Comparison

Cutctus vs PondPulse

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

Head to head
About

Cutctus

Features
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CUTCTUS — le jeu de mots qui pique ! Au cœur du désert pousse un cactus pas comme les autres : ses branches portent des lettres. Armé de tes ciseaux, coupe-les dans le bon ordre pour composer des mots… mais attention, chaque erreur coûte une fleur ! UN GESTE SIMPLE, UN PUZZLE MALIN Glisse le doigt pour trancher une branche : sa lettre tombe et rejoint ton mot. L'ordre de coupe fait tout — à toi de deviner le mot caché et de trancher au bon moment. MODE AVENTURE — GRAVIS LE PARCOURS • Un sentier de niveaux qui serpente à travers les dunes, du palier Débutant au palier Initié • Des mots inspirés du désert, avec un indice en devinette à chaque niveau • 3 fleurs par niveau : termine sans erreur pour décrocher le score parfait • Dès le palier Initié, des lettres pièges se glissent sur le cactus ! MODE SURVIE — GARDE TON CACTUS EN VIE • L'eau de ton cactus s'évapore sans arrêt sous le soleil du désert • Compose des mots du dictionnaire pour le réhydrater : plus le mot est long et rare, plus il rapporte • Les branches coupées repoussent lentement, une par une — gère tes lettres comme tes réserves • Quand le cactus est à sec, la partie s'arrête : bats ton record ! CACTUS DORÉS Ta monnaie précieuse : dépense-la pour révéler la prochaine lettre quand tu sèches. Gagnes-en avec des niveaux parfaits, des exploits en Survie, ou en un clin d'œil via une courte vidéo. UN DÉSERT VIVANT Direction artistique 100 % dessinée : dunes, soleil, cactus animés qui se balancent au vent, pétales qui volent à la victoire. Sons et vibrations réglables, animations réduites disponibles. Hors-ligne, sans compte, gratuit. Ta progression est sauvegardée automatiquement.

About

PondPulse

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Tap the pond. Ripples do the rest. PondPulse is a relaxing one-finger puzzle game built on a single rule: every splash pushes every floater one step away from it. 450 levels grow out of that one idea. HOW IT WORKS Tap open water to make a splash. Every duckling drifts one step away from where you tapped. Rocks, turtles, current arrows and colour-matched pads get in the way. Bring every duckling to a lily pad before the splashes run out - and once a duckling is home, it is home for good. A logic puzzle you win by reading the board, not by tapping fast. 450 LEVELS Nine packs, from calm to genuinely hard, three stars each, and every level machine-verified to have a real solution. The first five teach you the rule and cannot be lost. MORE THAN THE CAMPAIGN • 30 golden ponds - no splash limit, and every one hands over a prize • A daily puzzle with a streak that pays, three quests each morning, and 70 milestones to climb • Splash Rush - random boards against the clock, in three lengths • A pond of your own to decorate: water, shore, sky, 30 decorations, and four little games COLLECT 73 POND FRIENDS Koi, penguins, flamingos, axolotls, otters and more swim in place of your ducklings, on any of 30 lily pads, under 14 themes that repaint the whole game. Coins are earned by playing - there is no energy bar and nothing that expires. NEVER STUCK FOR LONG Undo is free, forever, one splash at a time. A hint lights up the next move and only ever costs you once per level. PLAYS OFFLINE, IN 16 LANGUAGES A free offline puzzle game - no wifi needed to play. English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish and Chinese, right-to-left ready. 300 levels, the daily puzzle, the quests and your own pond cost nothing. Optional one-time purchases open the last 150 levels and add a few extras - each bought once and kept forever, none of it needed to finish the game. Tap the pond. See where the ripples take you.

Screenshots

Cutctus4 screens
PondPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cutctus at none against PondPulse's 10. Cutctus also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. PondPulse sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Cutctus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Cutctus versus PondPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCutctusPondPulse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIts AsyncRon Golan

In-app purchases

None

Cutctus

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

PondPulse

One-time10
  • Kitsune$0.99
  • Griffin$0.99
  • Star Whale$0.99
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  • Sea Dragon$0.99
  • Moon Rabbit$0.99
  • 2,500 Coins$1.99
  • Autumn Gold$1.99
  • Ember Hollow$2.99
  • Opal Lagoon$2.99
  • 5,000 Coins$3.99

Questions

Is Cutctus free?
Cutctus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PondPulse free?
PondPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cutctus or PondPulse have ads?
Neither Cutctus nor PondPulse shows ads.

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