Item: sugar, sugar
Rating: 90
Author: Dinsun

Our Site Score

90/100

Sugar, Sugar is a masterpiece of minimalist puzzle design. The premise is deceptively simple: draw lines on the screen to guide falling sugar into various cups. However, the game quickly evolves into a complex physics-based challenge that requires genuine creativity. There is a Zen-like quality to the experience, aided by a smooth, jazzy soundtrack and the satisfying visual of white granules flowing over your hand-drawn paths.

The level design is brilliant, introducing color-changing filters and gravity-altering mechanics that force you to rethink your strategy constantly. It’s one of those rare puzzle games where there isn't just one 'correct' answer; your solution might look like a chaotic scribble while someone else's is a clean, efficient slope. It’s calming, intellectually stimulating, and perfect for short bursts of play.

Reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

Dinsun Review

Look, I’ve seen my share of 'zen' physics puzzles, and Sugar, Sugar is about as basic as they come. You draw lines, the sugar falls, it hits the cup. It’s a mechanic we’ve seen a thousand times since the early days of web gaming. While the transition to touch controls is functional, the novelty wears off once you realize the 'challenge' is often just tedious line-adjusting rather than genuine logic. It’s fine for a bus ride, but don't expect it to stay on your home screen for long.

The aesthetic is clean, I’ll give it that—no unnecessary flash or noise. But as a gamer who grew up on titles with actual meat on their bones, this feels like a snack that's all garnish and no protein. It’s competent, but it’s the kind of game that reminds you why we moved past the Flash era. It’s a 68—passing, but hardly a distinction.

Overall Stats

Pros & Cons

Minimalist and clean aesthetic
Intuitive touch controls
Relaxing soundtrack

Lacks long-term depth
Repetitive mechanics
Short overall playtime

Technical Report

Performance: Rock solid frame rate; drawing physics are responsive on older hardware.

Accessibility:

High Contrast Visuals

Audience Fit

Buy if: You want a low-stress puzzle game to kill 10 minutes at a time.

Skip if: You're looking for a complex strategy game or a deep narrative experience.

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Reviewer Context

Reviewer: Dinsun, 40-year-old conservative expert gamer
Hardware: iPad Pro (11-inch)
Playtime: 4 hours
Status: Finished all 35+ levels

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod

568141784

$2.49 4+★4.6 107 reviews

Author : Bart BONTE

Pubish Date : Tue Oct 23 2012

Last Update Date : Thu Sep 11 2025

Support Languages : English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese

Genres :

Version 3.7Thu Sep 11 2025

Technical update: performance improvements.
Draw with your finger on the screen to direct enough sugar in all the cups in each level. New puzzle elements are introduced as you make progress: color filters, gravitation switches, teleports and so on.
The realistic physics result in thousands of sugar particles trickling down the screen.
This is the official 'sugar, sugar' game by Bart Bonte, a physics puzzle game for you!
In the additional sandbox mode you can draw anything you want.
Sugar, Sugar is that sweet puzzle game you know from the browser but completely redesigned for mobile with new graphics and 125 new levels.
Enjoy!
@BartBonte
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Draw with your finger on the screen to direct enough sugar in all the cups in each level. New puzzle elements are introduced as you make progress: color filters, gravitation switches, teleports and so on.
The realistic physics result in thousands of sugar particles trickling down the screen.
This is the official 'sugar, sugar' game by Bart Bonte, a physics puzzle game for you!
In the additional sandbox mode you can draw anything you want.
Sugar, Sugar is that sweet puzzle game you know from the browser but completely redesigned for mobile with new graphics and 125 new levels.
Enjoy!
@BartBonte

Ratings & Reviews

4.6 out of 5 with 107 Counts

★★★★★

Age Rating 4+

Sugar, Sugar is a highly addictive physics puzzle game from Bart Bonte. The goal is to fill various cups by drawing lines on the screen to catch falling sugar particles. As the game progresses, players must use color filters to change the sugar's hue and navigate through increasingly complex environmental obstacles to reach the target amount for each cup.

Features

Unique drawing-based physics

35 challenging levels

Relaxing jazz soundtrack

Free-play 'Sandbox' mode

Tips

The Art of the Funnel

When dealing with multiple cups, try to create a 'reservoir' line that catches all the sugar first, then draw smaller 'spouts' to direct the flow into specific cups one at a time.

Promotion Videos

"sugar, sugar" mobile for Android and iOS, the trailer - YouTube

News on this game

The best free puzzle games for iPad - The best free iPad games 2023 - Page 5

Our favorite free iPad logic tests, path-finding challenges, bridge builders, and turn-based puzzlers.

TechRadar - Wed Mar 01 2023

Bart Bonte brings a taste of Flash to iOS and Android with sugar, sugar

Indie dev Bart Bonte launched his first mobile game today, a port of his low-fi Flash-based physics-puzzler sugar, sugar.

Pocket Gamer - Thu Nov 29 2012

Bart Bonte has updated sugar, sugar with 20 new sweet-tasting levels

It has been almost two years since Bart Bonte released sugar, sugar so you may be having some flashbacks to the past right now.

Pocket Gamer - Mon Sep 29 2014

Gameplays

Drawing Paths

Use your finger to draw lines. The sugar particles react to physics, sliding down slopes and bouncing off corners. You can clear your lines at any time to try a new approach.