five equal vs Powder Penguin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
five equal
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Five Equal is an addictive strategy puzzle game for everyone who loves numbers and logical thinking. Every move matters as you plan ahead and build the highest possible score. Your objective is to create five identical numbers on one of the four edges of the 5×5 board. How to play: • Move a number (1, 2 or 3) from the inner board to one of the four edges. • If a number is already there, both values are added together (up to 12). • Create rows of five identical numbers to score points. • Earn bonus points for every empty edge when scoring. • Your six best scores are automatically entered into the international leaderboard. Features: • Easy and intuitive controls • Deep strategic gameplay • Global online leaderboard • Smooth animations and clean design • Sound can be enabled or disabled • Perfect for short breaks or long gaming sessions Challenge yourself, improve your strategy and compete with players from around the world. How high can you score?
Powder Penguin
Engage in a charming puzzle adventure where you help Riz clear snow across hundreds of levels. Create and share your own challenging levels or compete with friends and players worldwide.
- 800+ levels to solve
- Level builder for custom levels
- Share and play community levels
- Online multiplayer and friend challenges
- Unlockable unique objects
- Offline level saving
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Help Riz clear the snow, so he can relax! Solve all 800 levels or unlock the Level Builder and create your own! Choose your version of fun with Powder Penguin! - 800 Levels to Solve - 30 Unique Objects to Unlock - Build and Share your Own Levels - Play Against the Best Players Online - Challenge Individual Friends - More Levels and Objects Coming Soon Do you hate it when your favorite game ends too soon? Well, listen up friends. Powder Penguin is here to offer you endless playability. With 800 levels to solve (and 200 more coming before the end of 2021), you're unlikely to ever reach the end. However, if you're one of the few that does, the Level Builder and Online Modes will make sure you never get bored. With Powder Penguin's Level Builder, you can design and build your own custom levels. Then, you can upload your creations for the world to discover and play! See if you can stump everyone. Or see if you can solve the community's best levels. Not interested in sharing your levels with everyone? We respect that. You can also privately send your creations to individual friends! Track your head-to-head stats and see who's the better player. Too shy for even that? You little rascal. We get it. You can always keep your levels saved locally, for only you to admire. The gaming community is full of different personalities. Some enjoy an individualized experience, while others enjoy connecting with a community. Some prefer solving, while others prefer creating. With Powder Penguin, we strive to offer the best of all worlds and let you decide what to do. Discover endless puzzle fun today with Powder Penguin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: five equal at none against Powder Penguin's 6. Powder Penguin's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Powder Penguin sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. five equal asks for nothing beyond the download.
five equal ships an update every 5 months, Powder Penguin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | five equal | Powder Penguin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Gerhard Lentschik | Pizza Soup LLC |
In-app purchases
five equal
No in-app purchases
Powder Penguin
- 4 Coins$0.99
- 9 Coins$1.99
- 14 Coins$2.99
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- 25 Coins$4.99
- 55 Coins$9.99
- 125 Coins$19.99









