Pipe Puzzle vs Chain 3!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pipe Puzzle
Arrange puzzle pipes and elbows to create a perfect connection between two points. This addictive game challenges your creativity to solve intricate piping challenges.
- Arrange puzzle pipes and elbows
- Create piping connections
- Solve piping challenges
- Addictive puzzle gameplay
- Creative problem-solving
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New addictive puzzle! Use your creativity to arrange the puzzle pipes and elbows to create a perfect piping connection between two points. See how much fun could be delivered by the pipes!
Chain 3!
Connect chains of the same color to crush them in this original match puzzle game. Strategize your moves to achieve objectives before time runs out, utilizing powerful boosters and combos to clear the board. Embark on a journey to become the top player worldwide.
- Original chain matching gameplay
- Connect same-colored chains
- Strategic move planning
- Boosters and combos
- Multiple levels
- Objective-based challenges
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WELCOME TO A NEW & ORIGINAL MATCH PUZZLE ! Are you ready? Connect chains from the same color to crush them! Easy to control but hard to master, a simple tap on the chains is what you need! Watch out your moves, you need to achieve the objectives before you run out! Use boosters and combos to help you clear the board and live your journey to become the number one in the world! Featuring: ◉ Original concept and gameplay ◉ Boosters and combos including; bombs, rockets and helicopters! ◉ Leaderboards coming soon ◉ Quests coming soon ◉ Lots of levels ◉ Loads of fun! ◉ And much more! Try It!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pipe Puzzle at none against Chain 3!'s shown. Pipe Puzzle also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 54%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Chain 3!'s advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 377). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Pipe Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chain 3! sells 11 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 — 4.5 for Pipe Puzzle against 4.6 for Chain 3!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chain 3! has 3.5K ratings behind it against 377, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Pipe Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 54% of Chain 3!'s.
Pipe Puzzle ships an update monthly, Chain 3! every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipe Puzzle | Chain 3! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (377 ratings) | 4.6 (3.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 54.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 377 | 3.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — 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 | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ECO Pawel Jarosz | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Pipe Puzzle
Chain 3!
User reviews
Pipe Puzzle
From 377 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Great brain exercise
- 🕰️ Good time waster
- 🎶 Relaxing background music
- 💡 Unique pipe configurations
- 🧩 Challenging puzzles
Room to improve
- 💢 Too many ads
- 🙄 Repetitive rating prompts
- 🔍 Difficult to see finished puzzle
- 🎨 Issues for colorblind users
Chain 3!
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 💥 Fascinating
- 🎨 Different and cool
- 🕹️ Fun and exciting
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and freezes
- 🔍 Partially covered board
- 💰 Too expensive
- 🔇 No sound effects
Bugs and requests
Pipe Puzzle
Reported bugs
2 issues- Puzzle disappears after solving
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and puzzles
- Option to remove ads
- Ability to rotate/tap pieces
- Landscape mode
- Online currency for hints
Chain 3!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Stuck on level 16 with no balloons
- Booster box causes game to freeze
- Inability to move forward on certain levels
Requested features
3 requests- Add sound effects
- Ability to save progress
- More challenging levels
In-app purchases
Pipe Puzzle
- Remove ads.$2.99
Chain 3!
- Tiny Coin Pack$1.99
- Mini Offer$2.99
- Small Offer$4.99
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- Flash Sale$6.99
- No Ads$7.99
- Small Coin Pack$7.99
- No Ads Bundle$9.99
- Medium Coin Pack$14.99
- BIG Coin Pack$29.99
- SUPER Coin Pack$54.99
- MEGA Coin Pack$99.99
