Star Battle Puzzle | Hoshi

Name: Star Battle Puzzle | Hoshi
Rating: 4.6 (898 reviews)
Author: Guriddo

By: Guriddo

Your daily dose of the Star Battle Logic Puzzle. NYT's Two Not Touch reimagined.

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Features & Capabilities

Hoshi (星), meaning "star" in Japanese, is a free and competitive Star Battle puzzle game offering daily challenges inspired by the New York Times' Two Not Touch logic puzzles. Players fill grids with stars according to simple rules, such as placing exactly 2 stars in each row, column, and region without stars touching, even diagonally.

Hoshi features various difficulties from easy to diabolical and introduces puzzles with 1 to 5 stars, with more challenging games coming soon. Enjoy daily and weekly challenges, leaderboards to track competition, hand-selected puzzle packs, and a comprehensive guide with solving strategies. Players can also monitor their progress via detailed profiles and soon will be able to connect with friends for multiplayer gameplay. It's the perfect game for both beginners and seasoned puzzle enthusiasts looking for a brain-teasing daily challenge.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Game Games Education Entertainment

By:

Guriddo

Downloads:

75,371 169

Rating:

4.60

(898) 3 new ratings

Version:

1.6.7 Last updated: 2026-04-21

Version code:

111

Creation date:

2023-01-06

Publisher country:

Permissions:

com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk

Size:

51.94MB

Email:

he*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-03

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 243,493 ▼ 315

Other platforms

Star Battle Puzzle - Hoshi (v1.6.7)

4.70

(256)

For Developers

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Developed by:

Guriddo

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iwp.hoshi

Email:

he*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://guriddo.app/hoshi

User Reviews

Star Battle Puzzle | Hoshi is praised for its challenging and well-designed puzzles with a clean interface and good variety in difficulty. Users appreciate the absence of intrusive ads and the developer's responsiveness. However, many reviews express frustration over the app's paywall-heavy structure, expensive packs, and recent update changes that introduce ads and limit free plays. The hint system is criticized, and some users experience bugs affecting daily puzzles. Navigation annoyances and perceived lack of fairness in monetization practices are common complaints.

Pros

Engaging and challenging puzzle gameplay that is both relaxing and fun.
No intrusive ads in the free version, contributing to a pleasant user experience.
Good variety in difficulty levels and a clean, well-designed interface with appealing themes like dark mode.
Developer is responsive and provides updates to fix issues and improve the game.
Offers a sizeable quantity of puzzles with daily and weekly challenges to keep players engaged.

Cons

Most content beyond the daily and weekly puzzles is behind paywalls requiring either expensive pack purchases or yearly subscription, making it costly for players.
Recent updates introduced intrusive ads and limited free plays/checks behind an energy meter, frustrating paying and free users alike.
The hint or 'check' system is considered broken or ineffective by some, reducing the challenge of puzzles.
Buggy behavior regarding daily puzzles loading issues and losing progress punishes users unfairly.
Navigation issues such as having to manually scroll back to packs after finishing levels make gameplay tedious.

Recent reviews

The game is fun and honestly a good challenge. I only gave 3 stars because a lot of it is paid content and pro membership stuff so mostly only the daily and weekly puzzle are free. Edit: I realize that it is not easy to make and run an app, and I understand that you need to get back what you put in. I am not against supporting developers, just unable to. I only wish you could buy packs as a difficulty level set instead of each one individually