Water Loop Puzzle vs Gosai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Water Loop Puzzle
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Zen Loop is a quiet puzzle about one simple idea: close the loop. Rotate each tile until every line meets its neighbour and the path becomes a single unbroken loop. No timer, no pressure โ just you and the pattern. HOW IT PLAYS - Tap a tile to rotate it - Connect every end until the loop closes - Levels grow from four-tile warm-ups to dense, satisfying grids - Hints when you want them, never forced WHY YOU'LL STAY - Ink-and-paper art with bamboo, blossom and a red seal - Plays fully offline - Daily bonus, missions and a lucky wheel - Medals for perfect, hint-free solutions A puzzle for winding down rather than winding up.
Gosai
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Gosai is a solo tile-laying puzzle inspired by Kutani ware โ Japanese porcelain famous for its five overglaze colors. Pick a pile and take its three tiles. Place each one on a cell whose dots match its color. When the piles run out, the kiln opens, and your board is scored by three cards: fill the rim, build the diagonal, gather a flock of one color. Only the final board counts. NO LUCK Every pile โ and the order in which they vanish โ is visible from your very first move. There is nothing to draw and nothing to hope for. If you fall short, there was a better line, and you can find it. Stars are awarded at 55%, 75% and 92% of the best score possible on that exact board. Match the best score, and the firing is perfect. EIGHT CHAPTERS 200 handcrafted stages, from plain porcelain to gold brocade. New scoring cards appear as you go โ 28 in all โ and each one changes how you read the board. Every chapter also holds fifteen extra stages that build from gentle to brutal. TODAY'S PIECE One shared puzzle a day. The whole world plays the same board: one attempt for the Game Center leaderboard, then practice as often as you like. A QUIET SHOP Stars are earned, never sold. They buy looks alone โ watercolor glazes, board frames, patterns and vessels. Chapters 1โ2 and the daily puzzle are free forever; a single one-time purchase unlocks everything else. No ads. No subscriptions. No timers. โข 200 stages โ learn it in half a minute, chase perfection for weeks โข 28 scoring cards, introduced one at a time โข A daily puzzle with Game Center leaderboards โข Plays fully offline โข Available in 17 languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Gosai at none against Water Loop Puzzle's shown. Gosai also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Water Loop Puzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Water Loop Puzzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Gosai sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Water Loop Puzzle ships an update every 3 weeks, Gosai every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Water Loop Puzzle | Gosai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anastassiya Shugaley | Tatsuya Okuda |
In-app purchases
Water Loop Puzzle
- 1,000 Coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 5,500 Coins$3.99
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- 12,000 Coins$7.99
Gosai
- Unlock All Stages$4.99








