Comparison

Threes! Freeplay vs Gerrymeandering

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Number sliding puzzle
  • Endless challenge
  • Endearing characters
  • Heart-warming soundtrack
  • Complete experience
Features
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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.

About

Gerrymeandering

A districting puzzle game where you draw electoral maps to achieve specific voting outcomes. Navigate hand-built maps and real US state geography to win elections by strategically carving districts. The game offers a clean, tactile drawing experience with provably winnable levels.

Highlights
  • Draw electoral districts on maps
  • Achieve specific voting targets
  • 100 hand-built maps
  • Campaign across 50 US states
  • Tactile touch controls
  • Provably winnable levels
Features
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Gerrymeandering is a districting puzzle about the most quietly powerful move in politics: drawing the lines. Every level hands you a map of colored voters and a target. Carve the map into districts so your side comes out ahead — or, in the trickier puzzles, so the outcome lands exactly where it has to. The votes never change. Only the borders do. Win by meandering. • A hundred hand-built maps — fifty grid puzzles and fifty invented countries — that ramp from "oh, I get it" to "…oh no." • A campaign across all 50 US states, built from real geography and election results — draw the districts, bank House seats, race to 218. • Clean, tactile map-drawing built for touch — drag to claim, two-finger pan, undo freely while you experiment. • Every level is provably winnable. No dead ends, no fake difficulty. • Play a quick puzzle in a minute or lose an afternoon to the campaign. A puzzle game about politics that never tells you how to vote — just shows you how the lines get drawn. Fair is a matter of perspective.

Screenshots

Threes! Freeplay4 screens
Gerrymeandering4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gerrymeandering at 100% against Threes! Freeplay's 54%. Gerrymeandering also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). Threes! Freeplay's advantage is ratings volume (625 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gerrymeandering 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 4, 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 Gerrymeandering's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Threes! Freeplay ships an update every 2 months, Gerrymeandering every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Threes! Freeplay versus Gerrymeandering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrees! FreeplayGerrymeandering
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (625 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings625 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSirvo LLCJames Prince

Customer experience

Threes! Freeplay

All ratings624 ratings
Positive67.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive54.0%
Neutral11.6%
Negative34.4%

Gerrymeandering

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Gerrymeandering

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Threes! Freeplay

No in-app purchases

None

Gerrymeandering

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Threes! Freeplay free?
Threes! Freeplay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gerrymeandering free?
Gerrymeandering is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Threes! Freeplay or Gerrymeandering?
Gerrymeandering is rated higher. Threes! Freeplay averages 3.8 out of 5 from 625 ratings, while Gerrymeandering averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Threes! Freeplay or Gerrymeandering have ads?
Both Threes! Freeplay and Gerrymeandering show ads.
Which is updated more often, Threes! Freeplay or Gerrymeandering?
Threes! Freeplay ships an update every 2 months, and Gerrymeandering every 4 weeks. Most recently, Threes! Freeplay was updated on October 29, 2026 and Gerrymeandering on October 24, 2026.

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