Slide to Freedom1.96 - App Store

Explore one of the oldest, most intriguing, and addictive sliding puzzles.

In Slide to Freedom, the goal is to move the large red block to the exit by moving the blocks only horizontally or vertically. Try to achieve this with as few moves as possible.

530 predefined levels are included.

A level editor with integrated solver allows you to discover this puzzle step by step.

Complete list of features:

GAMEPLAY
- Levels grouped into five categories :
50 Intro, 75 Easy, 175 Medium, 140 Hard, 90 Extreme.
- The minimum number of moves ranges from 6 to 150.
- None of the levels are initially locked.
- The best score for each level is saved.
- Unlimited undos.
- No lag while dragging a block.
- Video controls to review your moves after completing a level.
- No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions, and no requests for reviews.

DISPLAY
- A fresh, modern, minimalistic look.
- An option to choose a light or dark display background.
- Dark mode support (iOS 13+).
- Support for all four landscape and portrait device orientations.
- Support for all screen sizes.

SOUND
- Ability to listen to your own music while using the app.
- Option to turn off all sounds of the app itself.

HINTS
- The Hints button provides the minimal number of moves.
- Animation of the minimal solution.
- Adjustable animation speed (1 move per 2 seconds - 4 moves per second).
- Number of hint moves can be restricted by stopping the animation.
- If hint moves are used, the result is not considered a new score.

EDITOR
- A simple-to-use level editor, designed to require very few taps.
- Any level can serve as a starting point for editing.
- Add your levels to favorites and share them with others.
- This way, levels suitable for young children can be created and shared.
- A solver-button to report the minimum number of moves while editing.

SOLVER
- Handles any configuration of blocks.
- Minimizes the number of moves.
- Minimizes total number of moved-over squares for solutions having the same number of moves.
- Detects if no solution exists.
- Solve time less than 0.2 second for most levels.
- Tested on iOS and iPadOS 26.

We hope you enjoy Slide to Freedom.

Version History Fixes a text display issue on iOS 26.4. 1.96 Mar 26 Improved window resizing on iPad. 1.95 Mar 23 - Updated for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26.
- In iPadOS 26, the app supports proportional scaling. iPadOS saves your layout in both orientations automatically. 1.94 09/14/2025 - iOS 18.6 adjustments. 1.93 08/05/2025 - iOS 18.5 adjustments. 1.87 06/16/2025 Minor iOS 18.3 adjustments. 1.86 02/27/2025 Adjustments for iOS 18.0.1. 1.85 10/07/2024 - Minor adjustments for iOS 18 and added support for new devices.
- Improved solver speed by 5x for better performance and battery efficiency, with most levels solved within 0.2 seconds. 1.83 09/16/2024 - Increased the size of the overall level scores display in the Settings. 1.82 12/02/2023 - Minor adjustments and bug fixes. 1.81 11/30/2023 - Enhanced text clarity and readability. 1.80 10/13/2023 iOS, iPadOS 17 adjustments. 1.79 10/11/2023 iOS, iPadOS 16 adjustments. 1.78 09/22/2022 - minor improvements. 1.77 09/02/2022 Minor adjustments for iOS, iPadOS 15.5. 1.76 06/23/2022 - Fix for layout issue when app is started with the device in horizontal position. 1.75 02/03/2022 iOS, iPadOS 15 adjustments. 1.74 09/29/2021 - Minor improvements.
- iOS, iPadOS 14.6 tested. 1.73 06/22/2021 - Bug fixes.
- iOS 14 tested. 1.72 09/26/2020 - 10 extra intro-levels.
- Minor bug fixes.
- iOS /iPadOS 13.5 tested. 1.71 05/25/2020 - Extra animation when solution with minimal number of moves is found.
- iOS / iPadOS 13.4 tested. 1.7 04/29/2020 - Fix for problem with importing puzzles via mail.
- iOS & iPadOS 13.1.3 tested. 1.62 10/17/2019 - Dark mode support (iOS 13 required). 1.61 09/19/2019 - Minor bug fixes. 1.56 07/18/2019 -Minor adjustments for iPhone XR, XS and XS max. 1.55 05/14/2019