Comparison

عصفور باليد vs Arrow Puzzle

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

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About

عصفور باليد

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Some ropes are lying to you. A cut that looks perfectly safe can silently kill the level — and you may not find out until it's far too late. Think first. Then cut. THE SETUP A rope-cutting logic puzzle: small blue birds hang from a tree branch, tied by ropes — and hungry hawks hang right beside them. Cut the right ropes in the right order to free every bird. Free a hawk by mistake and it attacks the nearest bird. Level over. POISONED CUTS The signature twist. Some cuts don't punish you now — they punish you later. A harmless-looking snip can quietly close off every path to victory, and some traps only reveal the damage several cuts down the line. If you're not planning ahead, you're already losing. RUTHLESS, BUT FAIR • The moment a level becomes unsolvable, the game detects it and tells you instantly — no time wasted on a dead position. • Every level is guaranteed solvable by construction. If you lost, the flaw was in your plan, not the puzzle. • No timers. No speed pressure. No luck. Pure deduction and planning. THE TRAPS EVOLVE New elements unlock as you climb: • Chained traps — hawks that share lifelines; a wrong cut early in the level shows its consequence at the very end. • Iron chains that cannot be cut, welding towers together. • Twin ropes — cut one, and its twin snaps too, wherever it is. • The balloon hawk — the only hawk that is safe to release. If you notice it. • Golden levels — a limited scissors budget in exchange for double points. CHASE THE PERFECT SOLUTION • 3 stars per level, scored against the optimal solution. • Points and a win-streak system reward mastery and speed of thought. • Past level 100: an extreme challenge tier built for puzzle geniuses. INFINITE LEVELS Levels are procedurally generated on your device — they never repeat, and the difficulty keeps climbing. There is no final level. There is only how far your logic can take you. STUCK? NO SHAME IN A HINT Optionally watch a short ad for a hint that lights up the correct rope — or to undo your last cut, even after losing. Never required. FREE — WITH RESPECTFUL ADS Poisoned Rope is free and ad-supported, on clear terms: • No banner ads. Ever. • No ad will ever interrupt you mid-puzzle. • A full-screen ad appears occasionally between levels only — and never in the first levels. • A single one-time purchase removes ads permanently. No subscriptions. PLAYS OFFLINE Levels are generated on your device, so the puzzle itself needs no internet — on the plane, on the train, or wherever you happen to be hiding from your to-do list. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush: take the safe bird first, and don't get greedy. Download now and make your first cut count.

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Arrow Puzzle

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Arrow Puzzle: Pair Match is a logic puzzle and brain teaser about matching arrow pairs in the right order. Find two arrows of the same color on one row or column: one horizontal, one vertical. Tap the arrow pointing along that line to clear the pair and the arrows between them. Every move changes the matches left on the board. Remove a pair too soon and you may lose your next move. Look ahead, try another order and work toward a clear board. An illustrated world map of 280 levels mixes full boards, snowflake-shaped layouts and compact Smart puzzles. The opening levels introduce the rules; later groups change the pace and the kind of thinking each board needs. Smart puzzles have no new arrows, so every pair you leave behind matters. On full and snowflake boards, new arrows arrive every second successful move from a finite supply. You can see the next batch in advance, including the color of each arrow and whether it will be horizontal or vertical. Their positions are chosen after your move. Clear the board to win, even with arrows still in the supply. A long clear helps, but don't take away the only partner of an arrow you still need. Flow adds helpful arrows near the end and when no pairs remain. From level 4, misses in Flow count as moves without costing lives. Sweep through a multicolored gem to remove extra arrows. Its size reflects its strength. Before an attempt or restart, spend coins on extra Rotate, Undo or Gem boosters. Boosters are introduced gradually; the preparation screen shows which are included and available for that level. Unused boosters don't carry into the next attempt; the Gem booster has a random strength each time you use it. A clear board always advances you. On boards with incoming arrows, earn 0, 1 or 2 coins according to your moves. Clearing a Smart puzzle always earns 1 coin. Switch between a flat 2D view and a 3D board, pinch to zoom, pan across the grid, or tap Fit to center the whole board. Take part in the Daily Race: earn coins from completed levels to climb the standings and win coin prizes. Race prizes do not count toward the race score. The Daily Race requires an internet connection. There is no timer. Leave an unfinished game and return to it later. All 280 included levels work offline, and music and sound effects have separate controls. The game was previously called Crosswise Arrows. The first 12 attempts cost no energy. After that, a new attempt or restart costs 1 energy, which refills over time. If you run out, you can spend coins on energy. Energy capacity is now 10, enough for 10 level starts without spending coins.

Screenshots

عصفور باليد4 screens
Arrow Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arrow Puzzle at none against عصفور باليد's shown. عصفور باليد's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

عصفور باليد ships an update every 11 days, Arrow Puzzle fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
عصفور باليد versus Arrow Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterعصفور باليدArrow Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammed HemaidNikita Kliuchnikov

In-app purchases

None

عصفور باليد

No in-app purchases

None

Arrow Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is عصفور باليد free?
عصفور باليد is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arrow Puzzle free?
Arrow Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do عصفور باليد or Arrow Puzzle have ads?
عصفور باليد shows ads; Arrow Puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, عصفور باليد or Arrow Puzzle?
عصفور باليد ships an update every 11 days, and Arrow Puzzle fortnightly. Most recently, عصفور باليد was updated on October 28, 2026 and Arrow Puzzle on October 25, 2026.

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