Comparison

Logic Grid Puzzles vs Pentomino

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

Head to head
About

Logic Grid Puzzles

Engage your mind with a collection of unique logic grid puzzles. Progress from beginner to master with increasing difficulty and multiple grid sizes. Utilize smart hints, auto-X, and multi-level undo to enhance your puzzle-solving experience.

Highlights
  • 100 unique logic puzzles
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Multiple puzzle sizes
  • Unlimited smart hints
  • Auto-X for faster entry
  • Multi-level undo
  • Error checking
Features
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Learn and enjoy Logic Puzzles with 100 unique puzzles of increasing difficulty and multiple sizes. Decode written clues & fill in the grid to solve each puzzle. Work your way up from from beginner to master! Use the unlimited Smart Hints to see exactly which clue applies to the current board and why. Start with small 3×4 puzzles and challenge yourself with huge 4×7 cell puzzles. Smart Hints examine your solution so far and explain how to fill in another cell by referencing your current board position and telling you what clue to use next (internet access required). Other features include Auto-X for faster entry and multi-level Undo. These make it easier and quicker to focus on the logic! If you're completely stuck, you have the ability to check the grid for errors. There are never any ads or nags or gimmicks. The app supports iOS iCloud sync and accessibility features, including VoiceOver, Larger Text and Dark Mode. If you run out of puzzles there are multiple "100 packs" of new puzzles available for purchase. These are in the same size & quantity as the original free puzzles: 30 each of 3×4 & 30 3×5, and 10 each of 4×4, 4×5, 4×6 & 4×7. Alternatively, you can purchase an Unlimited Puzzles monthly subscription for $4.99 USD per month (or similar for your country). Subscription payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal at the same price as the initial month within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase or using the “Manage Subscriptions” link. There is no free trial. Logic Grid Puzzles’ privacy and terms of use policies: https://eggheadgames.com/legal/ Email: support@eggheadgames.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EggheadGames Web: https://eggheadgames.com The puzzles are licensed from the popular Puzzle Baron websites.

About

Pentomino

This is a puzzle game where players must tile a rectangular box using pentomino blocks. Each block is formed by five squares, and the goal is to cover the box completely without overlap or gaps.

Highlights
  • Tile a rectangular box
  • Use pentomino blocks
  • No overlap or gaps
  • Geometric puzzle solving
  • Area calculation
Features
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Pentomino is to tile a rectangular box with the pentomino blocks, i.e. cover it without overlap and without gaps. A pentomino block is a plane geometric figure formed by joining five equal squares edge to edge Each of the 12 pentomino blocks has an area of 5 unit squares, so the box must have an area of 60 units.

Screenshots

Logic Grid Puzzles4 screens
Pentomino4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pentomino at none against Logic Grid Puzzles's 12. Pentomino also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Logic Grid Puzzles's advantage is ratings volume (39K vs 1) and chart position (#140 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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. Logic Grid Puzzles sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pentomino asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pentomino holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Logic Grid Puzzles has 39K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Logic Grid Puzzles versus Pentomino: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogic Grid PuzzlesPentomino
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (39K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings39K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#140 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEgghead Games LLCYuki Fujimoto

Customer experience

Logic Grid Puzzles

All ratings39,107 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews343 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative8.2%

Pentomino

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Logic Grid Puzzles

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Puzzle grid freezing/scaling issues on smaller screens
  • Incorrect puzzle solutions or clues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to show timer and 'expert' time for each puzzle
  • Ability to mark 'maybe' options in the grid
  • Customizable grid display (e.g. color-coded rows/columns)
  • Puzzle pack options sorted by difficulty level

Pentomino

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Logic Grid Puzzles

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Puzzles Per Month$4.991 Month
One-time10
  • Series II, Vol 1$2.99
  • Vol 1, Smart Logic Puzzles$2.99
  • Vol 2, Smart Logic Puzzles$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Vol 3, Smart Logic Puzzles$2.99
  • Vol 4, Smart Logic Puzzles$2.99
  • Vol 5, Smart Logic Puzzles$2.99
  • Vol 6, Smart Logic Puzzles$2.99
  • Vol 7, Smart Logic Puzzles$2.99
  • Vol 8, Smart Logic Puzzles$2.99
  • Vol 9, Smart Logic Puzzles$2.99
None

Pentomino

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Logic Grid Puzzles free?
Logic Grid Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pentomino free?
Pentomino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Logic Grid Puzzles or Pentomino?
Pentomino is rated higher. Logic Grid Puzzles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 39K ratings, while Pentomino averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Logic Grid Puzzles or Pentomino have ads?
Neither Logic Grid Puzzles nor Pentomino shows ads.

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