Comparison

Jigsaw Pop vs Idle Loom

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

Head to head
About

Jigsaw Pop

Features
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Jigsaw Pop is a slide-and-drop jigsaw: pick up tiles, move them into empty cells, and clear a picture when its 2x2 is complete. Cleared tiles fall away, new ones drop in from above, and combos keep the board flowing. Hundreds of timed levels plus Hint, Magic, Shuffle, and Time boosters help you through the tough spots. Come back for a fresh Daily Challenge, and follow the Journey map to collect rewards as you play. ■ Features · A simple rule, deep focus — just complete a 2x2 of the same picture · The thrill of the drop — that satisfying cascade when tiles vanish and the rest fall in · Combo payoffs — chain clears and watch the board tidy itself · Hundreds of levels — from small boards up to Hard and Super Hard · Boosters when you’re stuck — Hint, Magic, Shuffle, and Time, stress-free · A fresh puzzle every day — Daily Challenge as a quick brain warm-up · Journey rewards — progress the map and collect prizes as you play · Offline support — play anywhere, no internet needed ■ How to Play Pick up a tile → slide it so the same picture forms a 2x2 → it clears → tiles above drop and new ones fill in → clear every picture on the board to finish the level! ■ Perfect for · Anyone who loves jigsaw, match, and solitaire puzzles · Anyone who wants a quick, satisfying clear in a spare moment · Anyone who enjoys combo chains and the feel of sliding tiles · Anyone who wants a light brain boost on the commute It looks simple, but one move can change the whole board. Don’t rush — match the pictures, enjoy the drop, and let the rhythm of each clear add a little extra joy. A Daily Challenge each day, a Journey that keeps you going. Enjoy some clear-headed time with Jigsaw Pop.

About

Idle Loom

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Idle Loom is an idle game about running a weaving mill, and about the cloth itself. Start with a single hand loom. Sell your first metres of fabric, buy another, and climb through seven generations of weaving machinery: hand looms, shuttle looms, rapiers, projectiles, air-jets, Jacquard machines, and finally the mill line. Your floor fills up as you grow, and the camera leans in with it. TIME THE MARKET Cloth prices drift. Sell into a peak and pocket the difference; sell into a trough and learn for next time. The market band tells you when the moment is right; a small decision that keeps every session interesting. DRAFT YOUR OWN WEAVES This is the part no other idle game has. When you're ready to prestige, you don't press a button; you sit down at the dobby grid and draw a weave, cell by cell, the way drafts are written on real point paper. Watch it become cloth in the live preview as you draw. Twills, basket weaves, weft-faced drapes, figured damasks: the game reads your pattern's real structure: floats, interlacing, symmetry; and stamps it Plain, Sound, Fine, or Masterwork. Better cloth, better rewards. SIGN IT. KEEP IT FOREVER. Signing a contract resets your mill for the next run and files your design in the gallery, the actual pattern you drew, woven up, with its date and its rank. Share any design as an image. Your gallery is the story of your craft, and nothing can take it from you. GROW THE GROUND ITSELF Earn stars with every signature and spend them on special projects and ground expansions; new terraces that wrap around your mill floor and make room for the heaviest machinery. HONEST BY DESIGN • Progress is earned. No purchase can buy stars, design ranks, or a better draw - ever. • A handful of optional extras exist (a production doubler, an auto-seller, time warps, thread colours). All of them are conveniences; the whole game is completable without spending anything. • No account. No sign-in. Your save lives on your device, and the mill keeps weaving while you're away. Warp up. The market is waiting.

Screenshots

Jigsaw Pop4 screens
Idle Loom4 screens

Verdict

The call

Jigsaw Pop and Idle Loom are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Jigsaw Pop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Loom sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Jigsaw Pop versus Idle Loom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJigsaw PopIdle Loom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size315 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRed Rope GamesMai Studio OU

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Jigsaw Pop

One-time10
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Coin 5,000$7.99
  • Piece Pack$9.99
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  • Coin 10,000$14.99
  • Puzzle Pack$19.99
  • Coin 25,000$29.99
  • Gallery Pack$49.99
  • Coin 50,000$54.99
  • Coin 100,000$99.99
  • Master Pack$99.99
5 purchases

Idle Loom

One-time5
  • Warp - 2 Hours$0.99
  • Threads$1.99
  • Foreman$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Warp - 8 Hours$2.99
  • Doubler$4.99

Questions

Is Jigsaw Pop free?
Jigsaw Pop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Loom free?
Idle Loom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jigsaw Pop or Idle Loom have ads?
Neither Jigsaw Pop nor Idle Loom shows ads.

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