Comparison

TouchTone™ vs Kavel

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

Head to head
About

TouchTone™

Engage in a thrilling decryption experience to uncover suspicious messages and identify potential threats. Solve intricate puzzles to analyze data, track individuals, and contribute to national security. Your efforts directly enhance safety for your family and country.

Highlights
  • Decrypt suspicious messages
  • Solve decryption algorithms
  • Uncover potential plots
  • Identify suspicious individuals
  • Track movements and motives
  • Evaluate threats
Features
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In today's world, it's all on the line. Answer the call. Join your fellow citizens to decrypt suspicious messages and help make our nation safer and stronger! For every puzzle you solve, for every dangerous message you bring to our attention, you make your family and your country that much safer. Solve high-level decryption algorithms through a puzzle-like interface, then uncover potential plots and unmask suspicious individuals. Reach into their past to follow their movements and uncover their motives, track their associations and evaluate the threat. The guilty have nowhere to run. The innocent have nothing to hide.

About

Kavel

This puzzle arcade game combines elements of classic block puzzles and match-3 mechanics. Rotate and drag falling shapes onto a grid to score points, with three distinct modes offering different challenges and pacing.

Highlights
  • Block puzzle and match-3 gameplay
  • Three game modes: Casual, Frenzy, Zen
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Colorblind-friendly design
  • Optimized for all devices
Features
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Kavel is your new crush. A match made in heaven. Be swiped off your feet and let the pieces fall where they may! GAMEPLAY Kavel is an accessible puzzle arcade game. Tetrominos from classic block games and the possibility space of your favorite match-3 obsession make this a fresh new puzzle experience. Rotate and drag the Tetromino to place it onto the puzzle grid. Watch the score rack up and the board adapt. An endless possibility space where you can test your mettle. Attempt for the highest score among your friends or attempt the challenge of the long list of achievements. There's something here for everyone. THREE SEPARATE GAME MODES *CASUAL MODE - Take your time, plan your strategies and execute at your own pace. The next 50 shapes are yours to command. *FRENZY MODE - The pressure is on! The next 90 seconds are a frantic mad dash straight to the top of score mountain. No time to think, only to rise to the challenge. *ZEN MODE - Feeling the stress of the day? Is the weather getting you down? Boring meeting? This is where you zone out. There is no end, no obligations, this is digital bubble wrap. FRESH BUT FAMILIAR Kavel is a game that seems familiar but is in fact a truly unique and fresh experience. New gameplay ideas to challenge you with some of the play elements that you already know. Let yourself be surprised. DESIGNED FOR LONGEVITY Easy to play, hard to master. A layered score system, designed to engage you time after time as you learn the subtleties of storming the leaderboards. ACHIEVEMENTS AND LEADERBOARDS Full integration of achievements and leaderboards. Carefully designed achievements to playfully teach and surprise you. Approaching play from new perspectives. BEAUTIFUL COLOR PALETTES Style Kavel the way you like, all themes are created and perfected for an optimal play experience. Dip your finger in the paint and let's go! PLAYFUL DESIGN Minimal design language for optimal play experience. Instantly take in the board and the shapes for split second decisions. BESPOKE AUDIO A fun and lively audio experience that really pops. With music specially composed for Kavel to support the game's varied modes. OPTIMIZED Runs smoothly on every device. COLORBLIND-FRIENDLY The game does not rely on color and is playable with any form of color blindness. Further includes a colorpalette optimised for any form of color blindness.

Screenshots

TouchTone™4 screens
Kavel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kavel at 100% against TouchTone™'s 52%. Kavel also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). TouchTone™'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (87 vs 24). On ads, in-app purchases 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

TouchTone™ costs $2.99 and Kavel $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kavel holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of TouchTone™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Kavel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TouchTone™ ships an update every 2 days, Kavel every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TouchTone™ versus Kavel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchTone™Kavel
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.4 (87 ratings)4.9 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings87 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB98 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperaeiowuJerry Verhoeven

Customer experience

TouchTone™

All ratings87 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral12.5%
Negative35.4%

Kavel

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TouchTone™

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Levels not loading / black screen
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Lost progress / reset to tutorial
  • App unresponsive
  • Aspect ratio issues
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  • Tutorial puzzle not loading
  • Game not working on iOS 12
  • Resetting progress when switching apps

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more puzzle variety
  • Include in-game hints or help
  • Translate the game into other languages
  • Allow background audio playback
  • Revisit bonus levels
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  • Add more story elements or twists
  • Improve story integration with puzzles

Kavel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TouchTone™

No in-app purchases

None

Kavel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TouchTone™ free?
TouchTone™ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kavel free?
Kavel costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TouchTone™ or Kavel?
Kavel is rated higher. TouchTone™ averages 3.4 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while Kavel averages 4.9 from 24 ratings.
Do TouchTone™ or Kavel have ads?
Neither TouchTone™ nor Kavel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TouchTone™ or Kavel?
TouchTone™ ships an update every 2 days, and Kavel every 3 weeks. Most recently, TouchTone™ was updated on August 17, 2026 and Kavel on September 23, 2026.

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