Comparison

Maiman's Dream vs KASCADE

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

Head to head
About

Maiman's Dream

Features
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nter Maiman’s Dream, a handcrafted puzzle game built around light, color, and clever optical machinery. Move and rotate mirrors, prisms, beam splitters, filters, color changers, and other components to guide laser beams across the board. Mix red, green, and blue light to create new colors, activate every target, and avoid dangerous obstacles. Each puzzle introduces new possibilities. A simple reflection can become a carefully engineered network of split beams, color transformations, and precisely timed connections. Features: • Handcrafted laser puzzles across multiple chapters • Additive RGB color mixing • Mirrors, prisms, splitters, filters, benders, and more • Intuitive tap, hold, and drag controls • Undo and redo support • Progressive level unlocking • Portrait and landscape play • Distinctive hand-drawn laboratory style • Atmospheric music and sound effects Study the board, experiment with the available pieces, and discover the path that brings every target to life.

About

KASCADE

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Set it. Start it. Watch it flow. KASCADE is a colorful logic game where every arrow shapes the path. Rotate and swap tiles, press Play, and watch the signal travel across the board. To complete a Perfect Kascade, guide it through every playable tile exactly once. EASY TO LEARN, SATISFYING TO MASTER Start with simple directional puzzles, then face increasingly intricate boards filled with walls, portals, switches, and chain reactions that transform the puzzle while the signal is moving. 64 HANDCRAFTED LEVELS Progress through six chapters of carefully designed challenges. Each chapter introduces new mechanics and more demanding combinations. A NEW DAILY CHALLENGE Solve the same puzzle of the day and chase your fastest completion time. Hints are disabled, so every result is entirely yours. ENDLESS ARCADE MODE Create your own endless run. Choose the board size and difficulty, then customize the mechanics with rotating tiles, swaps, walls, portals, and chain reactions. THINK, COMMIT, WATCH Arrange the board at your own pace. When you are ready, press Play and watch your plan unfold through smooth animation and responsive haptic feedback. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from a collection of colorful themes and customize your daily reminder. KASCADE Premium is available as a single lifetime purchase. It removes ads and unlocks every current and future premium color theme. Features: • 64 handcrafted logic puzzles • Endless configurable Arcade mode • A new Daily Challenge every day • Rotating and swappable arrows • Walls, portals, and chain reactions • Optional hints in campaign levels • Colorful themes and polished animations • Customizable daily reminders • No account required Can you create the perfect chain?

Screenshots

Maiman's Dream4 screens
KASCADE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maiman's Dream at none against KASCADE's 1. Maiman's Dream also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). 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. KASCADE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Maiman's Dream asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maiman's Dream ships an update weekly, KASCADE monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Maiman's Dream versus KASCADE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaiman's DreamKASCADE
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincent Tze Ee NgKaribouLab Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Maiman's Dream

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

KASCADE

One-time1
  • KASCADE Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Maiman's Dream free?
Maiman's Dream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KASCADE free?
KASCADE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Maiman's Dream or KASCADE have ads?
Both Maiman's Dream and KASCADE show ads.
Which is updated more often, Maiman's Dream or KASCADE?
Maiman's Dream ships an update weekly, and KASCADE monthly. Most recently, Maiman's Dream was updated on October 31, 2026 and KASCADE on November 6, 2026.

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