Comparison

Shikaku vs pazutto

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

Head to head
About

Shikaku

Features
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Shikaku is a pure logic puzzle from Japan, also known as Rectangles or Divide by Squares. The grid holds a scattering of numbers. Your job is to cut the whole grid into rectangles so that each rectangle contains exactly one number, and that number is the rectangle's area. No guessing, ever. Every puzzle has exactly one solution and it can always be reached by reasoning alone. There are no lives and no mistake counter: a rectangle that breaks the rules is simply refused by the board, so you are free to try things. FEATURES: • Campaign — 100 handmade puzzles in five collections, from 5x5 first steps to 12x12 expert boards • Daily Challenge — one new puzzle every day, the same board for every player • Quick Play — endless generated puzzles, five grid sizes up to 15x15, three difficulties • A guaranteed unique solution — the solver verifies every board before you ever see it • Hints — a nudge when you are stuck, never the whole answer • Achievements — nine of them, earned by playing • Statistics and streaks — stars, completion times and your daily run • Plays entirely offline. No account required. Available in 7 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese and Russian. Draw your first rectangle and see how fast the grid falls into place.

About

pazutto

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■ Lineup ・Marathon … A pazutto original. Guide the runner along one unbroken course to the goal ・Bomb Blast … A pazutto original. Place bombs, chain them, and send blasts through as the numbers say ・Factory … A pazutto original. Combine lanes into a line and deliver the right color and shape ・Number Place … The classic number puzzle: fill the empty cells with 1–9 ・Cross Sums … A number crossword where each run's sum is the clue ・Star Battle … One per row, column and region—narrow down where each can go ・Minesweeper … Use the numbers as clues to avoid the mines ・Fences … Draw lines that match the numbers to make a single loop ・Binary … Place two kinds of symbols by the rules ・Wires … Turn the tiles to wire each power source to the lamps of its color ・Rectangles … Divide the grid into rectangles as big as their numbers ■ Challenging enough for experienced solvers From gentle warm-ups to tough puzzles you'll want to settle in for. The bigger the board, the more it's about reading the next move from a single clue. ■ Quick play at just the right difficulty Your rating is judged from how you play, and you get puzzles at the most enjoyable difficulty. Never too easy to be boring, never so hard you get stuck. ■ Hints teach techniques, not answers When you're stuck, a hint doesn't reveal the right cell. It shows you where to look and how to think. You pick up the techniques, and your rating rises naturally. ■ Daily puzzle Three new puzzles every day. Play just today's set when you only have a few minutes. ■ Share your clears Turn your clear into a card and share it with friends or on social media. Anyone who opens your link can try the same puzzle. ■ Your favorite puzzles and songs ・Puzzles you favorite appear in Quick play on Home ・Preview every track on the Music screen and pick your favorites. Each time you open the app, one of them starts playing ■ Game Center achievements Unlock achievements as you improve and keep up with the daily puzzle. See the ones you've unlocked anytime on your Profile. ■ Settings for puzzle lovers ・No-hints mode ・Show rule breaks on or off ・Dark mode ・Sound effects and music volume ■ New to logic puzzles? Every puzzle comes with a rules guide, and some also have technique lessons. Learn how to solve as you play. ■ Full version (one-time purchase) Levels 0 and 1 and the daily puzzle are free to play. Buy the Full version to unlock every level, including puzzle types added in the future at no extra cost. It's not a subscription.

Screenshots

Shikaku4 screens
pazutto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shikaku at none against pazutto's 1. Shikaku also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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. pazutto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shikaku asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Shikaku versus pazutto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShikakupazutto
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInsodia LLCTatsuro Moriyama

In-app purchases

None

Shikaku

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

pazutto

One-time1
  • フルプラン$3.99

Questions

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

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