Comparison

Loopnest vs Barndoku!

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

Head to head
About

Loopnest

Features
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Simple rules. Thoughtful puzzles. One complete loop. In Slitherlink, each number tells you how many lines surround its cell. Draw lines between dots to satisfy every clue and form one closed loop. Lines must not branch, cross, or form separate loops. • 600 free puzzles • Three board sizes: 5×5, 6×6, and 7×7 • Illustrated rules and controls • A daily pick from the free collection • Hints, undo, and redo • X marks to rule out edges • Automatically saved progress • Zoom and pan controls • Three color themes Premium Puzzle Pack Unlock 2,400 additional puzzles with a one-time in-app purchase, including 800 puzzles for each board size. This is a non-consumable purchase, not an auto-renewing subscription. Take your time, follow the clues, and complete the loop.

About

Barndoku!

This logic puzzle game combines Sudoku-like rules with a charming farm theme. Players place animals in a grid, ensuring no two animals touch, even diagonally. It offers daily challenges, leaderboards, and customizable player faces.

Highlights
  • Sudoku-style grid puzzles
  • Farm animal theme
  • Daily challenges and streaks
  • Leaderboards
  • Customizable player faces
  • Hint and reveal system
Features
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Barndoku is a logic puzzle with the rules of sudoku and the charm of a farm. Every board is a grid of coloured pens. Place exactly one animal in each row, each column and each pen, and never let two animals touch, not even at the corners. That's the whole rulebook. The thinking is in working out where an animal can't go, fencing off those cells, and watching the last possible spot reveal itself. If you enjoy star battle, sudoku or any one-per-row logic puzzle, you'll feel at home in the barn. HOW A PUZZLE PLAYS • Tap a cell to fence it off when you know no animal can live there. • Double-tap to place an animal when only one spot remains. • Boards grow from a 4×4 warm-up to 10×10 brain-benders. • Stuck? A hint points at the next deduction. A reveal shows a cell outright. Both refill every hour. A LITTLE EVERY DAY • Daily Streak: solve one puzzle a day, keep the flame alive, earn prizes on day seven. • Leaderboard: each solve lays eggs. Climb past the other farmers before the day resets. • Daily Challenge: one big board shared by everyone, with your finishing time ranked against the crowd. MAKE IT YOURS • Every animal you reveal for the first time unlocks it as your face, with its own frame. • Pick a handle, wear your favourite face, and see your name on the board. MADE FOR GROWN-UPS WHO LIKE A THINK No timers on the ladder, no lives, no penalties for taking your time. Pattern Mode swaps the colours for patterns if that reads better for you. No sign-up. Your progress is saved automatically and you can delete it from Settings at any time. Questions or ideas? support@somalabs.ai

Screenshots

Loopnest4 screens
Barndoku!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barndoku! at none against Loopnest's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Loopnest sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Barndoku! asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Loopnest versus Barndoku!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopnestBarndoku!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (90 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—90 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerseung ohSoma AI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Loopnest

One-time3
  • 10 Hints$0.49
  • 50 Hints$1.99
  • Premium Puzzle Pack$2.99
None

Barndoku!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loopnest free?
Loopnest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barndoku! free?
Barndoku! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Loopnest or Barndoku! have ads?
Both Loopnest and Barndoku! show ads.

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