Comparison

Tercet Puzzle vs FORMBO

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

Head to head
About

Tercet Puzzle

A numbers puzzle game where you link cells to clear a grid by making sums. Offers two distinct play modes and adjustable grid sizes for varying challenges. Enjoy an offline experience with no ads or trackers.

Highlights
  • Link neighboring cells to form sums
  • Clear the grid by making digits equal the sum of others
  • Two play modes: Snake and Trio
  • Adjustable grid sizes (9x6, 9x9, 9x12)
  • Lifebuoy feature to rewind mistakes
  • Offline play, no ads, no trackers
  • Supports ten languages
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Tercet is a numbers game played on a grid. One digit is the sum of the others: the cells go. THE RULE Link neighbouring cells โ€” in a line, along a diagonal, or bending at an angle. The path crosses freely over cells that are already empty. If the digit at one end equals the sum of all the others, they disappear. Empty the whole grid to win. TWO WAYS TO PLAY Snake: the chain is any length, three cells or ten. The longer it runs, the more it scores. Trio: exactly three cells. Shorter, sharper, quicker. THE LIFEBUOY Every grid can be emptied โ€” but the order of the moves can lose the way out. When no move is left, a lifebuoy winds the game back to the last playable moment and hands the grid back untouched, one breath before the mistake. One to start with, one more for every grid cleared without spending any. WHEN IT ENDS No lifebuoy left, and the game stops. It then shows the way out that existed, move by move. THREE SIZES 9x6 to learn, 9x9 to settle in, 9x12 for no mercy. FREE TO TRY Snake and Trio each offer five free games. A single purchase then unlocks both games and every grid, for good. No subscription. IT ALL STAYS ON THE PHONE No account. No sign-up. No ads. No trackers. No network permission at all: the game cannot send anything anywhere, and it works on a plane, in a tunnel, or far from any signal. Ten languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Arabic, Japanese, Korean.

About

FORMBO

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FORMBO is a colorful shape-packing puzzle: drag, rotate and flip pieces to fill every board completely. Easy to learn, tricky to master. 9 WORLDS, ONE GOAL - Blocks โ€” classic square grids - Hive โ€” honeycomb boards - Twist โ€” fixed and locked pieces - Giants โ€” huge boards, huge pieces - Orbit โ€” circular boards that wrap around - Rush โ€” place pieces in a fixed order - Chroma โ€” two-sided pieces and color targets - Delta โ€” triangle grids - Prisma โ€” half-square pieces FEATURES - Over 1,000 hand-crafted levels with rising difficulty - A fresh daily puzzle every day - Quick tutorials in every world - Hints when you're stuck โ€” 3 free every day - Game Center achievements for every world - No account, no sign-up FORMBO PREMIUM (one-time purchase) - Unlimited hints - No ads - Play offline โ€” anywhere A game by DATOBO. Feedback? info@datobo.com

Screenshots

Tercet Puzzle4 screens
FORMBO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tercet Puzzle at none against FORMBO's 1. Tercet Puzzle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). FORMBO's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. FORMBO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tercet Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tercet Puzzle ships an update every 2 days, FORMBO daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Tercet Puzzle versus FORMBO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTercet PuzzleFORMBO
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size19 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLudovic DebonoDATOBO

In-app purchases

None

Tercet Puzzle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FORMBO

One-time1
  • FORMBO Premium$7.99

Questions

Is Tercet Puzzle free?
Tercet Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FORMBO free?
FORMBO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tercet Puzzle or FORMBO have ads?
FORMBO shows ads; Tercet Puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, Tercet Puzzle or FORMBO?
Tercet Puzzle ships an update every 2 days, and FORMBO daily. Most recently, Tercet Puzzle was updated on October 16, 2026 and FORMBO on October 26, 2026.

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