threes

The developers of popular game Threes! have launched a new version of the game that’s free, but supported by ads. The regular ad-free version is still available for $3.49 CAD in the App Store, but this new free version looks to get new players to try out their game, which has been relentlessly cloned (looking...

In a lengthy blog post the developers behind the popular iOS game “Threes!” criticize the idea and the culture behind cloning games. The makers of “Threes” specifically call “2048,” a free Web-based game, a broken clone of their original game. “2048” is only one example of many clones that have been created based off the iOS...

After Flappy Bird was pulled from the App Store many developers started to build clones of the addictive iOS game. The purpose of building the clones, which quickly filled up the App Store’s top charts, was to try and ride the success of the original game. The latest game to be repetitively cloned is “2048,”...

Every now and then a new iOS game comes and takes over the Apple headlines. It’s always hard to distinguish if these games are worthy until you really try them out yourself, especially the paid ones. One of the latest is puzzle game Threes!, which as it turns out is a brilliant game. It’s simple,...