The Needle in the Haystack vs Wheel Done
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Needle in the Haystack
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The impossible search becomes a game: every new haystack hides exactly one needle among five million individually addressable straws. Circle the whole pile, zoom down to individual fibres and pull straws directly from the material. The haystack visibly reacts to every removal. No artificial hint automatically reveals the needle. The complete manual search is free and always solvable. Optional Haystack Credits (in-app purchase) unlock the Poke and timed power-ups. The app shows ads; you decide at first launch and any time in Settings whether they may be personalised. No subscriptions. Included: - a deterministically generated 3D haystack with exactly 5,000,000 straw IDs - direct searching on iPhone and iPad - a companion Apple Watch experience - VoiceOver, large text, Reduce Motion, and separate audio and haptic controls - local saves and optional private iCloud backup - no mandatory account; Sign in with Apple only for the optional credit purchase Patience game, technical simulation and performance art meet in one improbably large task.
Wheel Done
Engage in a satisfying idle mill game where you launch balls to spin a wheel and smash cubes. Upgrade your mill, balls, and boosts to create an unstoppable smash machine. Enjoy quick sessions or long upgrade runs with colorful, casual gameplay.
- Launch balls to spin the mill
- Smash cubes for coins
- Upgrade balls, mill, and conveyor
- Boost chaos with power-ups
- Satisfying physics-based smashing
- Idle-friendly progression
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Wheel Done is a satisfying idle mill game. Launch balls, spin the wheel, smash cubes, and turn a tiny mill into an unstoppable smash machine. HOW TO PLAY Tap to fire balls from a swinging launcher. Watch them roll into a spinning mill that powers them up. Then send them crashing through walls of cubes for coins, bigger upgrades, and even more smash. It is easy to learn and dangerously hard to stop. One more tap. One more upgrade. One more perfect hit. UPGRADE EVERYTHING Buy more balls. Raise their damage and range. Speed up the mill and the conveyor. Unlock extra mill slots and boost the value of every smash. Each upgrade makes the next run louder, bigger, and more satisfying. BOOST THE CHAOS Need a burst of progress? Turn on 2x coins, 2x production, or Auto Tap and let the mill go wild. Then spend your coins, stack more power, and smash through the next wall of cubes. WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT - Satisfying physics smashing - A spinning mill that grows with you - Idle-friendly upgrades and boosts - Quick sessions or long upgrade runs - Colorful, punchy, casual gameplay Perfect if you like idle games, incremental upgrades, clicker-style progress, and that perfect smash moment. Spin it. Smash it. Wheel Done. Wheel Done is free to play with optional in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Wheel Done at 15.0 against The Needle in the Haystack's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. The Needle in the Haystack sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Wheel Done sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Needle in the Haystack ships an update every 5 days, Wheel Done every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | The Needle in the Haystack | Wheel Done |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (154 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 6.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 154 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alessandro Brning | Upcasual Games |
In-app purchases
The Needle in the Haystack
- 100 Credits$0.99
- 300 Credits$2.99
- 500 Credits$3.99
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- 1,000 Credits$8.99
- 2,000 Credits$17.99
- 5,000 Credits$44.99
- 10,000 Credits$89.99
Wheel Done
- No Ads$2.99
- No Ads$4.49
- Income Bundle$5.49
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- No Ads$5.99
- Large Coin Pack$7.49
- Speed Bundle$7.49
- Auto Tap Bundle$8.49
- Speed Bundle$9.99
- Income Bundle$10.49
- Auto Tap Bundle$11.49
Questions
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