Pivots vs Elastic Jam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pivots
Engage in a fast-paced math puzzle game where you race against the clock to make rows and columns of numbers sum to 15. Utilize a unique rotating 2x2 grid mechanic to find patterns and score high. Earn extra time with successful matches and face increasing speed and multipliers as you progress.
- Number addition puzzles
- Rotating 2x2 grid mechanic
- Race against the clock gameplay
- Pattern recognition
- Time bonuses for matches
- Increasing difficulty levels
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Pivots is a game about racing the clock to add rows and columns of numbers to 15. It uses a unique new mechanic of rotating 2x2 squares in a larger 5x5 grid of numbers. Find patterns, add the numbers, and rotate to score high. If you like sudoku you'll love Pivots. As you get matches you add time to the clock to keep going, failed moves will subtract time. As you progress, each level speeds up the clock and adds a multiplier to your scoring. Race against the clock and see how far you can go.
Elastic Jam
A puzzle game where players activate pins by touching them with ropes. The goal is to create match-3 combinations within a limited number of slots. Strategy is key to success with only seven slots available.
- Rope and pin activation
- Match-3 gameplay
- Limited slot mechanic
- Strategic puzzle solving
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When rope touch the pin, pin will be activated. Tap on pins to make match-3 in your slots. Be Careful! You have only 7 slots to make match-3!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Elastic Jam at 5.0 against Pivots's 4.1. Elastic Jam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Pivots's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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
Both are free to download. Pivots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Elastic Jam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Elastic Jam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pivots has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pivots's written reviews are positive against 100% of Elastic Jam's.
Pivots ships an update every 5 days, Elastic Jam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pivots | Elastic Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 30 South LLC | Kemal kaan Uysal |
Customer experience
Pivots
Elastic Jam
In-app purchases
Pivots
- Remove Ads$2.99
Elastic Jam
No in-app purchases
