Comparison

Maxuguru vs Drystone

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

Head to head
About

Maxuguru

Features
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MaxuGuru is a calm logic puzzle game for players who enjoy clever number challenges, steady thinking and that satisfying moment when everything clicks. Take on the Daily Challenge, improve your best times, save your progress and see how you compare on the leaderboard. The rules are simple to learn, but each puzzle rewards careful choices, useful notes and a clean route to the finish. Play one fresh puzzle each day, come back to unfinished games whenever you like and enjoy a puzzle habit that fits into a spare few minutes or a longer focused session. For players who want more than the Daily Challenge, Premium unlocks unlimited play across the higher difficulties.

About

Drystone

Features
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Drystone is a Suguru puzzle game that builds every board on your iPhone, the moment you ask for one. There is no library to run out of and nothing to download. THE RULES ARE TWO LINES The grid is divided into blocks. Each block holds the numbers 1 up to the number of squares it contains, so a four-square block takes 1, 2, 3 and 4. No two identical numbers may touch, not even diagonally. That second rule is where the thinking lives. DIFFICULTY YOU CAN TRUST Most puzzle apps get harder by hiding more numbers. Drystone solves each board the way a person would, then grades it by the hardest technique that solve actually required. An Expert board is one that genuinely demands an expert move, not one that simply left more squares blank. HINTS THAT TEACH Ask for help and Drystone shows you the next logical step and the reasoning behind it, rather than just filling in a square. Pencil marks clear themselves as you place numbers, and undo runs losslessly all the way back to the start. A DAILY PUZZLE FOR EVERYONE One puzzle a day, derived from the calendar date itself, so every player gets the same board. It starts gently on Monday and bites by Sunday, and it keeps a streak. The daily is free forever. WORKS ANYWHERE The app makes no network requests at all. Puzzles are generated on the device, so aeroplanes, tunnels and dead zones make no difference. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-in. No email address. No analytics. There is nothing to collect, because nothing ever leaves your phone. ONE PAYMENT Easy and Medium are free to play, and so is the daily puzzle. A single £2.99 purchase unlocks Hard and Expert, unlimited puzzles and the hint engine. There is no subscription and no advertising on either side of that line. The unlock works on every device signed in to your Apple Account, and it supports Family Sharing. Simple rules. Endless moves. Requires an iPhone running iOS 26.0 or later.

Screenshots

Maxuguru4 screens
Drystone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Maxuguru at 15.0 against Drystone's 26.0. 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. Maxuguru sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drystone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
Maxuguru versus Drystone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaxuguruDrystone
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSmitSocial.Media LimitedNonbreakingspace

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Maxuguru

One-time1
  • MaxuGuru Premium$4.99
1 purchases

Drystone

One-time1
  • Drystone: the full game$2.99

Questions

Is Maxuguru free?
Maxuguru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drystone free?
Drystone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Maxuguru or Drystone have ads?
Neither Maxuguru nor Drystone shows ads.

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