Comparison

Arrow Loop vs Teach the Thief

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

Head to head
About

Arrow Loop

Features
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Sharpen your logic in quiet focus. One loop. A few shaded cells. That's the whole rule — and the longer you look at the board, the clearer your mind becomes. Use the arrow-and-number clues to shade exactly as many cells as each arrow points to, then draw a single closed loop through every remaining cell. Shaded cells never touch side by side, and clue cells are never shaded or crossed by the loop. WHAT YOU GET - A pencil logic puzzle in the Yajilin style: draw the loop, shade the cells - Every board has exactly one answer - Hand-picked boards you can solve by reasoning alone. No guessing required - Four levels from Easy (6x6) to Expert (12x12), graded by the depth of reasoning - Today's puzzle: one board for everyone, set by the date - Drag to draw the loop, tap to shade a cell - Leave a puzzle and continue right where you stopped - Ranks and titles that grow as you solve - Gentle help when you're stuck: mistake highlighting and hints - Six board themes: Indigo, Ink, Vermilion, Pine, Sakura and Night - Fully offline. No sign-up - English and Japanese, in a calm paper-and-ink style MADE FOR YOU IF - You want to turn a few spare minutes into quiet, focused thinking - You enjoy Slitherlink, Nurikabe, Sudoku or nonograms - You're tired of ambiguous puzzles and ad-heavy apps - You love the satisfying click of a single, certain answer - You'd like a small bedtime ritual with nothing chasing you PEACE OF MIND - Free to start. No subscriptions - No third-party ads - Your records stay on your device (no account needed) - The app shows small cards introducing other apps by the developer (TORANKIRITE). To build them, the app reads public App Store information; nothing about you is sent

About

Teach the Thief

Engage in a series of clever heists by matching treasures based on color or shape. Plan your moves carefully to collect valuable items while avoiding protected pieces. Customize your character with various outfits as you progress through challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Match treasures by color or shape
  • Plan heists to avoid protected items
  • 50 bite-sized puzzle levels
  • Character customization with outfits
  • No timers or account required
  • Undo, restart, and hint options
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Meet Pip: small paws, big plans, and a weakness for shiny things. In Teach the Thief, every heist starts with two choices. Pick two treasures that share a color, a shape, or both, then watch Pip scoop up everything that matches. The trick? Make every grab count—and leave the protected treasure alone. A LITTLE CHOICE. A BIG HAUL. Match different shapes of the same color to collect that color. Match the same shape in different colors to collect that shape. Match both to narrow the haul. Preview exactly what Pip will steal before you commit. 50 HEISTS TO OUTSMART Explore a playful museum map full of bite-sized puzzles. Plan around protected pieces, preserve useful pairs, and clear each board within your grabs. LEARN WITH PIP A hands-on Level Zero tutorial walks you through the basics. Experiment with free undo, restart, and hints as you find your way to the perfect heist. DRESS FOR THE JOB Earn Rose after Heist 4 and Midnight after Heist 15. Or give Pip a new look with optional King, Wizard, Pirate, Astronaut, Detective, and Chef outfits. Your equipped outfit follows Pip throughout the game, from peeking over the board to taking a well-earned nap. PLAY AT YOUR PACE No timers. No account required. Just you, Pip, and one more clever little heist. Teach the Thief is free to play with ads after Heist 3 and later heists. A one-time No Ads purchase removes ads. Additional outfits are optional one-time purchases.

Screenshots

Arrow Loop4 screens
Teach the Thief4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arrow Loop at none against Teach the Thief's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Arrow Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Teach the Thief sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Arrow Loop versus Teach the Thief: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrow LoopTeach the Thief
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertorankiriteVinicios Cunha

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arrow Loop

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
7 purchases

Teach the Thief

One-time7
  • King Pip$0.99
  • Wizard Pip$0.99
  • Pirate Pip$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Astronaut Pip$0.99
  • Detective Pip$0.99
  • Chef Pip$0.99
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Arrow Loop free?
Arrow Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Teach the Thief free?
Teach the Thief is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arrow Loop or Teach the Thief have ads?
Teach the Thief shows ads; Arrow Loop does not.

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