Comparison

Emoji Drop vs Tilefold

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Emoji Drop

Guide a character through challenging levels filled with traps and obstacles. Utilize shields and one-tap controls to help the character reach their goal and complete each stage. Features include 50 levels, an endless mode, and the ability to earn free level skips.

Highlights
  • Guide emoji through traps
  • Use shields on tricky parts
  • Earn free level skips
  • One tap controls
  • 50 levels
  • Endless Mode
Features
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Guide Emoji through traps and other dangers to reach his Girl and complete the levels! FEATURES: • Use Shields on tricky parts • Earn FREE level skips • One tap controls • 50 levels • Endless Mode • Totally addictive #emoji drop - STALK US: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadCoolApps Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeadCoolApps Web: http://www.DeadCoolApps.com

About

Tilefold

Merge matching numbers by swiping to reach the 2048 tile in this relaxing puzzle game. Enjoy smooth gameplay, custom board sizes, and unique themes at your own pace without time limits.

Highlights
  • Classic 2048 gameplay
  • Custom board sizes
  • Unique visual themes
  • Smooth animations and controls
  • Track best scores
  • No time limits
Features
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Merge matching tiles and reach the target. The rules are clear in a second; the depth shows up later, when the board stops forgiving a careless move. THREE MODES Powers of 2 – the classic. Powers of 3: three tiles merge into one, more room, costlier mistakes. Fibonacci: neighbours in the sequence merge, not identical tiles, and habit works against you. FIVE BOARD SIZES From 3×3 to 7×7. The smaller the board, the harder the game: every combination of mode and size keeps its own best score and its own leaderboard. DAILY PUZZLE One board for everyone, a single attempt. Share the result as a card, and keep the streak – it is the only thing that carries from one day to the next. ETUDES A set position, a goal and a few moves: make 128 in four moves or leave just five tiles on the board. No new tiles appear, and every etude has an exact solution. Two chapters are free, five more come with Tilefold Plus. And every day brings a new free etude of the day. DUELS Send a friend a link to your own deal. They play the same board and see the score to beat – even without the game installed. HINTS AND REVIEW Stuck? The game suggests a move, three times per game. When the game is over, it shows the move where things went wrong and what to play instead. NOTHING EXTRA No ads, no subscription, no sign-up. The app collects no name, email, or address. Records live in your iCloud, and we have no access to them. TILEFOLD PLUS A one-time purchase: every chapter of etudes, three palettes beyond the five free ones, game statistics, the archive of past daily puzzles, and game review.

Screenshots

Emoji Drop4 screens
Tilefold4 screens

Verdict

The call

Emoji Drop and Tilefold both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Tilefold's written reviews are positive against 35% of Emoji Drop's. Tilefold also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). Emoji Drop's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 6) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Emoji Drop sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Tilefold asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Emoji Drop against 4.3 for Tilefold. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emoji Drop has 55 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Emoji Drop's written reviews are positive against 94% of Tilefold's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emoji Drop ships an update every 15 months, Tilefold monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Emoji Drop versus Tilefold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmoji DropTilefold
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (55 ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.2% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDead Cool AppsRamiz Kichibekov

Customer experience

Emoji Drop

All ratings55 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral20.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive35.2%
Neutral9.9%
Negative54.9%

Tilefold

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

Bugs and requests

Emoji Drop

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game resets to level 1
  • App closes unexpectedly
  • Emoji doesn't jump when tapped
  • Ads interfere with gameplay
  • Paid ad removal not permanent

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix game progress resets
  • Improve jump responsiveness
  • Add more levels
  • Allow choosing different emojis
  • Implement a store for in-game items

Tilefold

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Emoji Drop

One-time6
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Skip Level$1.99
  • Level Skip$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Buy 5 Shields$2.99
  • Buy 25 Shields$4.99
  • Buy 100 Shields$12.99
None

Tilefold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emoji Drop free?
Emoji Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tilefold free?
Tilefold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emoji Drop or Tilefold?
Tilefold is rated higher. Emoji Drop averages 4.3 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Tilefold averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Emoji Drop or Tilefold have ads?
Neither Emoji Drop nor Tilefold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emoji Drop or Tilefold?
Emoji Drop ships an update every 15 months, and Tilefold monthly. Most recently, Emoji Drop was updated on October 22, 2026 and Tilefold on October 24, 2026.

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