Puzzle iOS

one swipe · one rule

Swipe, and every blot on the board slides. Matching blots merge into bigger ones, full ones burst, and every turn the ink spreads a little further. Keep the board open as long as you can.

Coming soon to the App Store

How to play
Inkube's home screen: the glossy blot logo, a Play button for the 5 by 5 Puddle board with a best of 3,450, and cards for Daily Ink, Boards, Quests, Blot Book and the Shop.

How to play

  1. Swipe. Swipe in any direction and every blot slides as far as it can.
  2. Merge. Two blots of the same colour and size merge into a bigger one.
  3. Burst. A full blot bursts, clearing itself and its neighbours.
  4. Spread. After every swipe a new drop lands and the ink creeps into a neighbouring cell. When no swipe can move anything, the game is over.
An Inkube game in progress on the five by five Puddle board: glossy pink, amber, green and cyan blots, and a score of 2,940 at turn 42.

Inside Inkube

Daily Ink for Wednesday, October 14: the day's seeded board, the same for everyone with 40 swipes, today's best of 4,010, the streak counter and a Play again button.

Daily Ink

One board a day, the same for everyone, with 40 swipes to make it count. Your first Daily Ink each day earns 30 bonus drops.

The board picker: Puddle, Pond and Lake unlocked, each with its size and best score, Quarry for 300 drops, and Tide Pool in the Deep Water pack.

Six boards

From the cosy 5×5 Puddle to the 7×7 Abyss. Some boards add stones that never move, others wild ink that merges with anything. The first boards unlock with drops and high scores; Tide Pool and Abyss come with the Deep Water expansion.

Three finished quests with Claim buttons: merge 10 blots for 40 drops, burst 3 blots for 60, and score 500 in one game for 60.

Quests

Sixteen quests that pay out drops as you play, three at a time.

The Blot Book, 15 of 20 discovered and the Inkwell palette unlocked: rows of blots by colour and size, with the ones not found yet hidden.

The Blot Book

Twenty blots to discover: every colour at every size, plus wild ink and stone.

Drops

Earn drops every game. Spend them on an undo when a swipe goes wrong, or save up to unlock a board.

Every game tells its story

Game over shows your merges, bursts, turns and best combo. In a board game you can continue once by watching an ad; Daily Ink has no continue, so everyone gets the same 40 swipes.

Free, with ad breaks you can switch off

Inkube is free to play. You can watch an optional ad for a hint, bonus drops or one continue in a board game, and a short ad can play after every third game over. One purchase removes the ad breaks between games for good; the optional ads stay if you want them. No subscriptions, no energy.

Premium also adds unlimited hints and undo, the calmer Calm mode and the Inkwell palette.

Inkube's home screen with the Play button and the Daily Ink, Boards, Quests and Blot Book cards.
Home
A game in progress on the Puddle board: score 2,940 at turn 42, with big pink, amber, green and cyan blots.
A game in progress
A game on the six by six Pond board: score 5,070 at turn 58, with pink, amber, green and cyan blots of every size.
A bigger board
Daily Ink: today's board, the same for everyone, with 40 swipes and a best of 4,010.
Daily Ink
The board picker: Puddle, Quarry, Pond, Lake and Tide Pool.
Boards
Quests with drops to claim.
Quests
The Blot Book collection, 15 of 20 discovered.
Blot Book

Questions

Is Inkube free?

Yes. Inkube is free to play and shows ads. A one-time purchase removes the ad breaks between games for good, and the optional rewarded ads stay if you want them.

What do I need to play?

An iPhone with iOS 17 or later, or an iPad with iPadOS 17 or later. Inkube is coming to the App Store first.

Is there an Android version?

Not yet. Android is planned, and we’ll share news here when it’s ready.

Does it work offline?

Yes, you can play without a connection. Daily Ink leaderboards and ads need one.

What is Daily Ink?

One board a day, the same for everyone in the world, with 40 swipes. A new board arrives at midnight UTC.

Do I need an account?

No. There’s nothing to sign up for. Leaderboards use Game Center if you’re signed in to it.

Play Inkube

Coming soon to the App Store