GYRE: SPIN RING MAZE - FACT SHEET
Press kit: https://spin-ring-maze.fed-republic.com/pres
September 2026

App name        Gyre: Spin Ring Maze
Developer       Fed Republic - https://fed-republic.com
Platforms       iPhone (iOS 16.4 or later) and Apple Watch (watchOS 11.6 or
                later). The watch app runs on its own, no iPhone needed.
Current version 1.2.0, September 2026. The Apple Watch app arrived in 1.1.0
                earlier the same month.
Price           Free. Two optional one-time purchases: Remove Ads on iPhone,
                and All Levels on Apple Watch, where levels 1-8 are free. No
                subscriptions.
Category        Games - Puzzle, Board
Age rating      4+
Languages       English in the game. App Store listing in 15 languages.
Content         64 mazes (2 tutorials, then 62 that get harder step by step),
                6 rotating rings, 3 stars per level
Privacy         No account, no sign-up, no tracking prompt. Progress stays on
                the device. The iPhone banner ad is non-personalised.
                https://fed-republic.com/privacy-maze
App Store       https://apps.apple.com/app/gyre-spin-ring-maze/id6800626046
Website         https://spin-ring-maze.fed-republic.com/
Contact         contact@fed-republic.com

ONE LINE
Turn six coloured rings, line up the gaps, roll the marker home. 64
solver-checked mazes on iPhone and Apple Watch.

SHORT
Gyre: Spin Ring Maze is a rotating-ring maze puzzle for iPhone and Apple
Watch. Six coloured rings stand between the marker and the compass. Turn the
rings until their gaps line up, roll the marker through, and find the
shortest way out. Every one of the 64 mazes is checked by an exact solver, so
a route always exists and three stars means the best possible run. On Apple
Watch the Digital Crown turns the rings - no iPhone needed.

WHAT'S NEW IN 1.2
- Apple Watch: the Digital Crown now snaps rings onto open gaps and no longer
  gets stuck.
- More free levels on Apple Watch: 1-8 instead of 1-5.
- New app icons, with a dark mode version.
- Turning one ring several times in a row now counts as a single move.

THE APPLE WATCH UPDATE - 1.1.0
- New Apple Watch app: all 64 mazes on your wrist, turned with the Digital
  Crown. The first levels are free; one purchase unlocks the rest.
- Your stars now sync both ways between iPhone and watch.
- Remove Ads is now a one-time purchase you can restore on a new device.
- A short gesture guide on level 1 shows you the moves.
- The board and its text now fit every screen size.

WHY IT STANDS OUT
- Every maze is solved before it ships. Each level is generated, then checked
  by an exact solver. A way out always exists from any position, and par comes
  from the shortest solution the solver found. Replay a level and it is the
  same maze.
- A native fit for the Digital Crown. Turning a ring is the whole game, and
  the crown is the natural way to do it. Short, self-contained sessions.
- Quiet by design. No timers, energy bars or move limits. No accounts. Works
  offline. Light and dark themes follow the system appearance.
- Honest pricing. Free with a small non-personalised banner on iPhone. Two
  one-time purchases and nothing else sold. No subscriptions, no loot boxes.

APPLE TECHNOLOGIES
- Native SwiftUI app for watchOS that runs without an iPhone
- Digital Crown rotation as the primary input on Apple Watch
- Progress sync between iPhone and Apple Watch
- Haptic and sound cues on both devices, each switchable
- System light and dark appearance
- App icon with a dark mode version
- One-time in-app purchases with Restore Purchases

ACCESSIBILITY AND COMFORT
- Marker style (triangle or ball), marker size, gap width and wall dot size
  are all adjustable
- Sound, haptics and motion cues can each be turned off
- No timers or move limits. Undo and restart on every level
- Whole-board gestures on iPhone - no small handles to hit

HOW TO PLAY
iPhone: swipe anywhere on the maze to rotate the selected ring; tap a coloured
thumb below the maze to pick another ring; swipe the marker up or down and it
rolls as far as the open gaps allow.
Apple Watch: turn the Digital Crown to rotate the selected ring; swipe up or
down to roll the marker; tap a coloured thumb to pick another ring, or bump
the wall twice to switch.
Dots on the centre line show which rings still block the way; a green ring
means the passage is open. Finish at or under par for three stars. One star
unlocks the next maze.

ASSETS IN THIS KIT
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Videos: https://spin-ring-maze.fed-republic.com/pres#assets

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Credit: Fed Republic.
