Comparison

SOLVI vs Star Groups

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

Head to head
About

SOLVI

Features
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What happens when Fire meets Water? Or Earth and Air? Drag two elements together in Solvi and see what they become. Then keep going. Every discovery adds something real to a floating island that grows and changes as you play: weather rolls in, day turns to night, seasons pass, and eventually people arrive and build a settlement that grows from a camp into a city, all from the elements you combine. There is no timer, no energy meter, and nothing that locks you out of playing. Come back once a day or once a week. The island keeps its answers the way you left them. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Combine elements freely to uncover 247 discoveries across Fundamentals, Nature, Materials, Reactions, Life, Civilization, and more - Watch your discoveries change the island itself: plants grow, weather happens, a settlement rises, animals move in - Solve a new Daily Mystery combination each day - Fill in the Codex and complete milestones as your island fills out - Explore nine islands, including the frozen coast of Frostreach and the mangrove waterways of Verdant Flats - Follow discovery clues with Your Journey and keep track of experiments in the Notebook - Try optional weekly recipe puzzles alongside the Daily Mystery Solvi is built to be picked up for two minutes or twenty, with nothing standing between you and the next discovery.

About

Star Groups

A minimalist logic puzzle game where you connect scattered stars into constellations using row and column clues. It offers simple rules with deep logic, designed for quick play sessions with increasing difficulty.

Highlights
  • Connect scattered stars
  • Solve constellation puzzles
  • Use row and column clues
  • Minimalist visual design
  • Short, pick-up-and-play puzzles
  • Increasingly challenging levels
Features
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Connect the stars. Discover the constellation. Star Groups is a minimalist logic puzzle about connecting scattered stars into constellations. Each puzzle gives you a board filled with stars and simple clues along the edges. Your goal is to figure out which stars belong together and connect them to form the correct constellations. But every connection matters. A choice in one part of the board can change what is possible somewhere else. Use the clues, eliminate possibilities, and gradually uncover the hidden pattern. FEATURES • Simple rules, deep logic • Connect scattered stars into constellations • Use row and column clues to solve each puzzle • No guessing required • Minimalist visual design • Short puzzles that are easy to pick up • Increasingly challenging puzzles for longer play Take a moment, look at the stars, and find the pattern. Can you connect them all?

Screenshots

SOLVI4 screens
Star Groups3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Star Groups at daily against SOLVI's every 2 days. SOLVI's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SOLVI ships an update every 2 days, Star Groups daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SOLVI versus Star Groups: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSOLVIStar Groups
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOsei FortuneTypress

In-app purchases

None

SOLVI

No in-app purchases

None

Star Groups

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SOLVI free?
SOLVI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Groups free?
Star Groups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SOLVI or Star Groups have ads?
Both SOLVI and Star Groups show ads.
Which is updated more often, SOLVI or Star Groups?
SOLVI ships an update every 2 days, and Star Groups daily. Most recently, SOLVI was updated on October 21, 2026 and Star Groups on October 7, 2026.

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