Comparison

Pattern Fun vs Creative Patterns

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

Head to head
About

Pattern Fun

Unscramble colorful repeating patterns with multiple engaging puzzle variations. Challenge yourself with timed modes or enjoy a relaxed experience. Import your own patterns for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Multiple puzzle variations (block, slide, rotation, stretch)
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Import custom patterns
  • Timed and relaxed game modes
  • Best times and statistics tracking
  • Ad-free experience
Features
Read full description

Challenge your puzzle solving abilities by unscrambling images of colorful and interesting repeating patterns. Pattern Fun includes several game variations to keep things interesting: (1) Block puzzle - freely swapping any two pieces (2) Slide Puzzle - rearrange tiles by shifting them one at a time to the open space. (3) Puzzle with rotation - pieces may be both swapped and rotated. (4) Stretch Puzzle - pieces have variable sizes, and are stretched to fill the space. Drag pieces to swap. Each of the above game variations can be played in varying sizes, allowing you to play at an easier or more challenging level of difficulty. In addition to all the built-in patterns, you can also import unlimited new patterns that you create with the Pattern Artist (or Pattern Artist Free) app. A "Best Times" list and statistics are tracked for each game variation, so you can challenge yourself, or you can turn off the clock for a more relaxed game. Pattern Fun takes up very little space on your device, is ad-free, and best of all, is completely free!

About

Creative Patterns

Features
Read full description

Pattern forming game which develops creativity and visual construction ability. Pattern-forming exercises are part of the IQ measurement. The goal of the app is to create complex patterns on a board of tiles from the basic tile patterns. Can be used as an educational tool from age 8. Can also be used as a Discovery Toy in cognitive psychological treatments. But most of all, it's fun to play with, and you can let your imagination soar. Usage: The boards on the game screens contain tiles (at the start the tiles display empty/solid squares). By tapping a tile, you can choose from eight basic patterns. By dragging a tile, you can flip or rotate the basic pattern on it. You can compose complex patterns from these tiles. The app has 4 modes: • Create Create your own patterns. • Practice Practice how to reproduce a built-in pattern. • Training Explore the transformation possibilities of the tiles by trying to cover a built-in pattern. • Memory Game Train your memory to remember a practice pattern and reproduce it with as few selections and transformation as you can.

Screenshots

Pattern Fun4 screens
Creative Patterns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pattern Fun at none against Creative Patterns's 2. Pattern Fun also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Creative Patterns's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 47 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Creative Patterns sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pattern Fun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pattern Fun ships an update every 47 months, Creative Patterns every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pattern Fun versus Creative Patterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPattern FunCreative Patterns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB10 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKevin BrainMonika Turcsanyi

In-app purchases

None

Pattern Fun

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Creative Patterns

One-time2
  • Pattern pack 1$2.99
  • Pattern pack 2$2.99

Questions

Is Pattern Fun free?
Pattern Fun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Creative Patterns free?
Creative Patterns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pattern Fun or Creative Patterns have ads?
Neither Pattern Fun nor Creative Patterns shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pattern Fun or Creative Patterns?
Pattern Fun ships an update every 47 months, and Creative Patterns every 5 months. Most recently, Pattern Fun was updated on September 19, 2026 and Creative Patterns on September 13, 2026.

Other comparisons