Here’s a list of the best puzzle apps foriPhoneandiPadto help you out.
These games are available for theiOS platform.
Check individual app requirements to double-check they are compatible with your rig.
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Best Tetris Tribute: 1010!
Enjoyable, slightly less frantic pace than Tetris.
Simple and appealing design.
Must pay to remove ads.
Shares data about you with advertisers.
Tetrisis undoubtedly themost popular puzzle video game of all time.
A less panicked game than its loose inspiration,1010!challenges players to positionTetris-style shapes in a 10x10 grid.
Most Visually Stunning: Monument Valley 1 & 2
Beautiful game visuals.
Expansions to continue gameplay.
Challenging and surprising puzzles.
Storyline is simple and not very deep.
Fireproof Games
Sequel is an incremental improvement over the original.
This Escher-inspired puzzle tells the story of Ida, a princess in a world of impossible geometry.
Monument Valleyis a thing of beauty that tells its story without words.
Best Card Game for iOS: Pair Solitaire
Simple gameplay, but requires strategy.
Free (with in-game purchases).
Ad volume can be loud.
Warner Bros.
So if you have two hearts, you only remove the one you touch.
If you have two kings, it’s the same story.
Most Zen Puzzle App: Prune
Visually gorgeous.
Sync games between devices to continue play.
Later levels are more action oriented.
Making fine changes can be hard on small screens.
Are you looking for an experience that somehow manages to balance tranquility with progressive difficulty?
If so,Pruneis the tree-trimming puzzle that will help you find bliss.
Most Atmospheric Puzzler: The Room (Series)
Fireproof Games
Very atmospheric with great music.
2D Boy
Intuitive but challenging gameplay and puzzles.
Story is secondary to the game.
Controls can be tedious.
If you like the first one, then you’ll definitely enjoy the sequels.
Best Memory Game for iOS: Rules!
Clever and engaging memory game.
Great visual design and quality.
Memory intensive gameplay may not be enjoyable for some.
Time limits are frustrating.
Rules!is a game about following the rules.
You must follow allthe rules in the order you received them, only in reverse.
If it’s starting to sound complicated, that’s because it is.
Rules!tests your memory and reflexes in a way no other app does.
Challenge Your Imagination: Scribblenauts Remix
Good vocabulary building game for kids.
Word Pass in-app purchase expands puzzles to 140.
Clues help when you’re stuck.
Combines content from previous two games.
In-app purchases required to expand the game and add avatars.
Outside-the-box thinking can make puzzles too easy.
What do imagination-based puzzles look like?
Imagine it’s crucial that you get a star down from a tree.
If you might think it, and you might bang out it,Scribblenauts Remixcan make it come true.
Fun With Numbers and Math: Threes!
Smart and fun math game.
Easy to pick up and play in short spurts.
Ads for merchandise between games is disruptive.
Only one game mode.
If two identical numbers are squished together, they create the sum of those two numbers.
Most Thought-provoking: Touchtone
Interesting story with twists and surprises.
Not much help if you’re stuck.
Getting stuck interrupts the narrative.
Problematic and off-putting story elements.
TouchToneproves that a game can provide a challenging puzzle and a riveting social message.
It presents you with wiggly lines that need to connect to like-colored nodes.
World of Goo
Fun and creative art design.
Multiplayer gameplay is not compelling.
Recent update didn’t add new content.
These structures are needed to help rescue other goo that are stranded just out of reach.
