Comparison

Cartographer's Lie vs Forma Mind

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

Head to head
About

Cartographer's Lie

Engage in daily deduction puzzles on a hex-based island. Use clues to identify a single lying hex, with four difficulty tiers and a puzzle composer. Track your progress and streaks, with offline play available.

Highlights
  • Daily deduction puzzles
  • Four difficulty tiers
  • Puzzle composer
  • Note-taking tools
  • Streak tracking
  • Offline play
Features
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One island. Forty-eight hexes. A handful of clues, and exactly one of them is lying. Every day brings a new map and a new deduction. Read the clues, rule out what cannot be true, and find the single hex that fits. No guessing, no luck, no coin flips. THE SETTER CAN DECEIVE. THE SETTER CANNOT CHEAT. Puzzles are built to mislead you, and a red herring is a legitimate weapon. But before a single one reaches you, a fairness gate proves that exactly one hex satisfies every clue and that you can reach it by elimination alone. Misdirection is fair. Ambiguity is not. A clue that eliminates nothing is banned outright. THREE TIERS FREE, EVERY DAY Casual, Standard and Hard, each with a measured difficulty rating. Three fresh puzzles daily. Start where you are comfortable and climb. The daily Fiendish chart comes with the Guild. TAKE NOTES YOUR WAY Tap to mark hexes, long-press for colour tags, highlight the map by individual clue. Or switch to Pure mode and hold the whole thing in your head. THREE GUESSES Each one costs you more than the last. Solve it clean, or do not solve it at all. SET YOUR OWN PUZZLES Build them in the composer with live candidate counts, a difficulty projection and Preview-as-Solver. You have to prove you can solve it before anyone else sees it. STREAKS AND STATS Daily streaks with freezes for the days life gets in the way, a spoiler-free grid for sharing your solve, and a skill rating that tracks how you are actually doing rather than how you feel you are doing. Play offline any time. Sign in with Apple to sync your history and play ranked. CARTOGRAPHER'S GUILD SUBSCRIPTION Cartographer's Guild is an optional auto-renewable subscription: the daily Fiendish chart, unlimited extra charts, the full archive, a solve review after every chart, targeted practice, rating and clue-type analysis, setter analytics, the ranked ladder, unlimited streak freezes and cosmetics. Casual, Standard and Hard stay free, every day. • 1 month: $3.99 per month • 1 year: $29.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://wisejester-sudo.github.io/cartographers-lie/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://wisejester-sudo.github.io/cartographers-lie/privacy.html

About

Forma Mind

Engage your visual perception with this calming puzzle game. Identify three identical shapes from a field of similar ones before the board refreshes. Offers timed and untimed modes with adjustable difficulty.

Highlights
  • Match identical shapes
  • Recall shape positions
  • Daily challenges
  • Adjustable timer
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Progress tracking
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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Forma Mind is a quiet visual puzzle. Every board holds exactly three identical shapes among a field of lookalikes. Find them before the board changes. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Match: scan 12 or 16 original shapes and tap the identical three before time runs out. • Recall: study the board, then find the matching positions after the shapes disappear. A DAILY CHALLENGE Everyone gets the same ten boards each day. Share your result without spoiling the answers. YOUR PACE • Ten boards per session, about a minute or two. • Choose 5 to 30 seconds per board, or turn on Relaxed play for no timer at all. • Three difficulty levels: Gentle, Balanced, and Expert. • Track sessions, practice days, and personal bests. MADE WITH CARE • 48 original shapes. • Light and dark themes, reduced motion, haptics, and sound options. • Available in English, French, Spanish, German, and Brazilian Portuguese. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no advertising, no analytics. Your settings and results stay on your device. DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES Try the first ten Rotate puzzles free. One optional purchase unlocks 50 more boards in five chapters, with unlimited replay. No subscription. The App Store displays your local price. Play purchased boards offline for up to 30 days after online confirmation; restore with the same App Store account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cartographer's Lie4 screens
Forma Mind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forma Mind at none against Cartographer's Lie's 2. Cartographer's Lie's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Cartographer's Lie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Forma Mind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cartographer's Lie against 5.0 for Forma Mind. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cartographer's Lie ships an update every 2 days, Forma Mind weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cartographer's Lie versus Forma Mind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCartographer's LieForma Mind
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKevin MarshDamien Asseya

Customer experience

Cartographer's Lie

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Forma Mind

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cartographer's Lie

Subscriptions2
  • Guild Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Guild Annual$29.991 Year
None

Forma Mind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cartographer's Lie free?
Cartographer's Lie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forma Mind free?
Forma Mind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cartographer's Lie or Forma Mind?
Cartographer's Lie and Forma Mind are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Cartographer's Lie or Forma Mind have ads?
Neither Cartographer's Lie nor Forma Mind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cartographer's Lie or Forma Mind?
Cartographer's Lie ships an update every 2 days, and Forma Mind weekly. Most recently, Cartographer's Lie was updated on October 31, 2026 and Forma Mind on October 31, 2026.

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