Comparison

ao vs Packed!?

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

Head to head
About

ao

Engage in a puzzle game with expanding and contracting circles. Solve over 200 levels with unique challenges and surprises. Compete for medals and leaderboards, or skip tricky levels.

Highlights
  • Expanding and contracting circles
  • 200 levels with unique challenges
  • Leaderboard and medals
  • Level skipping and unlocking
  • Replay passed levels
Features
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ao - 6th in "focus" (aa, uu, ff, au, rr, ao, rl, sp, th, ki, ci, sn, lo, ba, ov, sh, fi, do, ru & ti) Expanding and contracting circle. Different radiuses. Just like other apps in our series, the more you get into each level, the more it changes. There are theoretically infinite ways you can complete each, it makes for great fun. You can also top the leaderboard and earn medals! (bronze, silver and gold). There's 200 levels to solve right now, intertwined with all sorts of tweaks and surprises. You can also go back and replay any level you've already passed, at any time (Choose Level). If you're stuck on a really tricky level, skip it! (Tap Skip on the Fail Screen) If you can't wait, unlock all 200 levels and replay at your own pace! (Choose Level > Unlock All Levels) Thanks for all your support, I hope you're enjoying the "focus" series thus far. Handmade in Australia, General Adaptive Terms: generaladaptive.com/terms-privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Packed!?

Guide two characters through increasingly challenging box-pushing puzzles to escape a depot. Solve each level with minimal moves and time, utilizing unique mechanics introduced in each world. The game features simple, visual-only controls and 120 handcrafted levels.

Highlights
  • 120 challenging puzzle levels
  • Move count and time-based rating system
  • Unique mechanics per world
  • Simple, visual-only controls
  • No in-game text
Features
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Packed!? is an extremely difficult puzzle game which has you guiding two punctual little friends on their journey to escape the depot one box at a time. Each box offers a fun, increasingly challenging puzzle to solve in as few moves as possible, as you push, slide and outsmart obstacles that stand between our friends and their path to freedom. They’re great listeners and will follow your direction in unison - for better or worse… GAME FEATURES * 120 carefully crafted levels of increasingly difficult puzzles. * Rating system based on move count and elapsed time. * A unique mechanic for each world you unlock. * Simple controls. * No text. All communication is conveyed through visuals. * No ads

Screenshots

ao3 screens
Packed!?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Packed!? at 4.6 against ao's 3.3. Packed!? also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. ao sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Packed!? sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Packed!? holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 153 and 106 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of ao's written reviews are positive against 64% of Packed!?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ao ships an update every 2 months, Packed!? every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ao versus Packed!?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraoPacked!?
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (153 ratings)4.6 (106 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.3% of reviews64.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings153 — better106
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB358 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeneral Adaptive Apps Pty LtdShortbread Games Pty Ltd

Customer experience

ao

All ratings153 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive47.3%
Neutral13.5%
Negative39.2%

Packed!?

All ratings53 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative24.0%

User reviews

ao

From 153 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple yet challenging
  • 🎶 Good background music
  • ✨ Minimalist design
  • 💯 Highly recommended

Room to improve

  • ❓ Confusing gameplay
  • 😩 Frustrating difficulty
  • 👎 Repetitive gameplay
  • 💸 Unfair monetization
  • 😵 Overwhelming ads

Packed!?

From 106 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fun and enjoyable gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging puzzles
  • 💡 Innovative business model (no ads, pay for full game)
  • 🧠 Stimulating and requires critical thinking
  • 🎨 Charming and cute art design

Room to improve

  • 👎 Auto-slide mechanic is annoying
  • 👎 Controls are unresponsive and laggy
  • 👎 Swipe moves across the whole board
  • 👎 Unnecessary difficulty due to controls
  • 👎 Finger pointing control is horrible

Bugs and requests

ao

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game doesn't work
  • App freezes
  • Level 1 fails
  • Dots don't rotate
  • Automatic fail
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  • Glitching
  • Coding error

Requested features

5 requests
  • Clearer instructions on how to play
  • Make levels less impossible
  • Fix the huge dot problem
  • Add numbers on the balls
  • More original game concepts

Packed!?

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Auto slide is too annoying
  • Controls are absolutely unresponsive
  • Ridiculous lag in responsiveness
  • Not enough time to change directions with auto slide
  • Stuck and unable to unlock new levels
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  • Finger pointing is horrible to use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more puzzles/levels
  • Make controls more reactive
  • Allow movement one square at a time
  • Fix unresponsive controls
  • Improve responsiveness of controls

In-app purchases

8 purchases

ao

Subscriptions2
  • ao Legend, monthly$1.991 Month
  • ao Legend, yearly$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Skip Level$0.99
  • Skip 3 levels$1.29
  • Remove All Ads$1.99
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  • Skip 5 levels$1.99
  • Unlock All Levels$3.99
  • Unlock all + remove ads$10.99
6 purchases

Packed!?

One-time6
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • 15 Hints$1.99
  • Full Game$2.99
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  • 30 Hints$2.99
  • 50 Hints$2.99
  • 100 Hints$3.99

Questions

Is ao free?
ao is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Packed!? free?
Packed!? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ao or Packed!??
Packed!? is rated higher. ao averages 3.3 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while Packed!? averages 4.6 from 106 ratings.
Do ao or Packed!? have ads?
ao shows ads; Packed!? does not.
Which is updated more often, ao or Packed!??
ao ships an update every 2 months, and Packed!? every 9 days. Most recently, ao was updated on November 6, 2026 and Packed!? on November 12, 2026.

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