Puzzole vs Arrow Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzole
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Puzzole is a logic puzzle game where you paint your way through each board to reveal its hidden pattern. Use the shape shown on the right as your clue, then find the same shape on the board. Fill the correct cells with color and watch small clues come together into a complete puzzle. Take your time to think, paint, and adjust. Use the brush, eraser, and undo tools to fill the board your way, choose colors from the palette, and solve every stage at your own rhythm. Features - Logic puzzles built around finding matching shapes - Brush, eraser, and undo tools - A customizable color palette - Stage completion and progression - A one-time in-app purchase to remove ads - Music and sound-effect settings - iPhone and iPad support Puzzole is a game of observation and judgment, not quick reflexes. Start with a small shape and enjoy the quiet moment when the full board comes together.
Arrow Loop
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Sharpen your logic in quiet focus. One loop. A few shaded cells. That's the whole rule โ and the longer you look at the board, the clearer your mind becomes. Use the arrow-and-number clues to shade exactly as many cells as each arrow points to, then draw a single closed loop through every remaining cell. Shaded cells never touch side by side, and clue cells are never shaded or crossed by the loop. WHAT YOU GET - A pencil logic puzzle in the Yajilin style: draw the loop, shade the cells - Every board has exactly one answer - Hand-picked boards you can solve by reasoning alone. No guessing required - Four levels from Easy (6x6) to Expert (12x12), graded by the depth of reasoning - Today's puzzle: one board for everyone, set by the date - Drag to draw the loop, tap to shade a cell - Leave a puzzle and continue right where you stopped - Ranks and titles that grow as you solve - Gentle help when you're stuck: mistake highlighting and hints - Six board themes: Indigo, Ink, Vermilion, Pine, Sakura and Night - Fully offline. No sign-up - English and Japanese, in a calm paper-and-ink style MADE FOR YOU IF - You want to turn a few spare minutes into quiet, focused thinking - You enjoy Slitherlink, Nurikabe, Sudoku or nonograms - You're tired of ambiguous puzzles and ad-heavy apps - You love the satisfying click of a single, certain answer - You'd like a small bedtime ritual with nothing chasing you PEACE OF MIND - Free to start. No subscriptions - No third-party ads - Your records stay on your device (no account needed) - The app shows small cards introducing other apps by the developer (TORANKIRITE). To build them, the app reads public App Store information; nothing about you is sent
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Arrow Loop at none against Puzzole's shown. Puzzole's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Puzzole sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Arrow Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Puzzole ships an update fortnightly, Arrow Loop monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puzzole | Arrow Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly โ better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jaeyoung Kim | torankirite |
In-app purchases
Puzzole
- Remove Ads$5.49
Arrow Loop
- Premium$4.99









