Light and dark themes • No timers, no lives, no pressure Play for a few minutes or spend hours solving puzzles across every pack. Every puzzle has a path. Can you find it?

About

Pins & Pixels

Features
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Pins & Pixels is a cozy nonogram (griddler, hanjie) for calm evenings. Solve classic picture logic puzzles with numbers along the edges – and once a picture is done, Pins the hedgehog stitches it in color, stitch by stitch. Your pictures become cross-stitch work, patchwork quilts and a sewing room you furnish bit by bit. FAIR AND CALM • Every puzzle can be solved by logic alone – you never have to guess. • No ads, no timers. • Large, easy-to-read numbers, played with one thumb. STITCH AWAY • More than 100 pictures in nine pattern books, from 5×5 up to the 20×20 masterpieces. • Patchwork quilts made of many small pictures. • A daily stitch every day, with its own streak. • The golden thread for pictures without a mistake. YOUR SEWING ROOM • Pins hangs your pictures on the wall in frames. • Pins from every picture furnish the room: sofa, sewing table, lamp, rugs and more. • Finished quilts go over the sofa and armchair. PINS HELPS Stuck? Pins shows you a line, explains why and sets a few stitches. Share your stitched pictures with family and friends.

Screenshots

Chains4 screens
Pins & Pixels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pins & Pixels at none against Chains's shown. Pins & Pixels also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Chains versus Pins & Pixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChainsPins & Pixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB144 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKatsiaryna PetruchenyaArtjom Gasarov

In-app purchases

None

Chains

No in-app purchases

None

Pins & Pixels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chains free?
Chains is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pins & Pixels free?
Pins & Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chains or Pins & Pixels have ads?
Chains shows ads; Pins & Pixels does not.

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