Last updated on January 15th, 2026 at 08:06 am
LYNE – Puzzle Game Review
LYNE is a Puzzle/Board game from Thomas Bowker, first launched in 2nd January 2014.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 133+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes LYNE Stand Out
Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul.
Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE.
"I highly recommend grabbing LYNE in the App Store if you’re a fan of relaxing puzzle games for your iOS device." – AppAdvice, 5/5
"LYNE offers a brilliant dose of puzzling fun." – AppSpy, 5/5
"Lyne is a slick, contemplative puzzler that you'd be a fool to miss" – PocketGamer, 9/10
"Great design, both from an aesthetic standpoint and also regarding its difficulty curve." – MacLife, 4/5
"LYNE is a game worth checking out." – 148Apps, 4/5
Features
- Hundreds of pre-built puzzles
- An infinite number of procedurally-generated puzzles, released daily
- No in-app purchases. No ads.
- Slick, intuitive interface
- Soothing dynamic audio
- Unlockable colour palettes
Accolades
- Finalist at IndieCade 2014
- Best Puzzle Game, Tabby Awards 2014
- Finalist for Audio Design at Freeplay 2013
- Honorable Mention for Design at Freeplay 2013
“The whole thing is a gentle puzzle game that’s thoroughly enjoyable, which is rare because the majority of puzzle games frustrate the hell out of me.” – IndieStatik.com
“From the get go, LYNE exudes a very zen feel. The ambiance is calming, the layout simple and clean. … if you're in it for the challenge to your brain, dim the lights, find a quiet place, and get to solving.” – JayIsGames.com
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, LYNE is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 31st October 2025
Recent improvements include:
This update fixes some bugs.
Download & Availability
LYNE is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Please bring back the old format where there were 25-50 puzzles per day( and 75 on weekends) – the new format has too few puzzles and isnt challenging enough. Also we agree with a previous review that the screen format is too small and needs to be bigger especially for those of us who play on our phonesotherwise still our favorite game and well worth the price we paid for it years ago! Update 11/3: appreciate the new larger screen formatthank you! Update 11/9: After another week of the new puzzle format, Im still not liking the decreased number of puzzlesdoesnt feel challenging enoughcant zone out and relax our mind when there are only 4-20 (not always challenging) puzzles to solve.
Ive played this game for we dont know how many years and would have always given it 5 stars until this tenth anniversary update. We only play the demanding puzzles and was greatly disappointed to see that there are now fewer puzzles per day. There always used to be 25 puzzles per level and then there were 16. Now today there were 8?! Why have the number of puzzles decreased? We understand if its effort to make new ones but certainly some could be recycled from the past – whos going to remember? Thank you for reading this.
This was our favorite game. Every morning we did the daily challenge. It was our routine. The new format is not as enjoyable and so few puzzles per day. Also the colors and format is dizzying. Please bring back old format and the daily 40 (60 on weekends) puzzles. Please.
Part of our morning routine for years has been working the Lyne puzzles which become progressively more challenging through the week. We are very much enjoying the major tenth anniversary update and recommend Lyne to anyone who likes this kind of puzzle.
We have played this game for at least 20 years. Our Granddaughter was just a little girl when we started playing. We played it together in the dark, so we wouldnt wake anyone up. We would finish all the stages from A-Z. Then we would be able to reset it back to Zero. It went to 999. We could start over on Zero. It was so exciting. This was the game we played every day. Lots of times, we played this game when we got home very late with our Husband like 5:30 am. We had to play it. Every stage we passed was so exciting. We have been bragging about this game for so long. We even have it on our iPad. Today is 10-22-25. We started playing our game. Everything has changed. The format is smaller now. We dont understand why this has happened. When we got a new phone, we had to pay $2.99 for it. So, why isnt it the same? We are so frustrated by this. Its disturbing to us. Please put. It back the way it was.
This is such a relaxing yet fun game. It challenges you after a certain amount of levels, but its a puzzle worth playing. After mastering levels, you end up being able to change the game skin- and theyre such pretty colors! We want to thank whoever invented this game. Ive had to play the game all over again after switching phones, but its been a pleasure every time. After having this phone for the past couple of years, we finally reached 999 points. It was a very sweet thank you for playing. So bittersweet; but even though we wont make it to 1,000 points, Ill still be playing the daily levels. And thats the other thing! Once youve finished all of the levels, there are daily games whose difficulty changes depending on the day of the week. We absolutely cherish this game. It honestly calms our anxiety and is a great distraction from the stressors of life. To say Id highly recommend this game is an understatement. Its provided countless moments of entertainment and joy for us. Thank you to those who made this game. Its an absolute hidden gem and a treasure.
Ive owned this game since it was released. Starbucks had a promotion for it to download free. Its gone on so many flights and road trips, as well as just helped us relax laying in bed. The puzzles are make our brain happy. We typically solve the more complex within about 4 or 5 tries. If we find one thats especially challenging, we step away for a bit, then return with fresh eyes to solve it immediately. The sounds are soothing. Currently on our fourth play through, on stages G H we. We will go about 6mo to a year between play through a so as to not always be just immediately repeating the puzzles. Usually enough time to forget them and replay them. Thanks for such a wonderful distraction.
This is our stress relief game, we just forget about everything when we play ,we had it for a long time we just dont remember when we got it .our hand get used to all the moves. And we like it.
Have been playing LYNE so ce it was first released. Got through the 999 levels initially but continue to be entertained with the daily puzzles when Im sleepless or just wanting to relax and take a short break.
Ive been playing this game for years! We completed all of the levels many moons ago, but we still play the daily puzzles every day, especially toward the end of the week when the daily puzzles are harder. We have to say, however, that Im a little disappointed that the point tally doesnt go beyond 999. Its a small thing in an otherwise extraordinary puzzle game.
Fabulous game thats well designed, simple and calming.
Love this game! The chill tunes that go along with it that are Really relaxing.
We play this every night before we go to sleep.
From a design perspective alone it cant be skipped. The gameplay will make you laugh and scream. Get hundreds and enlarge your sphere.
It's meditation in a game. Highly recommend.
Thanks for the compatibility update! We've owned and still continue to play Lyne over the nearly 4 years since it was introduced in the App Store. Like all the better puzzle games, at first glance Lyne seems deceptively simple but your soon discover that it can be mentally challenging despite it's simplicity of play. It will have your thinking cap going full blast with the enjoyment it provides from solving the numerous puzzles of varying degrees of difficulty. If you don't have Lyne on your iOS device, we strongly recommend you download it. In our opinion, it should be ranked as a "Classic" of it's genre on the App Store.
We love this basic little game! Distracting challenging and has a great rhythm to it. Keeps you moving forward. Love it.
This is absolutely one of our favorite phone games. It's perfect for playing for a few minutes at a time while waiting in line somewhere or whatever. Hugely appreciate the compatibility update so we can still play it when iOS 11 rolls around.
We've been loving this brain teaser for quite a while. We play intermittently, and have yet to work through all levels. It is one of those thinking games that helps us unwind. And sometimes success seems to come more easily when we don't think about the puzzle so much. Thanks for the compatibility update. We were tired of iOS whining about that.
Our singular complaint are the complaints our phone gives us that this app needs to be updated otherwise it could make the phone run slow. If the Dev could push a tiny update to solve this we would be in love.
According to apple we need an update to continue playing. This is our favorite game.
Great soothing puzzler to waste time or for a quick mental challenge. We know you're done with the app but please update to 64 bit so it will. E compatible going forward. Would hate to lose this one.
Puzzles are challenging enough to stay engaged and easy enough that you never get stuck on a level too long. The game rules a simple so you can focus on playing. The UI is simple but elegant. Would like to see a clock at bottom of the game because you can really lose track of time when playing.
Other games we've downloaded we've spent a little time on and then either got tired of them or too stressed or frustrated. We've had this game for a couple of years now, have played 350 games, and it is our main source of time passing when we're waiting for something or someone. As others have said, there really is not much stress and the music is very soothing. Yet, sometimes when you're done with puzzle, you feel like you've conquered the world. Love it.
Finished all of the levels long ago. The daily levels keep us playing this game. One of our favorite iOS games.
As someone who suffers from a barrage of mental trauma (PTSD, anxiety, & depression) this game has worked wonders. We're not saying it's cured anything, however it has become our go-to coping mechanism.
This is a challenging brain game that's fun and addictive! The higher the level, the more challenging it becomes, but it is soooooo rewarding! We play it as often as we can and we are now on level "P"! You will not regret getting this game.
This little game is very cleaver and very addicting. We don't like to try the really hard one's because they make our head hurt and we can't get through a full set. But we try to do the dailys whenever we can. Very nice game.
We play this game off and on over the years. Still fun to play for a few minutes at a time. Great for when your are waiting for __. (Plane, train, friend, etc).
Calming… Love and look forward to having time with it. Thank you Lyne developers.
We have never written a review, but this game is sooooo good! Addictive, and just annoying enough to make you want to never stop playing it (if that makes sense). We're almost done with level F. More levels, please.
Beautifully made. Very peaceful, even though some of the puzzles have us staring at the screen for hours. With new puzzle sets every day, this game is well worth the price.
We love this game and made it to 999 triangles. Now we're bored with it since we beat the game. We wish there were other challenges/achievements to keep us playing, otherwise we're not playing towards some goal.
It would seem that this simple game would be boring or very easy, but its simplicity also makes it challenging. A fun, entertaining game that's easy to get addicted to.
Daily is the way to go.. Love the few minutes of relaxation this game provides.
Easy to learn and a game you can keep coming back to for a new challenge.
We would wake up in the morning, get our coffee and either at home or once we got to work, sit down and go through the dailies (after beating all the levels previously) for a daily dose of getting our brain going. Helps us get our head right in the morning. Wish there were more levels.
Our daughter can't believe how hard we work at this game. But it's so much fun and so relaxing to pull it up and use it in the middle of a busy day. Highly recommend it.
If you want to practice speaking to aliens, play this game. How we connect, use connectors and match objects could be a language that all life forms share. Plus, it is insanely relaxing.
It calms us to play. We just wish there were more levels outside the daily maps.
We love spending a few minutes on this game whenever we're studying. It's not distracting but soothing and calm.
We were lucky enough that Starbucks offered this for free, otherwise we may have not bought it. After playing it though, we feel that it's totally worth the price. It's meant to be a game that you can play to unwind just as someone would do crosswords, sudoku, or search word puzzles. We think the part we like best is that it gets harder but not so much so that it's not fun and too much of a challenge or real thinker. Lastly, there are no in-app purchases to completely the puzzles or get the most out of the game or ads; we guess that's the up side to purchasing it, or our case for free. Thanks Tom and Starbucks.
This is great puzzle game – it reminds us of Flow Free and yet it is quite different. The careful attention to visual and sound design ensure each visit to Lyne will be pleasant.
Innovative, challenging, satisfying, beautiful.
Fun and addicting with just the right amount of casual, non-stressful gameplay.
This game is a fun, quick puzzle style that really relaxes us. It's for soothing music, there's no time keeping, it's challenging but not stressful. It helps our anxiety when we need to distract ourselves from another task at hand. We love this game and am thankful it was created.
We are absolutely addicted to this game. It's such a simple concept, with cool, calming sounds, that even when we're completely frustrated by a level, we never quite want to throw our phone at something. We do wish there were more standard levels, as we've already played through the provided sets. The daily levels keep us occupied for a few minutes. And we wish there were even harder 6 triangle sets.
Crazy relaxing, pleasantly addictive, perfect in a waiting room or in bed. Such great sounds.
We love it but we finished it, 999 triangles A to Z finished. You should make a new one with different "rules" and ways to play it.
This game is addictive, amazing and so much fun.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.5.5
- Size: 149.17 MB
- iOS: 15.0 or later
- Languages: NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PT, RU, ZH, ES, ZH
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Thomas Bowker
Last updated: 31st October 2025 | Genre: Puzzle, Board | Developer: Thomas Bowker