Threes! Freeplay vs Widgle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Threes! Freeplay
This is a simple yet challenging number-sliding puzzle game. Combine numbers to reach higher scores and grow your mind. It offers an endless challenge with endearing characters and a heartwarming soundtrack.
- Number sliding puzzle
- Endless challenge
- Endearing characters
- Heart-warming soundtrack
- Complete experience
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Threes is a tiny puzzle that grows on you. This is the ad-supported version. ³ Apple Game of the Year 2014!! ³ Apple Design Award 2014 Winner ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ “You might as well delete Candy Crush Saga now.” ~ Pocket Gamer “It's surprisingly adorable, for a game starring numbers.” ~ Joystiq “It’s the kind of game that embosses the rules on your brain within 30 seconds, but then compels you to spend the next two hours playing.” ~ Pocket Tactics ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Explore our little game’s deep challenge and grow your mind beyond imagination. Optimized for iOS8 and human brains. Universal app for iPhone and iPads. ³ Endless challenge from one simple game mode ³ An endearing cast of characters ³ A heart-warming soundtrack ³ No IAP - Threes is a complete experience the moment you download it Honorably mentioned for Excellence in Design by the Independent Games Festival. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ From the makers of PUZZLEJUICE: ³ Designed by Asher Vollmer ³ Illustrated by Greg Wohlwend (Ridiculous Fishing, Hundreds) ³ Scored by Jimmy Hinson (Black Ops 2, Mass Effect 2) ³ Optimized by Hidden Variable (Bag It!, Tic Tactics) ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Threes grows with you and you’ll grow with Threes.
Widgle
Enjoy interactive puzzle games directly within your home screen widgets. These bite-sized games offer quick bursts of fun and restart daily with a fresh challenge. Customize puzzle backgrounds with your own photos to reveal them as you solve.
- Play games in home screen widgets
- Daily fresh puzzles
- Customize puzzle backgrounds with photos
- Tile Slide puzzle
- Lights On puzzle
- Maze Master puzzle
- Match Up puzzle
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Play interactive puzzle games directly inside widgets on your home screen! Get a bite-size dose of gameplay whenever you need it, and a quick burst of fun to help get through a hectic day. Puzzles restart automatically every morning so you’ll start each day with a fresh puzzle to solve. CUSTOMIZE YOUR PUZZLES Customize the puzzle backgrounds with your own photos or images. Solve the puzzle to reveal the photo! Use your favorite photos, or any image that matches your home screen aesthetic. SEVERAL PUZZLES TO CHOOSE FROM Choose from several classic puzzles: • Tile Slide - slide the tiles into the correct order • Lights On - toggle the squares until they are all revealed • Maze Master - navigate the maze to reach your goal • Match Up - find all the pairs of objects COMPLETELY FREE TO PLAY All the puzzles in Widgle are completely free to play! Photo customization can be unlocked with a one-time in app purchase. Privacy Policy: https://widgle.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
Threes! Freeplay and Widgle both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Widgle's written reviews are positive against 54% of Threes! Freeplay's. Widgle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). Threes! Freeplay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (624 vs 4). On price, rating 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. Widgle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Threes! Freeplay asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Threes! Freeplay against 3.8 for Widgle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Threes! Freeplay has 624 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Threes! Freeplay's written reviews are positive against 100% of Widgle's.
Threes! Freeplay ships an update every 2 months, Widgle every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Threes! Freeplay | Widgle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (624 ratings) | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 624 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sirvo LLC | Kabuki Vision, LLC |
Customer experience
Threes! Freeplay
Widgle
Bugs and requests
Threes! Freeplay
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads not properly crediting free plays
- Freezing or crashing when watching ads
Requested features
4 requests- Offline play mode
- Ability to disable background music
- More levels or difficulty modes
- Multiplayer or social features
Widgle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Threes! Freeplay
No in-app purchases
Widgle
- Unlock custom photos$1.99
