ki vs sugar (game)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ki
Test your timing and reflexes in this challenging arcade game. Tap the screen precisely at each turn to navigate increasingly difficult levels. Compete for high scores and earn medals.
- Precise tap-based controls
- Progressively challenging levels
- Leaderboard and medal system
- 100 unique levels
- Replay passed levels
- Skip difficult levels
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ki - 10th in "focus" (aa, uu, ff, au, rr, ao, rl, sp, th, ki, ci, sn, lo, ba, ov, sh, fi, do, ru & ti) Tap to make each turn, timing is key. Simply, tap as close to each turn as you can - see what happens. The further away, the worse. Get through as many turns as you can by tapping as close as you can before each kink. Each level gets more and more demanding, but the dynamic stays simple - just tap, anywhere on the screen. You can also top the leaderboard and earn medals! (bronze, silver and gold). There's 100 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 100 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
sugar (game)
Draw lines on your screen to guide falling sugar into cups. Enjoy a calming puzzle experience with visually satisfying sugar particles. This game offers a fresh, free puzzle challenge.
- Draw to direct sugar
- Soothing particle physics
- Relaxing puzzle gameplay
- Free puzzle experience
- Creator of color puzzle series
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Draw on the screen to direct sugar into the cups. Experience the soothing puzzling with sugar particles trickling across the screen. A relaxing puzzle game from the creator of the color puzzle series and the "sugar, sugar" games. It was time for a brand new free sugar puzzle experience so I hope you'll enjoy this! @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: sugar (game) at 82% against ki's 26%. sugar (game) also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). ki's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. ki sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and sugar (game) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
sugar (game) holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: sugar (game) has 410 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of ki's written reviews are positive against 82% of sugar (game)'s.
ki ships an update every 4 months, sugar (game) monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ki | sugar (game) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (30 ratings) | 4.3 (410 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.6% of reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 410 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | General Adaptive Apps Pty Ltd | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
ki
sugar (game)
User reviews
ki
From 30 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay
- 💡 Innovative concept with unique mechanics
- 🧠 Tests reflexes and patience effectively
- 🔥 Fun once mechanics are understood
- ⭐ Challenging difficulty appeals to some players
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- ❌ Unclear instructions and poor onboarding
- ⚡ Inconsistent ball speed mechanics
- 😤 Extremely difficult difficulty curve
- 🔴 Tutorial overlay blocks gameplay
sugar (game)
From 410 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Challenging but not frustrating
- 🚀 Satisfying and well thought out
- 🚀 Addictive and fun
- 🚀 Simple yet clever
- 🚀 Nostalgic and classic
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches or bugs
- 🔍 Difficult levels without ability to skip
- 📺 Frequent unskippable ads
- 🎨 Lack of colorblind accessibility
- 🎨 Unsatisfying visuals or art style
Bugs and requests
ki
Reported bugs
9 issues- Tutorial instruction box stays on screen blocking gameplay
- Game crashes frequently during play
- Ball moves erratically sideways off the line
- Fails occur while ball is still moving
- Level 1 unplayable due to tutorial overlay
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- Ball speed is unpredictable and inconsistent
- Game fails immediately after tutorial disappears
- Ball gets stuck or moves too slowly to confirm movement
- Turns happen automatically without player input
Requested features
6 requests- Clear and detailed gameplay instructions
- Consistent and predictable speed mechanics
- Better tutorial system that doesn't block gameplay
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Clearer visual feedback for turns
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- Fix overlapping path visibility issues
sugar (game)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not progressing after completion
- Sugar disappearing or not registering correctly
- Restart button accidentally pressed instead of gravity switch
Requested features
6 requests- Undo/reset option per level
- Ability to skip difficult levels
- Colorblind mode or options
- More levels and content updates
- Landscape mode support on tablets
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- Customization options
In-app purchases
ki
- Skip Level$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock All Levels$3.99
sugar (game)
- premium unlock$2.99
