Teach the Thief vs Pin Blast Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Teach the Thief
Engage in a series of clever heists by matching treasures based on color or shape. Plan your moves carefully to collect valuable items while avoiding protected pieces. Customize your character with various outfits as you progress through challenging puzzles.
- Match treasures by color or shape
- Plan heists to avoid protected items
- 50 bite-sized puzzle levels
- Character customization with outfits
- No timers or account required
- Undo, restart, and hint options
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Meet Pip: small paws, big plans, and a weakness for shiny things. In Teach the Thief, every heist starts with two choices. Pick two treasures that share a color, a shape, or both, then watch Pip scoop up everything that matches. The trick? Make every grab count—and leave the protected treasure alone. A LITTLE CHOICE. A BIG HAUL. Match different shapes of the same color to collect that color. Match the same shape in different colors to collect that shape. Match both to narrow the haul. Preview exactly what Pip will steal before you commit. 50 HEISTS TO OUTSMART Explore a playful museum map full of bite-sized puzzles. Plan around protected pieces, preserve useful pairs, and clear each board within your grabs. LEARN WITH PIP A hands-on Level Zero tutorial walks you through the basics. Experiment with free undo, restart, and hints as you find your way to the perfect heist. DRESS FOR THE JOB Earn Rose after Heist 4 and Midnight after Heist 15. Or give Pip a new look with optional King, Wizard, Pirate, Astronaut, Detective, and Chef outfits. Your equipped outfit follows Pip throughout the game, from peeking over the board to taking a well-earned nap. PLAY AT YOUR PACE No timers. No account required. Just you, Pip, and one more clever little heist. Teach the Thief is free to play with ads after Heist 3 and later heists. A one-time No Ads purchase removes ads. Additional outfits are optional one-time purchases.
Pin Blast Rush
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Pin Blast Rush is a quick, satisfying block puzzle where one smart shot can clear half the board. HOW IT PLAYS • Pull back to aim and let the needle fly – it pops the block it hits. • Blocks above fall down into the gap. • Groups of 3 or more same-color blocks pop on their own, and the chain keeps going. • Every combo wave gives you an extra needle. Plan well and your needles never run out. MORE THAN MATCH-3 • Match 4 to create Lightning, 5–6 for a Bomb, 7+ for a Rainbow block. • Stone blocks need two hits – or a combo right next to them. • Unlock the Fire Needle: it pierces every block in its path, even stones. • 8 board styles: Cascade, Pyramid, Towers, Mirror, Valley and more. • 9 themed worlds, from Frost Land and Honey Hive to Deep Sea and Lavender Fields. • Beat the board in the fewest shots to earn the Master crown. PIN WHEEL • A mini game that unlocks at level 10: pin the blocks on a spinning wheel, but don't hit your own pins. • Every stage you clear adds a block to the Weekly Picture. Finish it before the week ends to keep it in your collection. KEEP THE RUSH GOING • Back-to-back combo shots build a Hot Streak multiplier. • Clear boards in a row to grow your streak bonus. • When the board is almost done, Final Rush fires the last shots for you. • Endless boards that get harder as your score grows – level up and unlock new styles. COMPETE • Game Center leaderboards for Total Score, Longest Streak and Pin Wheel. • Take on the whole world or just your friends. • Play offline, no account needed. • Free to play with ads. Remove all ads with a single one-time purchase.
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Verdict
Teach the Thief and Pin Blast Rush are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Teach the Thief sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Pin Blast Rush sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Teach the Thief | Pin Blast Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vinicios Cunha | EROL NEBIOGLU |
In-app purchases
Teach the Thief
- King Pip$0.99
- Wizard Pip$0.99
- Pirate Pip$0.99
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- Astronaut Pip$0.99
- Detective Pip$0.99
- Chef Pip$0.99
- No Ads$4.99
Pin Blast Rush
- Remove ads$1.99









