Break vs Guess the Rule
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Break
Engage in a classic logic puzzle where you deduce a secret code within a set number of attempts. Receive hints after each guess to guide your strategy. Compete with friends or challenge yourself with various game modes and difficulty levels.
- Guess the secret code
- Logic and deduction gameplay
- Limited number of tries
- Hints after each guess
- 4 game modes
- 3 difficulty settings
- Game Center integration
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Guess the secret code in this classic game of pure logic and deduction. The goal of the game is to guess the secret code in a limited number of tries following the hints given after each try. You can challenge yourself or your friends on Game Center. • 4 game modes • 3 difficulty settings • Game Center leaderboards and challenges • gorgeous graphics • colorblind support • left-handed support This game is ads supported. If you want an ads free game download the paid version.
Guess the Rule
Test your inductive logic by deciphering secret rules that govern sequences of colored shapes. Collect evidence, make predictions, and guess the rule. Enjoy endless challenges alone or compete with friends in quick sessions.
- Endless rule variety
- Quick play sessions
- Simple interface
- Two difficulty levels
- Pass-and-play multiplayer
- Daily leaderboards
- VoiceOver accessibility
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A square next to a circle? A red triangle on the left? One of each color? There’s a secret rule to determine which sequences of 3 colored shapes are allowed and which are not. Using your powers of inductive logic, you must predict whether each new sequence fits. Collect evidence, adjust your predictions, and guess the rule–it’s a lot like the scientific method! Guess the Rule is easy to learn but difficult to master. Start with simple rules, but if you want to spice things up, try double rules joined by “and” or “or”. You’ll find endless challenges, some of which are absolutely diabolical! Play alone or with friends! Compete for daily high scores, or see who can guess the rule fastest in a pass-and-play match. Features: -Endless variety of possible rules -Quick sessions -Simple 2-button interface -2 levels of difficulty* -Pass and play with up to 4 players* -Daily leaderboards (requires iOS 14) -No ads -Accessible with VoiceOver *A one-time in-app purchase is required to unlock Hard Mode and multiplayer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Break at none against Guess the Rule's 1. Break also leads on ratings volume (156 vs 37). Guess the Rule's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Guess the Rule sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Break asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Break against 4.8 for Guess the Rule. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 156 and 37 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Break's written reviews are positive against 100% of Guess the Rule's.
Break ships an update every 3 months, Guess the Rule every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Break | Guess the Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (156 ratings) | 4.8 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nestor Borgo | James Senter |
Customer experience
Break
Guess the Rule
Bugs and requests
Break
Reported bugs
3 issues- Hints appear in random order
- Hint colors are hard to differentiate
- Difficult to physically press buttons
Requested features
9 requests- Option to turn off repeat colors
- Ability to hold a color in a position
- More game modes (e.g., 8 colors, 6 slots)
- Two-player mode
- Option to leave a space blank
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- Choice on timed mode duration
- Timing for finishing challenges to beat own record
- Option to quit a game early
- Ability to choose color spots without forced order
Guess the Rule
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Break
No in-app purchases
Guess the Rule
- Premium Unlock$2.99
Questions
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