All Known "Better Than Perfect" Levels & Solutions

Want to get the "Better Than Us" achievement? Want to know which levels can be solved better than perfect? Then this is the guide for you!

Introduction

I love the Quell franchise, and I felt like it was high time for someone to create a unified location for all the levels that can be solved "Better Than Perfect".

I didn't just want to make this because of the "Better Than Us" achievement. I mainly did it because of the interesting solutions that spring up when testing the limits of what you can do in these games.

Enjoy! UwU

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Serenity, Stage 2, Level 4, "Brace for Impact"

• instead of 8, it's possible in 7 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  speed is key
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: left side (unused)
  water drop 2: right side
  -
  2: up, right, up, left, FAST up, FAST left, FAST down

Mindfullness, Secret Ring Level 1-3, "Fan"

• this secret ring level is accessible via: Mindfullness, Stage 1, Level 3, "Rock Prison"
  
• secret levels do not count to your "least amount of moves" leaderboard score
  
• instead of 22, it's possible in 21 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  up, right, left, down, right, down, right, down, left, up, left, up, left, down, left, down, left, down, up, right, up

Mindfullness, Stage 2, Level 4, "East Meets West"

• instead of 29, it's possible in 25 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• hint 1:
  speed is key
  
• hint 2:
  this weird (borderline glitchy) solution uses a bug related to a portal while it's moving
  
• full solution:
  down, up, right, up, left, up, left, down, up, left, down, left, up, right, left, FAST up, FAST right (so the droplet is moving through the stationary end of the portal while the other end is still moving, which should glitch you into the area of the pearl immediately instead of having to go around), then right, up, right, down, left, down, left, down

Journey, Secret Ring Level 1-3, "Noodles"

• this secret level is accessible via: Journey, Stage 1, Level 3, "Lotus Positions"
  
• secret levels do not count to your "least amount of moves" leaderboard score
  
• instead of 25, it's possible in 16 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  right, down, left, up, left, right, down, right, up, right, down, right, right, down, left, up

Journey, Stage 1, Level 4, "Switchboard"

• instead of 15, it's possible in 14 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: in the middle
  water drop 2: left side
  -
  1: up, left
  2: up
  1: down, right, down, left
  2: right AND immediately-
  1: up (so the droplet flicks the switch right as the other droplet is travelling in between the two blocks, allowing it to cross in one move instead of two), then left, down, right, down
  2: down

Barriers, Stage 2, Level 1, "Tower of London"

• instead of 22, it's possible in 21 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  down, right, down, left, up, left, down, left, up, left, down, left, up, right, down, right, up, right, down, right, up

Barriers, Secret Ring Level 2-4, "Sushi"

• this secret ring level is accessible via: Barriers, Stage 2, Level 4, "Mind over Matter"
  
• secret levels do not count to your "least amount of moves" leaderboard score
  
• instead of 17, it's possible in 10 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: right side
  water drop 2: left side
  -
  1: left
  2: down, right, down
  1: left AND immediately-
  2: up (so both droplets can cross paths before a green barrier block solidifies), then down, right, up, right

Loneliness, Stage 2, Level 4, "Fairground"

• instead of 21, it's possible in 20 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: the upper-most droplet
  water drop 2: the right-most droplet
  -
  1: down, left
  2: up, down AND immediately-
  1: up (so the wooden spike block doesn't move), then right, down, left, up, right
  2: right, up, right, up, left, right, down, left, up

Loneliness, Stage 4, Level 3, "Mutual Respect"

• instead of 14, it's possible in 13 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  what can you do when a droplet is in an infinite loop?
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: the green droplet
  water drop 2: the blue droplet
  -
  1: down, left, down
  2: down, left, up
  1: left (so the blue droplet is stopped from continuing its infinite loop because a green barrier block stopped its momentum), then up
  2: right, up, right, up

Distant Hearts, Stage 1, Level 3, "The Great Outdoors"

• instead of 29, it's possible in 28 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: left side
  water drop 2: right side
  -
  1: up, left, up, right, down, right, down, right
  2: up, right, down, up, left, down, left, up, right, down, left, down, left, up, right, down, right
  1: left, up, right

Distant Hearts, Stage 1, Level 4, "Age of Marble"

• instead of 31, it's possible in 30 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  left, up, right, down, right, down, left, up, down, up, right, left, down, left, up, down, up, right, up, right, left, right, up, right, down, right, down, left, down, left

Distant Hearts, Stage 3, Level 3, "Last Train to Nowhere"

• instead of 28, it's possible in 14 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• hint 1:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• hint 2:
  water droplets can block the momentum of certain blocks, and vice versa
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: upper right
  water drop 2: lower left
  -
  1: down
  2: right, up, right, down, right, down, right, down, right, up, right AND immediately right again (so that the candy blocks can stop the other droplet from falling infinitely before the candy disappears)
  1: right

Recollection, Stage 1, level 4, "Punji Chamber"

• instead of 28, it's possible in 26 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  up, left, down, right, up, down, left, up, right, up, left, up, down, right, down, left, up, left, down, up, right, up, down, left, down, right

Recollection, Stage 3, Level 2, "Gatefold"

• instead of 19, it's possible in 18 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  right, up, down, right, up, down, right, up, left, up, left, up, down, right, down, right, down, right

Recollection, Secret Ring Level 3-3, "Kimono"

• this secret ring level is accessible via: Recollection, Stage 3, level 3, "Vanilla Ice"
  
• secret levels do not count to your "least amount of moves" leaderboard score
  
• instead of 20, it's possible in 18 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  up, right, up, up, up, right, right, up, left, right, down, left, right, right, up, down, down, down

The Fear, Secret Ring Level 2-3, "Lamp"

• this secret ring level is accessible via: The Fear, Stage 2, Level 3, "Power Cut"
  
• secret levels do not count to your "least amount of moves" leaderboard score
  
• instead of 28, it's possible in 25 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  down, left, up, left, right, left, up, left, up, down, left, up, down, right, down, left, down, left, up, left, up, right, down, right, left

The Fear, Secret Ring Level 4-4, "Rice Bowl"

• this secret ring level is accessible via: The Fear, Stage 4, level 4, "Schrodinger's Humdinger"
  
• secret levels do not count to your "least amount of moves" leaderboard score
  
• instead of 24, it's possible in 23 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  up, right, up, right, down, left, up, right, down, right, up, down, left, down, up, left, up, right, down, right, down, left, down

Anxiety, Stage 1, Level 1, "Jumping the Gun"

• instead of 22, it's possible in 4 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  speed is key
  
• full solution:
  right, FAST left, FAST up, right

Harmony, Secret Ring Level 2-1, "Starfish"

• this secret ring level is accessible via: Harmony, Stage 2, Level 1, "Double Barrel"
  
• secret levels do not count to your "least amount of moves" leaderboard score
  
• instead of 53, it's possible in 51 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• hint 1:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• hint 2:
  water droplets can block the momentum of certain blocks, and vice versa
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: upper right
  water drop 2: trapped in ice
  -
  1: left, down, right, up, right, up, down, left, down, left, up, left, up, down, up, left, up, down, right, down, left, down, right, up, right
  2: down, left, down, right, down, left, up
  1: up, left
  2: left, down, left, up, left, up, left, down, left, down, right, down, right
  1: up AND immediately-
  2: down (so the yellow droplet can go directly to its final position with all the yellow diamonds), then right
  1: up

Harmony, Stage 3, Level 2, "Infection"

• instead of 9, it's possible in 8 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: the blue droplet
  water drop 2: the green droplet
  -
  2: right, down, right, up, right
  1: up, right, up

Harmony, Stage 3, Level 4, "Reflect"

• instead of 25, it's possible in 24 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: left side
  water drop 2: right side
  water drop 3: the green droplet
  -
  1: up, right, down, up, left, down, right, left AND immediately-
  3: down (so both droplets can cross paths before a green barrier block solidifies)
  2: left, up, right, up
  1: right
  3: right, up, right
  1: up, right, down
  3: down, right, up, right

Harmony, Secret Ring Level 4-3, "Candle"

• this secret ring level is accessible via: Harmony, Stage 4, Level 3, "Alternate Reality"
  
• secret levels do not count to your "least amount of moves" leaderboard score
  
• instead of 34, it's possible in 27 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  nothing fancy, just a good old-fashioned unintentional better solution
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: lower left
  water drop 2: in the middle (right above the yellow pearl)
  water drop 3: trapped in ice
  -
  1: up, left, up, left, up, right
  3: right, down
  1: right, up, right, down, left, up, right, up, right, down, left, up, left, down, right, down, left
  3: left
  2: down

Tranquility, Stage 1, Level 4, "Death Row"

• instead of 19, it's possible in 7 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• a hint:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: upper right
  water drop 2: left side (unused)
  water drop 3: lower right
  -
  1: up
  3: up, AND immediately-
  1: down (so the other droplet has access to the candy)
  3: right, up, right, down

Tranquility, Secret Ring Level 1-4, "Lyre"

• this secret ring level is accessible via: Tranquility, Stage 1, Level 4, "Death Row"
  
• secret levels do not count to your "least amount of moves" leaderboard score
  
• instead of 17, it's possible in 16 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• hint 1:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• hint 2:
  what can you do with a droplet when a row of the level is still in the middle of sliding to the left or the right?
  
• hint 3:
  this ridiculous solution requires the precise timing of three droplets
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: in the middle
  water drop 2: left side
  water drop 3: right side
  -
  1: down, left, up, right, down, left, up, right, down, left
  2: up AND immediately-
  1: up AND immediately-
  3: down (so that this droplet on the right side is still able to push the jelly bean downward, which forces the droplet that was trying to go through the portal ring back the other way)
  1: left
  3: down
  1: right

Tranquility, Secret Ring Level 2-2, "Bonsai"

• this secret ring level is accessible via: Tranquility, Stage 2, Level 2, "Block Party"
  
• secret levels do not count to your "least amount of moves" leaderboard score
  
• instead of 44, it's possible in 26 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• hint 1:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• hint 2:
  water droplets can block the momentum of certain blocks, and vice versa
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: in the middle
  water drop 2: top droplet of the two bunched together on the right
  water drop 3: bottom droplet of the two bunched together on the right
  -
  2: left, down
  3: up, left
  2: right, up, right, up, left, down, left, down
  3: up
  2: left AND immediately down (so the heart candy can be pushed to the left half of the level by the now yellow droplet), then right, down, left
  1: right
  2: up, left, down
  1: left
  2: left, down, right

Tranquility, Stage 2, Level 3, "Workhorse"

• instead of 34, it's possible in 32 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• hint 1:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• hint 2:
  water droplets can block the momentum of certain blocks, and vice versa
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: the top droplet
  water drop 2: the bottom droplet
  -
  1: right, up
  2: right
  1: left, up, left, up, down, right, down
  2: down
  1: right AND immediately up (so that either droplet has access to the pathway towards the golden pearls)
  2: left, down, left, down, right, left, right, up
  1: left, down, right, left
  2: left, right, down
  1: right
  2: right, up, right

Tranquility, Stage 2, Level 4, "Table for Four"

• instead of 29, it's possible in 23 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• hint 1:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• hint 2:
  water droplets can block the momentum of certain blocks, and vice versa
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: lower right
  water drop 2: upper left
  water drop 3: upper right
  water drop 4: lower left
  -
  1: right, down
  3: right
  1: left
  3: down
  1: right AND immediately up (so that the currently yellow droplet has access to the golden block), then left, up
  2: left, up
  4: left
  2: right
  4: up
  2: left AND immediately down (so that the currently yellow droplet has access to the golden block), then right
  1: left
  4: down
  2: left AND immediately up (so that either droplet has access to the last pearl), then right, up

Tranquility, Stage 3, Level 4, "Ladies Room"

• instead of 19, it's possible in 13 moves
  
• screenshot of what the level looks like:
  
  
• hint 1:
  speed and/or timing and/or dexterity is required
  
• hint 2:
  water droplets can block the momentum of certain blocks, and vice versa
  
• full solution:
  starting positions droplets:
  water drop 1: upper left
  water drop 2: upper right
  water drop 3: lower left (unused)
  water drop 4: lower right (unused)
  -
  1: up, left
  2: up
  1: down
  2: left
  1: up AND immediately right (so the yellow droplet has access to the vertical infinite loop), then up
  2: left (timed in such a way that the blue droplet stops the momentum of the yellow droplet's infinite loop by blocking the path of the gender block, but without accidentally merging the two gender blocks together)
  1: left, down, left, up

Questions? Got your own solutions? Leave them in the comments!

Hope this guide helped!
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[joe.882001]

12-1-4 Death Row, 12 (19) without tricks
12-2-2s Bonsai, 35 (44) without tricks

[Zabr]

Barriers, Secret Ring Level 2-4, "Sushi" should be:
1: left
2: down, right, down, left AND immediately
1: up (so both droplets can cross paths before a green barrier block solidifies)
2: down, right, up, right

[Hazellius]

@joyplay Omgosh! Thanks so much, that's a great find! I'll add it to the guide ASAP ^w^

[joyplay]

12-2-3, 31(34)

[Hazellius]

@joe.882001 Thanks so much for sharing! It took a while, but I finally got around to adding your solution to the guide. Wonderful find! ^w^

[HSuke]

@joe.882001

Well done! The lowest moves score on Global (PC) was still 332 for Mindfulness before today.

[joe.882001]

This list is not over!
I just found one more level with "Better than Us" solution.
I successfully beat Mindfulness - Stage 2, Level 4, "East Meets West", in 25 moves.
It is due to a bug on a moving ring. Speed, timing and dexterity is the key.
The solution is as follows:
down, up, right, up, left, up, left, down, up, left, down, left, up, right, left AND immediately up AND immediately right (the droplet leaves the ring left), right, up, right, down, left, down, left, down

[Hazellius]

UPDATE: This guide is finally done! All known "Better Than Perfect" solutions for Quell Zen have been successfully documented in here!

[Hazellius]

@HSuke Yupyup! I saw my name in your Quell Memento guide. Much appreciated ^w^

[HSuke]

I just went through your emails. You actually helped me before too!

I've now submitted updates for my guide (usually takes a day to refresh) and linked to yours.

Thanks!