Comparison

Masyu vs must be one

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

Head to head
About

Masyu

Features
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Masyu is the classic Japanese pearl puzzle — draw one closed loop through every black and white pearl. Clean rules. Deep logic. Built for touch: swipe to draw, pinch to zoom, long-press to mark edges, undo anytime. FEATURES • Authentic Masyu / Pearl Puzzle gameplay • 6 sizes from quick 5Ɨ7 to deep 10Ɨ15 • Daily Challenge with calendar history • Random Challenge for endless variety • Beginner tour and tips • Offline play, timer & best scores • Missions to track your progress Simple to start. Satisfying to master. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.puzzles-together.com/privacy.html

About

must be one

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must be one is a number puzzle built on a single rule — the one in its name. A grid of numbers. Four operators. Combine neighboring tiles with arithmetic and collapse the whole board down to a single 1. That's the entire game: all becomes one. It reads as obvious for about three moves. Then it doesn't. - One rule, no filler — no twenty-minute tutorial, no menus to dig through. You understand it in seconds and spend the rest of your time actually thinking. - Always solvable — every stage is generated so that a solution is guaranteed to exist before you ever see it. If you're stuck, that's on you, not the board. - A climb that keeps widening — early stages stay in single digits; later ones open the range up and the arithmetic gets meaner. - Free, and quick to pick up. One stage on the train; look up an hour later. From office-canard — a one-person studio making small, system-first games. If this one gets its hooks in, there are more small games where it came from.

Screenshots

Masyu4 screens
must be one4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: must be one at none against Masyu's 1. Masyu's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Masyu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. must be one asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Masyu ships an update fortnightly, must be one every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Masyu versus must be one: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMasyumust be one
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerå»ŗę˜Ž 锾office-canard games

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Masyu

One-time1
  • 30 puzzles$0.99
None

must be one

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Masyu free?
Masyu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is must be one free?
must be one is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Masyu or must be one have ads?
Both Masyu and must be one show ads.
Which is updated more often, Masyu or must be one?
Masyu ships an update fortnightly, and must be one every 5 weeks. Most recently, Masyu was updated on October 14, 2026 and must be one on October 6, 2026.

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