https://newperk.ltd/articles/Game shop teardowns and mobile game reviews by Michael Khripin.https://newperk.ltd/articles/sine-wave-balance-1000-levels/https://newperk.ltd/articles/sine-wave-balance-1000-levels/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000Three sine waves from a balance post repeat the same shape every 12.6 levels. What the formulas draw level by level, what King, Dream Games, Playrix and Tactile Games actually do in their games, and a formula that behaves like a real curve.https://newperk.ltd/articles/match-factory-game-shop-teardown/https://newperk.ltd/articles/match-factory-game-shop-teardown/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000Royal Match's coin ladder divided by 10, broken in euros: a €9.99 pack with no bonus, sold right under a €9.99 bundle that has the same coins plus 6 boosters.https://newperk.ltd/articles/yarn-loop-game-shop-teardown/https://newperk.ltd/articles/yarn-loop-game-shop-teardown/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000Yarn Loop copies Pixel Flow's shop, flaws included: Pack 3 gives the same 556 coins/€ as Pack 2, and the €22.99 Mega Bundle drops to ×1.11 value from the Big Bundle's ×1.28.https://newperk.ltd/articles/cake-sort-game-shop-teardown/https://newperk.ltd/articles/cake-sort-game-shop-teardown/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000Cake Sort's coin ladder climbs cleanly to a 2.98 value index, but the Starter Pack has no urgency, VIP is missing from the shop and Ultra is exactly 2× Super for 2× the price.https://newperk.ltd/articles/magic-sort-game-shop-teardown/https://newperk.ltd/articles/magic-sort-game-shop-teardown/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000A solid Royal Match-style shop with no critical defects, but the €17.99 coin pack gives the same 1.11 value index as the €8.99 one and the free Daily Bonus is hidden.https://newperk.ltd/articles/link-legends-game-shop-teardown/https://newperk.ltd/articles/link-legends-game-shop-teardown/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000A compact 3-section shop with a smart free Lucky Pack on a 3-hour cooldown, and coin packs where the €5.99 pack gives less than three €1.99 packs.https://newperk.ltd/articles/homescapes-game-shop-teardown/https://newperk.ltd/articles/homescapes-game-shop-teardown/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000Homescapes shop teardown: a clean coin ladder up to a 2× top pack, but the €0.99 intro offer has no one-time marker and Kits scale 1:1 across four tiers.https://newperk.ltd/articles/pixel-flow-game-shop-teardown/https://newperk.ltd/articles/pixel-flow-game-shop-teardown/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000Pixel Flow shop teardown: clean monotonic coin pricing up to a 2× top pack, a dead zone between Pack 2 and Pack 3, and a Medium Bundle with the worst booster value.https://newperk.ltd/articles/color-block-jam-review/https://newperk.ltd/articles/color-block-jam-review/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000First impressions after 50 levels of Color Block Jam: solid level design, rushed UI around it, and a "500% more" Starter Pack worth roughly ×1.3.https://newperk.ltd/articles/dreamy-rooms-game-shop-teardown/https://newperk.ltd/articles/dreamy-rooms-game-shop-teardown/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000Dreamy Rooms shop teardown: bundles scale correctly, but the €5.99 coin pack gives 13.6% fewer coins per euro than the €1.99 base pack.https://newperk.ltd/articles/5-0-poker-update-review/https://newperk.ltd/articles/5-0-poker-update-review/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +00005-0 Poker after the update: a redesigned store with chips up to 5B for 299.99, offers with no timers, and a level-up that unlocks tournaments but gives no reward.https://newperk.ltd/articles/5-0-poker-review/https://newperk.ltd/articles/5-0-poker-review/ Tue, 27 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000First hour of 5-0 Poker: a $2.99 Welcome Offer and a $5.99 Race Pack before the first match, boosters with no stated duration, and a carousel store.https://newperk.ltd/articles/reviver-butterfly-review/https://newperk.ltd/articles/reviver-butterfly-review/ Mon, 19 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000Reviver: Butterfly sells three chapters for $2.99, $1.99 and $0.99, but its $5.99 bundle costs $0.02 more than buying them one by one.https://newperk.ltd/articles/gin-rummy-stars-review/https://newperk.ltd/articles/gin-rummy-stars-review/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000Gin Rummy Stars keeps promoting No Ads after you buy it, and shows its 4 to 6 daily promo popups again every time you return to the lobby.https://newperk.ltd/articles/vita-mahjong-review/https://newperk.ltd/articles/vita-mahjong-review/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000Vita Mahjong keeps the first session ad-free, then ends every round with a forced ad, and offers to remove ads forever for €6.99.https://newperk.ltd/articles/moco-review/https://newperk.ltd/articles/moco-review/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000Supercell's mo.co gives 3 invites at level 8, runs a classic shop structure with no ads, and has gameplay that turns repetitive quickly.https://newperk.ltd/articles/block-blast-review/https://newperk.ltd/articles/block-blast-review/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000Block Blast, #1 in casual in March 2025, earns only from ads: no IAPs, no paid No Ads. Its developers ran 3,000 A/B tests with about a 3% success rate.