Sources, not secret scores.

This edition contains 120 distinct games, all verified through the Apple software API with Games genre ID 6014. It preserves the original six profiles and adds eligible unique results from a bounded US games search. Companion/utility apps and cash/casino/fantasy products identified during review were excluded. Search order is not a popularity rank, representative market sample or claim of “best globally”.

What the numbers mean

iOS ratings, rating counts, download price/currency, version and current-version release date come from the Apple Search/Lookup API with country=US. Each displayed field links its retrieval source and date. Averages are rounded to two decimals; raw values are retained privately. Rating counts are not install totals.

Android links and rating/price data come from individually checked Google Play listings requested with gl=US. Title and publisher were reviewed; a similar name alone is insufficient. Google’s JSON-LD does not specify its rating population. These are US-requested page values, not US-only ratings. Android update/version values were not reliably retrieved and remain unknown.

Coverage & unknowns

27 games have verified Android listings. Remaining Android entries are not verified, never “unavailable”. Separate platform editions are not counted as separate games. The original Polytopia link uses Sweden; its numeric iOS statistics use the US API snapshot.

Monthly downloads, revenue, market share, global ranks and Google Play cumulative install thresholds were not collected. No device, offline, accessibility or age-suitability testing was done. Free download price may coexist with in-app purchases, subscriptions or ads.

Filtering and comparison

All-platform cards and numeric filters/sorts use iOS / US statistics. Selecting Android switches card values, price filter and numeric sorts to Google Play data. Platform scores are never combined. Missing values sort last; equal values use name order. Compare up to three games with separate platform rows. The grid shows 24 results per page; without JavaScript all profiles remain accessible.

Freshness and responsible retrieval

These are snapshots, not live updates. Retrieval timestamps are preserved per field; rebuilding never advances them. Apple documents approximately 20 requests per minute, a maximum search limit of 200 and caching guidance. Collection uses cached responses, bounded requests and backoff, stops on access/rate restrictions, and uses no login, evasion, paid data or recurring job.

Artwork and reuse boundaries

Public availability is not a blanket redistribution license. Apple promotional artwork has conditions including proximity to an approved direct-store badge. This release avoids provider icons, screenshots, media and badges entirely: all illustrations are owned abstract SVGs, not gameplay. Only minimal factual metadata and original short summaries are displayed; raw responses and descriptions stay private. Direct text links promote the corresponding store listings.

Primary documentation

• Apple Search API — limits, caching and promotional terms
• Apple archived API overview — app icon conditions
• Apple marketing and identity guidelines

Maintenance proposal

An editor may approve a weekly cached ID-lookup refresh with change review, field validation and identity checks before rebuilding. Do not silently remove games or fabricate missing values when sources fail. Google Play checks should remain bounded and manual unless an explicitly licensed data source is approved. No cron or automated publication is enabled. Each profile links its exact primary evidence.