Comparison

4D Maze vs ctstris

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

Head to head
About

4D Maze

Navigate intricate mazes by sliding a marker through interconnected pathways. The game visualizes three dimensions normally and uses color to represent the fourth, offering a unique spatial puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Four-dimensional maze navigation
  • Color-coded fourth dimension
  • Intuitive slider controls
  • Unique spatial puzzle mechanics
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Drag the slider to the goal, following tubes that snake around in four dimensions. 4D Maze draws the first three dimensions in the usual way, while using color to represent the fourth dimension.

About

ctstris

Features
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● beats ▲. ▲ beats ■. ■ beats ●. That's the only rule — and now it's a falling-block puzzle. ■ BEAT IT TO BREAK IT When your piece beats every block it lands on, it smashes them all and keeps drilling down. One tie or loss underneath and it stops right there. ■ CHAIN COMBOS Every crush in a row multiplies your score: ×2, ×3 and beyond. The landing preview shows exactly how deep you'll drill and which blocks will break. ■ EVOLVE One button turns your piece into the shape that beats it. You get half a second after touchdown to flip the matchup. ■ CLEAR LINES, SCORE A CTSTRIS! Fill a row to clear it. Clear four at once for a CTSTRIS! Lines and crushes both push you to the next level. ■ PRESSURE FROM BELOW Every few pieces, a new row of garbage rises from the bottom. The higher your level, the faster it gets. • 7 pieces, 3 shapes • Play with buttons or swipes • Haptic feedback and punchy crush effects • Best score tracking • No ads, no data collected

Screenshots

4D Maze4 screens
ctstris4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 4D Maze at every 7 months against ctstris's every 17 months. ctstris's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

4D Maze ships an update every 7 months, ctstris every 17 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
4D Maze versus ctstris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter4D Mazectstris
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff WeeksSungjun Kim

In-app purchases

None

4D Maze

No in-app purchases

None

ctstris

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 4D Maze free?
4D Maze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ctstris free?
ctstris is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 4D Maze or ctstris have ads?
Neither 4D Maze nor ctstris shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 4D Maze or ctstris?
4D Maze ships an update every 7 months, and ctstris every 17 months. Most recently, 4D Maze was updated on October 24, 2026 and ctstris on October 24, 2026.

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