LYNE vs Sokobond
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LYNE
This minimalist puzzle game offers a calming yet challenging experience. Connect shapes and fill the board with interflowing paths. Enjoy hundreds of pre-built puzzles or daily procedurally-generated challenges.
- Hundreds of pre-built puzzles
- Daily procedurally-generated puzzles
- Slick, intuitive interface
- Soothing dynamic audio
- Unlockable color palettes
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Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE. "I highly recommend grabbing LYNE in the App Store if you’re a fan of relaxing puzzle games for your iOS device." - AppAdvice, 5/5 "LYNE offers a brilliant dose of puzzling fun." - AppSpy, 5/5 "Lyne is a slick, contemplative puzzler that you'd be a fool to miss" - PocketGamer, 9/10 "Great design, both from an aesthetic standpoint and also regarding its difficulty curve." - MacLife, 4/5 "LYNE is a game worth checking out." - 148Apps, 4/5 Features - Hundreds of pre-built puzzles - An infinite number of procedurally-generated puzzles, released daily - No in-app purchases. No ads. - Slick, intuitive interface - Soothing dynamic audio - Unlockable colour palettes Accolades - Finalist at IndieCade 2014 - Best Puzzle Game, Tabby Awards 2014 - Finalist for Audio Design at Freeplay 2013 - Honorable Mention for Design at Freeplay 2013 “The whole thing is a gentle puzzle game that’s thoroughly enjoyable, which is rare because the majority of puzzle games frustrate the hell out of me.” - IndieStatik.com “From the get go, LYNE exudes a very zen feel. The ambiance is calming, the layout simple and clean. ... if you're in it for the challenge to your brain, dim the lights, find a quiet place, and get to solving.” - JayIsGames.com
Sokobond
A logical and minimalist puzzle game where players create molecules. It features over 100 levels with a beautiful art style and original soundtrack. No prior chemistry knowledge is needed to play.
- Over 100 puzzle levels
- Molecule-making gameplay
- Minimalist art style
- Original soundtrack
- No chemistry knowledge required
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Logical, minimalist, and beautiful. Sokobond is an elegant puzzle game crafted with love and science from the designer of Cosmic Express and A Monster’s Expedition. * Over 100 levels of molecule making mind-benders * Featuring a gorgeous original soundtrack by Allison Walker * Navigate through a beautiful minimalist art style * No chemistry knowledge required Awards * IndieCade 2013 - Finalist * PAX10 2013 - Finalist * Official Indie Games Arcade selection - Eurogamer Expo 2012
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LYNE at 4.9 against Sokobond's 4.7. LYNE also leads on price ($2.99 vs $5.99) and ratings volume (156 vs 17). Sokobond's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
LYNE costs $2.99 and Sokobond $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LYNE holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LYNE has 156 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of LYNE's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sokobond's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | LYNE | Sokobond |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (156 ratings) — better | 4.7 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #124 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 248 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Bowker | Draknek Limited |
Customer experience
LYNE
Sokobond
Bugs and requests
LYNE
Reported bugs
2 issues- Progress being reset after updates
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back the old format with more puzzles per day
- Larger screen format for better visibility
- More advanced or difficult puzzle sets
- Ability to save and resume progress
Sokobond
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LYNE
No in-app purchases
Sokobond
No in-app purchases
