Slatework vs Look This Way!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Slatework
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Slatework is a collection of thirteen classic logic puzzles. It opens on a grid, works with no signal, and asks you for nothing: no account, no ads, no subscription. Every board is generated on your device the moment you ask for it, and checked by a solver before you see it. Each one has exactly one answer, reachable by logic alone ā no guessing at any difficulty, and no pack of puzzles to run out of. Thirteen types ⢠Killer Sudoku ā sudoku with cages that have to add up ⢠Kakuro (Cross Sums) ā a crossword written in numbers ⢠Hashi (Bridges, Hashiwokakero) ā join the islands into one network ⢠Slitherlink (Loop the Loop) ā one closed loop, drawn from the clues ⢠Futoshiki ā a Latin square with greater-than signs across it ⢠Binairo (Takuzu, binary puzzle) ā zeros and ones, never three in a row ⢠Nurikabe (Islands and Walls) ā islands of the right size, in one sea ⢠Shikaku (Rectangles) ā cut the grid into rectangles that match a number ⢠Akari (Light Up) ā light every square, and no lamp in another lamp's line ⢠Masyu (Pearls) ā a loop that turns on black pearls and runs through white ones ⢠Norinori ā one domino in every room ⢠Heyawake ā shaded rooms, and no white line running through more than two ⢠Yajilin ā a loop and a shading, on the same board Every type has a walkthrough that teaches its rules on a real board, and a rules card to open mid-board. The board ⢠Drag to draw a line, drag to paint a wall ā never one tap per segment ⢠Pencil marks, cleared from the row and column for you if you want them ⢠Undo and redo as far back as you like; every move saved as you make it ⢠Mistakes shown your way: off, on Check, or as you make them. Nothing ever ends a puzzle ⢠Pinch to zoom on the big grids, and a left-handed layout for the keypad ⢠A colour-blind palette in which nothing is carried by colour alone ⢠Grids from 4Ć4 to 20Ć20, and tiers named for the reasoning they need Hints that explain themselves A hint is the next real deduction the solver would make, written out in a sentence with the squares it is about lit up. Look, then the reason, then the move ā never a revealed answer, and never something you could not have worked out. A puzzle a day One daily puzzle in every type, every day, at every difficulty. Your streak is counted quietly and never nagged about. A reminder is there if you want one, and it is an alarm on this device: nothing leaves it to make that happen. Made to be looked at Six board palettes, from warm paper through to full-contrast black on white. Thirteen drawn marks, one per type. A finished board reports your time and your previous best, and then stops: no confetti, no coins, no levels. Your progress, and your file Statistics per type, per size and per difficulty, with charts that answer whether you are getting faster, and a month view of everything you have solved. One backup file holds every puzzle, game, statistic and setting and reads back on any device ā there is no account and no cloud copy, because there is no server anywhere in this app. One purchase, not a subscription Every puzzle type, every daily puzzle at every difficulty, and unlimited puzzles are free, and always will be. The unlock adds the rest: every grid size up to 20Ć20, the Hard and Expert tiers on every type, unlimited hints, all six themes, the whole daily archive, and the charts behind your times. One payment, held by your Apple Account and restored with one button on any device you sign into, including every puzzle type added after it. What this app will never do No ads. Not on opening, not between boards, not in exchange for a hint. No subscription, no coins, no energy, no lives. No account and no sign-in. Nothing that needs a network ā puzzles are made on this device and your progress never leaves it. And nothing that ships free is ever moved behind the price. For anyone who does the puzzle page first: cross sums, bridges, loop the loop, binary puzzles, and the Japanese pencil puzzles that never got a good app.
Look This Way!
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Look This Way! is a logic puzzle about figuring out where a group of cute ghosts should face. On numbered ghosts, the number basically tells you how many other ghosts are looking at that ghost. Tap to rotate a ghost by 90 degrees, or flick to choose a direction directly. Adjust every ghost until all numbers and special conditions are satisfied. The game begins with a tiny 2Ć2 tutorial, then spends plenty of time on approachable 3Ć3 boards before gradually introducing 4Ć4 and 5Ć5 puzzles. There are 2,000 puzzles in total, but the game is designed to be enjoyed one puzzle at a time rather than rushed through. As you progress, new special ghosts and rules are unlocked little by little. Some change how far a gaze travels, some change what is counted, and others link the conditions of two ghosts. New ideas are introduced gradually so you can learn each one before the combinations become more involved. Use a note when you want to remember a possible direction. You can undo one move at a time or restart a puzzle from the beginning. If you get stuck, you can watch an ad to reveal the correct direction of one ghost as a hint. First-time clears also help grow the Ghost Room. New ghosts, furniture, and little sparkles appear as you keep solving, giving you something to come back and see between puzzles. The game is free to play and includes ads. There are no in-app purchases, and no login is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Look This Way! at none against Slatework's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Slatework sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Look This Way! asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Slatework | Look This Way! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 16.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rehan Shaikh | Takeru Ito |
In-app purchases
Slatework
- Unlock Everything$4.99
Look This Way!
No in-app purchases
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