StringFusor vs Prison Ferry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
StringFusor
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Strings of colored energy fall into a reactor. Fuse them into patterns and release what they hold. StringFusor is a color-matching puzzle in the classic falling-piece family, rebuilt around one idea: patterns you can AIM for. Beyond rows and columns lies a book of named fusion patterns โ THE BLOCK, THE ZIGZAG, THE X โ each with a measured difficulty and a real payout. You are never matching by accident; you are hunting a shape you chose. TWO WAYS TO PLAY EXPERIMENT is the self-directed game. Choose your target pattern, set your own dials โ how many colors, how long the strings โ and the reactor pays you for difficulty honestly: harder hunts, bigger energy. When you outgrow the pattern book, the forge offers shapes designed by the game itself โ symmetric, provably buildable, and never seen before. Skip what you like; the chooser is never a dead end. PROGRESSION is the shared game. Every day, one board, one seed, one bonus target โ identical for every player on Earth. Same strings, same order, pure play. Your best lands on that day's leaderboard, and tomorrow is a fresh start for everyone at once. New here? A short optional ORIENTATION teaches the six easiest patterns on a fixed board, and its own leaderboard ranks your cleanest run. BUILT CALM ON PURPOSE No timers โ think as long as you want. Unlimited undo โ every move can come back. No ads, ever. Nothing pulses, nags, or flashes at you: the reactor hums, the planet turns, the strings fall when you say so. Every button carries a small accessibility feature: a tap filter tuned to the frequency of a resting hand tremor, so an unsteady hand registers one clean press โ designed in from the start, not bolted on. REPLAY any run move by move. Watch the DEMO play itself when you would rather study than fuse. Compete on Game Center, or never sign in at all. ONE HONEST PRICE All of PROGRESSION โ the daily board, the orientation, replays, and its leaderboard โ is free, forever. A single one-time unlock opens the full EXPERIMENT track: the dials, the pattern chooser, the forge, and its leaderboard. No subscription. No ads. No consumables. Try EXPERIMENT free once per day before deciding. GIVING 2.5% of the net profit from halfmarble's software will go directly to support Team Fox, the grassroots fundraising program of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. halfmarble is an independent Team Fox third-party fundraiser. 2.5% to Public Health Collaboration (PHC) - https://phcuk.org/ StringFusor is a halfmarble game.
Prison Ferry
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You're the escort: ferry prisoners across the river. But if the guards are outnumbered, they escape! Load officers and prisoners into the boat and get everyone to the far bank without losing a single one. [One simple rule] On a bank or in the boat, prisoners escape if they outnumber the guards. Leave prisoners with no guard, and they escape too. [Plan your moves on a river island] Leave people on an island mid-river. The boat can't go straight across; it stops at the island on the way. But the island needs guards too. Who stays where? [New helpers, tougher prisoners] - Boss: needs two guards alone - Police dog: guards, but can't row - Chief: guards two prisoners alone - Cuffed pair: chained together, takes two seats [120 levels, 3 stars for the shortest route] Every level is solvable. Cross in the fewest trips to earn 3 stars. Stuck? Watch a short video to see your next move (no video with Remove Ads). Undo before anyone escapes; restart any time. The puzzles play offline (hint videos need a connection). Contains ads. The in-app purchase Remove Ads turns off full-screen ads and lets you use hints without videos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: StringFusor at none against Prison Ferry's shown. Prison Ferry's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. StringFusor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Prison Ferry sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | StringFusor | Prison Ferry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HaalfMaarble LLC | Hayato Namiki |
In-app purchases
StringFusor
- Fusion Core$4.99
Prison Ferry
- Remove Ads$1.99









