I Love Hue Too

3.48
Good
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store
Google Play App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 10 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 88 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

3.3

7 votes
7 votes
Advertisements -
7 / 7 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

1 votes
13 votes
Grinding -
1 / 13 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

2 votes
12 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
2 / 12 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

14 votes
Playing by Appointment -
0 / 14 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

14 votes
Daily Rewards -
0 / 14 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

14 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 14 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

14 votes
Wait To Play -
0 / 14 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 1 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 120 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

4.87

1 votes
10 votes
Pay to Skip -
1 / 10 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

11 votes
Premium Currency -
0 / 11 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

11 votes
Pay to Win -
0 / 11 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

11 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
0 / 11 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

11 votes
Accidental Purchases -
0 / 11 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

11 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 11 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

11 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
0 / 11 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

11 votes
Power Creep -
0 / 11 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

11 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 11 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

11 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 11 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

11 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
0 / 11 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 98 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

5

14 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 14 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

14 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 14 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

14 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 14 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

14 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 14 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

14 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 14 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

14 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
0 / 14 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

14 votes
Competition -
0 / 14 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 21 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 72 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

1.32

7 votes
7 votes
Complete the Collection -
7 / 7 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

6 votes
8 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
6 / 8 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

4 votes
9 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
4 / 9 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

2 votes
11 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
2 / 11 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

1 votes
12 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
1 / 12 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

1 votes
11 votes
Illusion of Control -
1 / 11 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

14 votes
Variable Rewards -
0 / 14 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (5.00) with 118 votes.
Google Play:  (4.85) with 1,862 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Invested / Endowed Value reported on Jan 28, 2023
Having completed a certain amount of levels, I would hate to start back at level one.
Advertisements reported on May 25, 2022
There are some advertisements, with an option for a one-time nominal fee to get rid of ads.
Infinite Treadmill reported on May 25, 2022
Yes, but that's what I want from it.
Complete the Collection reported on May 25, 2022
There are level systems where if you complete a combination of levels, you can do another level that unlocks from that. There are progress bars on the homepage that show how complete each level is.


Report a Dark Pattern

Screenshot From the makers of the beloved colour puzzle game I LOVE HUE comes I LOVE HUE TOO - a psychedelic journey into colour, light and shape.

* HARMONY - create order out of chromatic chaos
* GEOMETRY - move each tile to its perfect place within beautiful mosaic patterns
* PERCEPTION - learn to see the smallest difference between similar colours
* SKILL - push yourself with three daily challenges
* MAGIC - divine the future with an all-new fortune telling system

As in the first game, players arrange coloured mosaic tiles to create perfectly ordered spectrums. However, I LOVE HUE TOO includes over thirty brand new geometric tiling patterns to create mind-bending challenges that test the player's colour perception and logic even further.

FEATURES:

* Psychedelic colour-based gameplay - a puzzle of perception and logic
* A mystical, minimalist aesthetic - a playable work of art
* Over 900 levels to solve
* Multiple play modes - lose yourself in THE DREAM or test your skills in THE DAILY DIVINATION
* Six new ambient synth soundtracks - now available during gameplay!