Comparison

Codename vs Puzzlin

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

Head to head
About

Codename

Features
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Have fun feeding this ever hungry hedgehog! Touch the screen to let the hedgehog know where to go, or swipe down to make the hedgehog curl into a spiky ball!

About

Puzzlin

This game offers thousands of grid-based puzzles with simple drag-and-drop mechanics. Enjoy daily challenges, endless random modes, and customizable themes. Play at your own pace with no timers or pressure.

Highlights
  • Thousands of levels
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • Endless random puzzle modes
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable themes and piece shapes
  • Game Center achievements
  • Cross-device iCloud sync (PRO)
Features
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Thousands of puzzles. Four daily challenges. Endless random modes. Puzzlin is the beautifully crafted grid puzzle game where you rotate, flip, and fit missing pieces to complete each board — from relaxing single-piece warmups to mind-bending 11-piece challenges. THOUSANDS OF LEVELS Work through progressively harder tiers, from relaxing single-piece puzzles to seriously tricky multi-piece challenges. Each level is a unique puzzle with one perfect solution. RANDOM PUZZLE CHALLENGES Finished the main levels? Generate endless random puzzles at your chosen difficulty. Every puzzle is unique — you'll never run out of challenges. DAILY CHALLENGES Four new puzzles every day across four difficulties. Compete on global leaderboards and track your streaks. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add small, medium, or large widgets to your Home Screen to track Daily Challenge progress and stats at a glance. SIMPLE, SATISFYING GAMEPLAY Drag and drop pieces from the tray onto the board. Rotate and flip pieces to find the right fit. No timers, no pressure — solve at your own pace. CUSTOMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE Choose from multiple color themes and piece shapes to make the game your own. Play with classic squares, circles, hexagons, or diamonds. (PRO feature) GAME CENTER ACHIEVEMENTS Earn 24 achievements as you master each tier and complete milestones. Track your progress and compare with friends. HINTS WHEN YOU'RE STUCK Use hints to reveal where the next piece goes. Perfect for when a puzzle has you stumped. PLAY ANYWHERE Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV — one of the few puzzle games with full Apple TV support. Your progress syncs across all your devices with iCloud (PRO feature). ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE Full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, reduced motion, dark interface, and color-independent design. Puzzlin Pro unlocks all released levels, ad-free random puzzle challenges, appearance customization, one handed mode, assist mode, all levels on macOS and tvOS, and the ability to reset a level mid play through. There's also an option to remove ads between levels (iOS and iPadOS). Download Puzzlin free today and start solving!

Screenshots

Codename1 screens
Puzzlin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Codename at none against Puzzlin's 6. Codename also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 17.0). Puzzlin's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price 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. Puzzlin sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Codename asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codename ships an update every 4 months, Puzzlin every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Codename versus Puzzlin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodenamePuzzlin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (7 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryurai.clgames thirteenOne, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Codename

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Puzzlin

One-time6
  • 3 Hints$0.99
  • 8 Hints$1.99
  • 13 Hints$2.99
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  • Upgrade to Pro$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Puzzlin Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Codename free?
Codename is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puzzlin free?
Puzzlin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Codename or Puzzlin have ads?
Puzzlin shows ads; Codename does not.
Which is updated more often, Codename or Puzzlin?
Codename ships an update every 4 months, and Puzzlin every 5 weeks. Most recently, Codename was updated on October 26, 2026 and Puzzlin on October 24, 2026.

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