Towers of Hanoi

Support

How to play, answers to common questions, and how to reach us.

Contact

Email support@mindovermatterismagic.com. It helps to tell us which device and iOS version you are using. We usually reply within a few days.

How to play

Move the whole tower from the left peg to the right peg, the one with the ring around its base. Move one disc at a time, and never put a disc on a smaller one.

Moving a disc

The bars

Settings

After you solve it

While you play, the board holds still. Once the tower is on the right peg, drag to look around it and pinch to move closer. The next game puts the board back.

Questions

Why does a puzzle with more pegs take fewer moves?

Extra pegs give the discs more places to wait. Eight discs take 255 moves on three pegs, 33 on four, and 23 on five. The shortest route gets much harder to see, though. The Optimal count is always the true minimum for the board in front of you.

Does the app save my game?

It remembers your settings: the peg and disc counts, Zen Mode, and Landing Ghost. A game in progress lives only while the app is open, so it can be lost when iOS closes the app in the background.

Is there sound?

No. Landings and refused moves are felt as haptics on iPhone.

Does it need an internet connection or an account?

No. The app never connects to the internet and has no account. See the privacy policy.

Which devices does it run on?

iPhone and iPad with iOS 27 or later, in portrait and landscape.

Accessibility

Every peg and control has a VoiceOver label, the text follows Dynamic Type, and Reduce Motion places discs without the flight and effects.