PuzzleBits vs Polygrams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PuzzleBits
Place colorful pieces to complete puzzles that then explode into new shapes. Enjoy hundreds of unique piece shapes and playful animations. Offers over 500 puzzles with a free hint option.
- Exploding puzzle mechanics
- Hundreds of unique piece shapes
- Over 500 puzzles
- Playful animations and soundtrack
- Free hint option
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A whimsical puzzly thing, with bits that go boom! Place the colorful pieces in the right spots to complete a puzzle. If you succeed, the puzzle will explode into tiny bits, which then recombine into a new challenging shape! - 500+ puzzles! - Hundreds of unique, brightly colored, piece shapes. - Playful animations and soundtrack. - Free hint option.
Polygrams
This logic puzzle game merges Tangram with block puzzle mechanics. Drag and drop pieces to fill shapes without overlap. Enjoy over 2500 levels, from beginner to master, offering a relaxing yet challenging experience for all ages.
- Tangram and block puzzle mechanics
- Drag and drop gameplay
- Over 2500 levels
- Beginner and master difficulty
- Offline play
- One-touch controls
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Polygrams is a logic puzzle game that combines the classic chinese Tangram puzzle with modern block puzzle elements. Drag and drop the pieces onto the board without overlapping them and fill out the whole shape. Completing a puzzle can be relaxing, but also challenging depending on the number of pieces - A fun time waster for all ages! Features - One-Touch gameplay - Designed to be playable in one hand - More than 2500 brain teasing levels - Beginner and master levels - Colorful and simple design - No Wifi required – Playable offline - Free content updates
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Verdict
PuzzleBits and Polygrams both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of PuzzleBits's written reviews are positive against 43% of Polygrams's. PuzzleBits also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 14.0). Polygrams's advantage is ratings volume (4.3K vs 129). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. PuzzleBits sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Polygrams sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for PuzzleBits against 4.6 for Polygrams. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polygrams has 4.3K ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of PuzzleBits's written reviews are positive against 43% of Polygrams's.
PuzzleBits ships an update every 2 months, Polygrams every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PuzzleBits | Polygrams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (129 ratings) — better | 4.6 (4.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.5% of reviews — better | 43.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 129 | 4.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Little White Bear Studios, LLC | Norma Kohn |
Customer experience
PuzzleBits
Polygrams
User reviews
PuzzleBits
From 129 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧩 Excellent spatial reasoning and puzzle design
- 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Colorful, attractive visual design
- 🧠 Great brain exercise and mental challenge
- ⚡ Smooth performance with no crashes
Room to improve
- 🐛 App freezes when requesting free hints
- 🐛 Game freezes when receiving notifications or text messages
- ❌ Completed puzzles disappear too quickly to review
- ❌ Hint system wastes hints on already-placed pieces
- ❌ No ability to skip puzzles and return later
Polygrams
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing gameplay
- 💡 Unique tangram puzzles
- 🤔 Challenging mental exercise
Room to improve
- 🚫 Too many ads
- 🤦♀️ Ads blocking gameplay
- 🔍 Difficulty seeing puzzle pieces
- 🔒 Inability to rotate/flip pieces
Bugs and requests
PuzzleBits
Reported bugs
7 issues- App freezes when receiving text message notifications
- Free hint request causes app to freeze
- Game freezes when interruptions occur (texts, calls)
- Hints sometimes wasted on already-placed pieces
- Hint loss when resetting individual puzzles
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- No data recovery after app deletion
- Hint system doesn't persist properly between puzzles
Requested features
12 requests- Ability to save and replay completed puzzles
- Skip puzzle feature with ability to return later
- Puzzle review/study mode after completion
- Check/verify feature to validate progress without hints
- Leaderboard or scoring system for competition
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- Timer feature for speed challenges
- Cloud sync across multiple devices
- More background music variety
- Starting hints for new players
- Ability to choose specific puzzles instead of random selection
- Puzzle difficulty indicators
- Challenge friends feature with saved boards
Polygrams
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes/freezes
- Paid version still showing ads
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable puzzle pieces
- Randomized piece order
- Ability to rotate/flip pieces
In-app purchases
PuzzleBits
- 10 hints$0.99
- 100 hints$4.99
- 500 hints$9.99
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- 1,000 hints$14.99
Polygrams
- 5 Hints$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 20 Hints$2.99
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- 35 Hints$4.99
- 80 Hints$9.99
- 200 Hints$20.99
Questions
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