Comparison

Tinta vs Lockstep Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Tinta

Features
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3 logic games in one app: Tinta, Duo and Crowns. A daily puzzle for each, the same for everyone, and 600 levels. No timer, no lives, no coins, never an ad in the middle of a grid. Just you, your logic and a pencil. Every grid has one single solution, and everything can be deduced. Zero luck, zero guessing: if you're stuck, the answer is already staring at you. TINTA, THE COLOR GRID • Pick a color from the palette and tap a cell to fill it. • Count chips tell you how many cells of a color sit in a row or column. • The = and ≠ markers link two neighboring cells: twins, or rivals. • The pencil rules out impossible colors, cell by cell. • 360 grids from 4×4 to 7×7, with 3 or 4 colors, across worlds. • The daily puzzle follows the week: 5×5 on Monday, 7×7 on Sunday. The last 14 days stay playable. DUO, TWO COLORS IN BALANCE • Every row and column holds the same number of cells of each color. • Never three identical cells in a row. • An = sign links two neighbors of the same color, an × sign two different ones. • The takuzu family (binairo, binary puzzle), in color. 120 levels from 4×4 to 8×8. CROWNS, STAR BATTLE IN COLORS • One crown per row, one per column, one per colored region. • No two crowns ever touch, not even diagonally. • Cross out impossible cells and watch the grid close in. • 120 levels from 5×5 to 9×9. THREE DAILY PUZZLES • A fresh grid in each game every day, the same for everyone. • Play day after day to grow your streak. • Share your result as a line of colored squares: friends see how you played, not the solution. • Tinta's daily puzzle is also free to play in any browser at appcraft31.app, so you can challenge someone who doesn't have the app. • A daily reminder if you want one, at the time you choose. STUCK? WE'LL EXPLAIN • A hint doesn't just fill a cell: it shows you one and tells you why. "This row already has its 2 pink cells: this cell can't be pink." • 3 free hints every day, plus 2 more for watching an ad, only when you ask. • Every grid is generated and verified by a logic engine: one unique solution, always reachable through pure reasoning. • Up to 3 stars per grid: no mistakes and no hints is a flawless solve. MADE FOR CALM • No coins, no shop, no timer, no lives. • Ads are rare and never appear during a grid. A one-time Remove Ads purchase gets rid of them for good. • Color assist: a distinct symbol per color, so you never depend on color alone. • On iPhone and iPad, dark mode included, playable offline. Three grids, one coffee, let logic do the talking.

About

Lockstep Puzzle

Features
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■ A quiet game - Works without internet (except the optional daily ranking) - No account or sign-in required - No timers

Screenshots

Tinta4 screens
Lockstep Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tinta at every 10 days against Lockstep Puzzle's monthly. Lockstep Puzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Tinta sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Lockstep Puzzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tinta ships an update every 10 days, Lockstep Puzzle monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Tinta versus Lockstep Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTintaLockstep Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB39 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperNicolas ZanetteKYUNGROK KIM

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tinta

One-time4
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 550 Coins$3.99
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  • 1500 Coins$7.99
4 purchases

Lockstep Puzzle

One-time4
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • First-Purchase Offer$0.99
  • 40 Hints$1.99
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  • Unlock Everything$2.99

Questions

Is Tinta free?
Tinta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lockstep Puzzle free?
Lockstep Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tinta or Lockstep Puzzle have ads?
Both Tinta and Lockstep Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tinta or Lockstep Puzzle?
Tinta ships an update every 10 days, and Lockstep Puzzle monthly. Most recently, Tinta was updated on October 27, 2026 and Lockstep Puzzle on October 25, 2026.

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