Comparison

Unlike vs Jarble

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

Head to head
About

Unlike

A logic puzzle game where you fill cells based on numerical clues about neighboring cell styles. Learn through interactive lessons and explore hundreds of levels with daily challenges. Save progress locally or sync with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Fill cells based on neighbor clues
  • Interactive learning lessons
  • 200+ difficulty-progression levels
  • Daily puzzles and free play
  • Undo, redo, and hint system
  • Customizable themes and accessibility options
  • Offline play and iCloud sync
Features
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Fill every cell. Follow the clues. Find the solution. Unlike is a logic puzzle played with solid and outlined cells. Each number counts its neighbors with the opposite style. Only shared edges count: above, below, left and right. Gold-dot cells are already fixed; every other cell needs a style. LEARN BY PLAYING Four short lessons teach the rule through interactive examples. Open the playing guide during a puzzle, or use a hint to find a clue, understand the deduction and optionally place a cell. KEEP EXPLORING - A 200-level difficulty progression, with more puzzles beyond it. - Daily puzzles and free play at five difficulties. - Undo, redo and Check, plus optional live clue feedback. - Themes, larger tiles, high contrast and reduced motion options. - Choose your preferred language in the app. PROGRESS THAT STAYS WITH YOU Your unfinished puzzle saves on this device, including undo history. Completed levels and stars sync with iCloud when available. No Unlike account or registration is needed. Puzzles can be played offline. Ads may appear after campaign levels from level 4, and after Daily and Free Play puzzles. An optional one-time purchase removes ads in every mode. Additional themes are available individually or through Every Theme, which includes future paid themes. Existing Every Theme owners receive newly added paid themes without another purchase.

About

Jarble

Engage your mind with a unique word game where you swap letters to form new words of the same length. Choose from daily challenges, competitive timed matches, or a solo adventure with hundreds of levels.

Highlights
  • Swap up to 5 letters
  • Maintain word length
  • Daily mental challenges
  • 60-second timed matches
  • 300 solo levels
  • Multiplayer via game code
Features
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JARBLE-The letter swap word game. The name of the game is simple, change up to 5 letters in place to make a different valid word. The length never changes — substitution only. Three ways to play Daily, Quick Match and Solo. Daily-A daily mental spark that gives you something new every day. Share your results with friends or coworkers. Quick Match-For the competitive player-A word appears; you have 60 seconds to think of a new word and swap the letters. Fewest swaps wins the round, but if any players land on the same word they cancel out and neither scores. 10 rounds, most round wins takes the game. Solo-For the more casual player. 300 levels that increase in difficulty the further you go along. Play on your pace! Play Quick Match with friends as well. Share the game code and start a match!

Screenshots

Unlike4 screens
Jarble4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jarble at none against Unlike's 10. Unlike's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. Unlike sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Jarble asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unlike holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unlike has 36 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Unlike's written reviews are positive against 67% of Jarble's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unlike ships an update every 3 days, Jarble every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Unlike versus Jarble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnlikeJarble
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (36 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB42 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperVinicios CunhaF Originations LLC

Customer experience

Unlike

All ratings36 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Jarble

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Unlike

One-time10
  • Paperfold$0.99
  • Stained Glass$0.99
  • Intaglio$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Foundry$0.99
  • Zellige$0.99
  • Moon Jelly Theme$0.99
  • Ghost Light Theme$0.99
  • Ember Theme$0.99
  • Remove Ads$6.99
  • Every Theme$12.99
None

Jarble

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unlike free?
Unlike is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jarble free?
Jarble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unlike or Jarble?
Unlike is rated higher. Unlike averages 4.9 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Jarble averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Unlike or Jarble have ads?
Both Unlike and Jarble show ads.
Which is updated more often, Unlike or Jarble?
Unlike ships an update every 3 days, and Jarble every 6 weeks. Most recently, Unlike was updated on October 31, 2026 and Jarble on November 7, 2026.

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