Threes! Freeplay vs Waffling
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.
Waffling
Tilt your phone to guide butter across a waffle, covering every square before it slides off. This casual game features increasingly complex waffle designs and multiple game modes for a fun, offline experience.
- Tilt-only controls
- Casual mode (no timer)
- Butter Rush mode (timed)
- Handcrafted levels
- Offline play
- No ads or tracking
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Who wants hot buttered waffles? Hold your phone flat, then tilt it to slide a pat of butter across a waffle — cover every square before it slides off the edge. Warning: you will get hungry! Easy to learn and hard to put down after that! Each waffle is a new challenge and its shape, its ridges, and its terrain get stranger and more three-dimensional as you go, across three chapters and 48 handcrafted levels (with more coming soon!) • Tilt-only controls — no buttons, no swiping • Casual mode: no timer, take your time • Butter Rush mode: race the melt for bonus stars • 2 chapters, 24 levels (with more on the way!) • Fully offline — no account, no ads, no tracking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Waffling at 100% against Threes! Freeplay's 54%. Waffling also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Threes! Freeplay's advantage is ratings volume (625 vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Waffling holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Threes! Freeplay has 625 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Threes! Freeplay's written reviews are positive against 100% of Waffling's.
Threes! Freeplay ships an update every 2 months, Waffling fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Threes! Freeplay | Waffling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (625 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 625 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sirvo LLC | Christopher Ohren |
Customer experience
Threes! Freeplay
Waffling
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
Waffling
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Threes! Freeplay
No in-app purchases
Waffling
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Threes! Freeplay free?
Is Waffling free?
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