Rules! vs Pocket Bandit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rules!
Engage in a fast-paced, challenging, and fun puzzle game with a hundred levels. Features a daily brain workout for Apple Watch and animated stickers. Offers multiple game modes and unique mechanics.
- Daily Apple Watch brain workout
- Animated sticker pack
- Beginner, Expert, or Timeless game modes
- Multi-touch interface
- Color perception assistance
- Surprising new game mechanics
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• Includes a daily brain workout mini-game for Apple Watch • Includes animated sticker pack • App Store – Best Apple Watch Game of 2015 • App Store – Best of 2014 • German Developer Award 2014 – Best mobile Game • German Video Game Award 2015 – Best mobile Game • Pocket Gamer Awards 2015 Finalist Best Casual/Puzzle Game & Most Innovative Game RULES! is a cute puzzle game that's challenging, fast-paced and fun. • Choose your preferred type of game: Beginner, Expert or Timeless • “What’s presented here is a stylish, original, clever puzzle game that I’m having trouble putting down long enough to write this review.” ~ Gamezebo “A delightfully constructed memory test that grows in complexity and appeal the deeper in you go.” ~ Pocket Gamer “The Coding Monkeys have never released anything that wasn’t utterly brilliant, therefore Rules shall almost certainly be brilliant.” ~ Pocket Tactics Follow RULES! into a hundred level-deep maze of cuteness and order: • Multi-touch interface at its finest • Color perception assistance mode • Whales, Unicorns, Robots and Squirrels! • A plethora of surprising new game mechanics
Pocket Bandit
A fast-paced puzzle game designed exclusively for Apple Watch. Utilize the digital crown and haptic feedback to crack safes and steal over 100 unique treasures. Become the ultimate bandit in this clever, on-the-go gaming experience.
- Apple Watch exclusive puzzle gameplay
- Over 100 treasures to collect
- Digital crown for movement
- Vibration feedback for hints
- Apple Watch complications
- iMessage stickers
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"Pocket Bandit is a hidden gem" - Eurogamer Top 11 Best Apple Watch Games : "It’s such a smart use of the device’s most distinctive feature" - Mac World Top 15 Apple Watch games you should play : "It’s clever, and, as a plus, requires no actual lawbreaking." - Tom's Guide "Best Apple Watch games list " - Techradar "Best Apple Watch games list " - iMore Pocket Bandit is a fun and fast-paced puzzle game for Apple Watch. To orchestrate your heist, the Apple watch will be the key : use the crown to move and vibrations to find the good combination ! Each successful heist will give you a treasure and there is more than 100 of them : Steal'em all to become the King of Bandits ! Note : You will need an Apple Watch to play Pocket Bandit (you dont need an iPhone). FEATURES * The perfect puzzle game for Apple Watch : quick, fun and deep gameplay ! * More than 100 treasures to find. This month, steal Santa Claus factory ! * Complications for Apple Watch and 10 stickers for iMessage. * Beautiful and stylish visuals. * Pay Once and play forever ! Events and new content are on the way... HOW TO PLAY THE GAME * Use the digital crown to move the cursor * When the Apple watch starts vibrating, it means that you are on a good number. * Touch the Apple Watch to validate the number. * If it's the good number, the safe will open ! * You win a treasure. There's more than 100 to collect ! DEVELOPER Seele games is a company specialized in iPhone and AppleWatch games. We make great games on small devices, with outside the box concepts, created with love, passion and generosity. Thank you ! http://seelegames.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rules! at 4.2 against Pocket Bandit's 3.6. Rules! also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 22 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 54%). Pocket Bandit's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.2). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Rules! costs $2.99 and Pocket Bandit $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rules! holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Rules!'s written reviews are positive against 54% of Pocket Bandit's.
Rules! ships an update monthly, Pocket Bandit every 22 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Rules! | Pocket Bandit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (67 ratings) — better | 3.6 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews — better | 54.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 67 | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #98 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 137b | Seele Games |
Customer experience
Rules!
Pocket Bandit
User reviews
Rules!
From 67 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Challenging and fun game
- 👍 Gorgeous design and smooth UI
- 👍 Great brain workout
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Fair monetization with no ads or IAPs
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Very short time limit
- 🔁 Having to restart from level 1 after losing
- 🎨 Colorblind-unfriendly
- 🤔 Repetitive gameplay with same rule order
Pocket Bandit
From 69 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 💡 Innovative use of Apple Watch
- ✅ Good for passing time
- 💯 Well-made concept
- 📱 Perfect for Apple Watch
Room to improve
- 🥱 Gets boring quickly
- 📉 Repetitive gameplay
- 💸 Waste of money
- 🤷 Confusing to play
- 🐌 Slow on older watches
Bugs and requests
Rules!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing and crashing issues, especially on Apple Watch
- Unresponsive tapping on certain tiles
Requested features
5 requests- Option to save progress and continue from last level
- Randomized rule order
- Difficulty settings with longer time limits
- Colorblind accessibility options
- More game modes and challenges
Pocket Bandit
Reported bugs
9 issues- App freezes constantly
- Game doesn't open or install
- Bug: Red zone continues to fill after victory
- Bug: Alarm spawns on pointer
- Bug: Detector spawns on top of dial
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- App crashes
- Game not working on specific watch models
- Display freezes
- Red alarm area triggered on last number causes loss
Requested features
10 requests- More different types of robberies
- Something to spend money on
- See pictures of loot in gallery
- Lower time limit or higher safe numbers
- Add more secure types or ways to open the safe
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- Add purchasable abilities (speed, sensibility)
- Add more new features and interaction with the safe
- Add training or warm-up mode
- Optimize for full-screen watch
- Add more kinds of puzzles
In-app purchases
Rules!
No in-app purchases
Pocket Bandit
No in-app purchases









