Comparison

Puzzle Chips vs ECHO

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle Chips

Slide chips to combine them into stacks and clear them from the board. This addictive puzzle game offers quick, one-handed gameplay with a focus on achieving high scores and unlocking achievements.

Highlights
  • Swipe to slide chips
  • Combine matching chips and stacks
  • Tap large stacks to clear
  • High score competition
  • Game Center achievements
  • One-handed gameplay
Features
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Stack up your chips in this addictive puzzle game! Swipe your finger across the board to slide all the chips to one side. Matching chips combine into stacks. Matching stacks combine to make bigger stacks! Once a stack of chips is big enough, you can tap on it to remove it from the board, which can help get you unstuck when the board fills up. The game is over when you can't make any more moves! • Easy to learn, with a quick tutorial to get you started • Fast, bite-sized gameplay, easy to play with one hand • Compete for high scores and achievements on Game Center

About

ECHO

Features
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Your echoes are your teammates. ECHO is a time-loop puzzle: every run is recorded, and when you press ECHO, your past self replays it - step by step, loop after loop. Hold plates for each other, open doors across time, and thread paths no single runner could ever take. EASY TO LEARN, DEEP TO MASTER - 100 campaign levels across ten decades, from gentle first steps to choreographed finales - Mechanics that weave together: chained doors, counter-doors, double doors, fragile floors, beat walls, paradox boards and mirror echoes that replay your run backwards - Handcrafted signature levels where every single step must be planned FOUR WAYS TO PLAY - Campaign: 100 levels with a carefully tuned difficulty curve - Daily puzzle: one fresh board every day - keep your streak alive - Zen: endless generated puzzles in six difficulties - Time challenge: how many boards can you solve in one run against the clock? MADE WITH CARE - Completely offline: no account, no ads, no tracking, no data collection - Music is synthesized live on your device - no two sessions sound the same - Home-screen widget that grows with your streak - and hides a secret level - Game Center leaderboards and achievements - Available in 7 languages ECHO is free and complete from the first minute. The only purchases are voluntary tips for the developer - they unlock nothing. Your past self is waiting.

Screenshots

Puzzle Chips4 screens
ECHO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ECHO at none against Puzzle Chips's 1. ECHO also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). Puzzle Chips's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Puzzle Chips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ECHO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Chips ships an update monthly, ECHO every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Puzzle Chips versus ECHO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle ChipsECHO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurt SteinLucas Hesseldieck

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Puzzle Chips

One-time1
  • Ad Removal$0.99
None

ECHO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle Chips free?
Puzzle Chips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ECHO free?
ECHO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puzzle Chips or ECHO have ads?
Puzzle Chips shows ads; ECHO does not.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Chips or ECHO?
Puzzle Chips ships an update monthly, and ECHO every 3 days. Most recently, Puzzle Chips was updated on September 27, 2026 and ECHO on September 18, 2026.

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