Comparison

Pingtu vs PuzlMi

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

Head to head
About

Pingtu

Solve unique picture puzzles by matching colored shapes to reveal exclusive icons. Customize your pieces and choose from three challenging difficulty levels. Unlock a collection of original illustrations and aim for the top scorer board.

Highlights
  • Match colored shapes to complete puzzles
  • Customize puzzle piece colors
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Unlock 75 collector icons
  • Original illustrations
  • Top scorer board
Features
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Are you up for the Pingtu puzzle challenge? Using a series of unique pieces, solve each game board to reveal exclusive icons for your collection. Do you have what it takes to be a Pingtu master? Pingtu is a customizable puzzling game that can help build memory, concentration and patience: • Using master pieces match the colored shapes to complete the puzzle • Choose your favorite colors to customize your puzzle pieces • Three challenging levels available: beginner, intermediate and master • Unlock 75 collector icons and get your name on the top scorer board • Collector icons include superheroes, legendary icons, storybook characters, objects and animals • Ad free, suitable for all ages • Compatible with iPad, iPod and iPhone Level 1: Beginner Develop your Pingtu skills using 4 uniquely colored square pieces to collect 25 character icons. Level 2: Intermediate Challenge your skills using 6 uniquely colored triangle pieces to collect 25 object icons. Level 3: Pingtu Master With 6 colored sides, this unique puzzle piece will see if you have what it takes to be a puzzle master. Beat the game by collecting the last 25 animal icons in the series. Pingtu is derived from the Chinese word 拼图, pronouced as Pīntú, meaning picture puzzle. Award icons are all original illustrations created specifically for this app. Download this app now for free and start building your collection today. The free version includes one puzzle from each level. Unlock the remaining puzzles in each level for 99¢ to continue collecting. Find out more at http://pingtu.ca/

About

PuzlMi

Immerse yourself in a calming puzzle game with beautiful handcrafted challenges. Explore diverse wildlife habitats and enjoy ambient music. Save and share your creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Handcrafted puzzles
  • Wildlife habitat themes
  • Multiple difficulty modes
  • Ambient music tracks
  • Save and share puzzles
Features
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PuzlMi is the amazing new app that delivers the ultimate relaxing puzzle experience! Sit back, relax, pop on your AirPods, and dive into a world of satisfying and beautiful puzzles. Each puzzle is a handcrafted experience, designed to highlight the gorgeous subject matter. Our first set of puzzle themes features wildlife habitats like Forest, Farm, Wetlands, and Wilderness. WHAT YOU GET: - 12 FREE Puzzles included with every download - 4 Puzzle Packs with 35+ puzzles each you can pick and choose from- collect them all! - 3 Difficulty Modes to increase or decrease the complexity of each puzzle, as you desire. - 10 Amazing Ambient Music Tracks to listen to as you calmly relax and solve puzzles - Camera and Sharing to save your favorite works and share them with friends. Thank you for downloading PuzlMi! - the team at Kidinmi

Screenshots

Pingtu4 screens
PuzlMi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PuzlMi at 5.0 against Pingtu's 3.0. PuzlMi also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 24 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Pingtu's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pingtu sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PuzlMi sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PuzlMi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PuzlMi has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Pingtu's written reviews are positive against 100% of PuzlMi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pingtu ships an update every 24 months, PuzlMi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pingtu versus PuzlMi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPingtuPuzlMi
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRipple Digital PublishingEgowall LLC

Customer experience

Pingtu

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

PuzlMi

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pingtu

One-time3
  • Characters Collection$0.99
  • Objects Collection$0.99
  • Animals Collection$0.99
4 purchases

PuzlMi

One-time4
  • Forest Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Farm Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Wetland Puzzle Pack$0.99
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  • Wilderness Puzzle Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Pingtu free?
Pingtu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PuzlMi free?
PuzlMi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pingtu or PuzlMi?
PuzlMi is rated higher. Pingtu averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PuzlMi averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Pingtu or PuzlMi have ads?
Neither Pingtu nor PuzlMi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pingtu or PuzlMi?
Pingtu ships an update every 24 months, and PuzlMi fortnightly. Most recently, Pingtu was updated on November 1, 2026 and PuzlMi on November 3, 2026.

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