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      Jon Mundy
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      Trips – the travel blog app from Lonely PlanetTripsThe travel blog app from Lonely Planet

      Andy Price
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      Vellum – a curated, artistic selection of wallpapersVellumA curated, artistic selection of wallpapers

      Andy Price
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      May 31, 2020
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      The Room: Old Sins – lavishly tactile locked box puzzlerThe Room: Old SinsLavishly tactile locked box puzzler

      Jon Mundy
      May 13, 2020
    • 4.0

      Vía – a pretty, peaceful puzzlerVíaA pretty, peaceful puzzler

      Jon Mundy
      May 4, 2020
    • 3.0

      Gestures – a fast-paced arcade tapperGesturesA fast-paced arcade tapper

      Andy Price
      April 21, 2020
    • 3.5

      Neonimo – real-time Tetris-inspired strategyNeonimo Teal-time Tetris-inspired strategy

      Joe White
      April 20, 2020
    • 4.5

      Yankai’s Peak – a tactile puzzler that does things differentlyYankai's PeakTactile puzzler that does things differently

      Jon Mundy
      April 14, 2020
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      May 27, 2020

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      May 27, 2020

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4.5

The Room: Old Sins – lavishly tactile locked box puzzlerThe Room: Old SinsLavishly tactile locked box puzzler

Jon Mundy
May 13, 2020
Games, Puzzle
Developer: Fireproof Games Price: $5/£5 Size: 1.1 GB Version: 1.0.3 Platform: iPhone & iPad Get The Room 4...
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4.0

Vía – a pretty, peaceful puzzlerVíaA pretty, peaceful puzzler

Jon Mundy
May 4, 2020
Games, Puzzle
Price: Free to download IAP: $1/£1 full unlock Size: 76.1MB Version: 1.2.1 Developer: Tortuga Xel Studio Vía While...
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4.0

SiNKR 2 – a puzzler that sinks its hooks inSiNKR 2A puzzler that sinks its hooks in

Jon Mundy
June 27, 2019
Games, Puzzle
Developer: Wahler Digital LLC Price: $2/£2 Size: 158MB Version: 1.0.29 Platform: iPhone & iPad Sinkr 2 Ridiculous Fishing...
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4.5

The Gardens Between – Dreamy time-manipulation puzzlerThe Gardens BetweenDreamy time-manipulation puzzler

Jon Mundy
June 6, 2019
Games, Puzzle
Developer: The Voxel Agents Price: $5/£5 Size: 747.4MB Version: 1.01 Platform: iPhone & iPad Gardens Between There are...
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3.0

Lifty! – a cute puzzler stuck on the middle floorLifty!A cute puzzler stuck on the middle floor

Jon Mundy
May 11, 2019
Games, Puzzle
Developer: Major Frank Pty Ltd Price: Free Size: 314 MB Version: 1.1.3 Platform: iPhone & iPad Lifty! Lifty...
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4.0

Review: CHUCHEL – beautifully random cartoon puzzlerCHUCHELBeautiful random cartoon puzzler

Jon Mundy
December 30, 2018
Games, Puzzle
Developer: Amanita Design Price: $5/£5 Size: 759 MB Version: 1.0.1 Platform: iPhone & iPad Get CHUCHEL Two daft...
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4.5

Review: Evergarden – a puzzler that’s filled with wonderEvergreenA puzzler that's filled with wonder

Jon Mundy
September 16, 2018
Games, Puzzle
Developer: Flippfly Price: $5/£5 Size: 156 MB Version: 1.0 Platform: iPhone & iPad Get Evergarden Update! There have...
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5.0

Review: The Birdcage – AR puzzling at its finestThe Birdcage AR puzzling at its finest

Joe White
August 2, 2018
AR Games, Games, Puzzle
The Birdcage is one of the best AR games out there. ...
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4.5

Review: Vandals – A familiar but artful turn-based puzzlerVandalsFamiliar but artful turn-based puzzler

Jon Mundy
May 14, 2018
Games, Puzzle
Developer: ARTE Experience Price: $4/£4 Size: 336 MB Version: 1.11 Platform: iPhone & iPad Get Vandals Update! Aside...
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4.0

Review: Umiro – A puzzler that’s all about memoryUmiroA puzzler that's all about memory

Jon Mundy
April 29, 2018
Games, Puzzle
Developer: Diceroll Studios Price: $3/£3 Size: 386 MB Version: 1.015 Platform: iPhone & iPad Get Umiro Huey and...
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4.0

Review: Dissembler – Match three with a tough twistDissemblerMatch three with a tough twist

Jon Mundy
March 21, 2018
Games, Puzzle
Developer: Ian MacLarty Price: $3/£3 Size: 30.4MB Version: 1.0.20 Platform: iPhone & iPad Get Dissembler Update! Ian MacLarty...
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4.0

Review: Bring You Home – cute, random puzzlerBring You HomeCute, random puzzler

Jon Mundy
March 4, 2018
Games, Puzzle
Developer: Alike Studio Price: $2.99/£2.99 Size: 791.4MB Version: 1.0.1 Platform: iPhone & iPad Get Bring You Home Update!...
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4.0

Review: Bridge Constructor Portal – Solid physics puzzler mash-upBridge Constructor PortalSolid physics puzzler mash-up

Jon Mundy
January 19, 2018
Games, Puzzle
Developer: ClockStone Games Price: $4.99/£4.99 Size: 157MB Version: 1.1 Platform: iPhone & iPad Bridge Constructor Portal Bridge...
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5.0

Review: The Witness – a stunning open world puzzlerThe WitnessA stunning open world puzzler

Jon Mundy
October 28, 2017
Games, Puzzle
Developer: Thekla Price: $9.99/£9.99 Size: 2.33GB Version: 1.3 Platform: iPhone & iPad Get The Witness Update! The Witness...
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4.5

Review: Piece Out – take a break with this relaxing puzzlerReview: Piece OutTake a break with this relaxing puzzler

Joe White
September 29, 2017
Games, Puzzle
Piece Out is a fun puzzler that's relaxing to play. It would be a great addition to your...
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4.5

Review: Love You To Bits – a smart puzzler with heartLove You To BitsA smart puzzler with heart

Tom Rolfe
March 9, 2016
Action & Adventure, Games, Puzzle, Reviews
A sweet, inventive point-and-click puzzler. In space. Price: $3.99/£2.99 Version: 1.0.1 Size: 191 MB Platform: iPhone and...
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4.8

Review: Progress to 100 – one of the smartest iPhone games we’ve ever seenReview: Progress to 100One of the smartest iPhone games

Joe White
January 5, 2016
Games, Puzzle, Reviews
Progress to 100 brings a smart, new approach to the genre of iPhone puzzler, and it's an app...
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4.0

Review: Gunbrick: Keep on rollin’ to victory in Nitrome’s latest gameGunbrick reviewPuzzle-platformer

Joe White
January 29, 2015
Games, Platform, Puzzle, Reviews
Nitrome's Gunbrick is a puzzle-platformer with a difference. ...
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Monument Valley: iOS game to get more levels in downloadable packMonument Valley Expands8 New chapters coming

Mike Hayward
November 11, 2014
News
Monument Valley, the massively successful puzzle game, is set to get 8 new chapters in the form of...
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4.0Overall Score

The Bearded Hero Review: Difficult, yet intriguing puzzlerThe Bearded HeroReviewed: intriguing indie puzzler

Gareth Main
July 15, 2014
Games, Puzzle, Reviews
A delightfully tricky little puzzle game that merges originality with the comfort of familiarity....
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    Disney+ – stream all the classics, plus moreDisney+Stream all the classics, plus more

    Andy Price
    April 15, 2020
  • 4.0

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    Craig Grannell
    April 12, 2020

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    Andy Price
    April 9, 2020
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    Get aCC-e55 – revolving room escape gameGet aCC_e55Room escape puzzle

    Andy Price
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    Moleskine Journey – A new planner and trackerMoleskine JourneyA new planner and tracker

    Andy Price
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  • 4.5

    Fantastical 3 – upgrade for popular calendar appFantastical 3Upgrade to popular calendar app

    Andy Price
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    Unibox – a Messages-like approach to emailUniboxA Messages-like approach to email

    Andy Price
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    Tom Rolfe
    January 26, 2020
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    Simulacra 2 – solve a mystery on a found phoneSimulacra 2Solve a mystery on a found phone

    Andy Price
    January 13, 2020
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    Priime – powerful editing tools and filtersPriimePowerful editing tools and filters

    Andy Price
    January 4, 2020
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    Freedom – block distracting content on your deviceFreedomBlock distracting content on your device

    Andy Price
    December 27, 2019
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    A Case of Distrust – detective noir puzzlerA Case of DistrustDetective noir puzzler

    Andy Price
    December 15, 2019
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    EōN by Jean-Michel Jarre – endless, never-the-same musicEōN by Jean-Michel JarreEndless never-the-same music

    Craig Grannell
    December 7, 2019
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    Graphite by Becasso – create bespoke photo artGraphite by BecassoCreate bespoke photo art

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    Gradient Photo – popular editor with celebrity likeness toolGradient PhotoPopular editor with celebrity likeness tool

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