Panels vs Tempire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Panels
Test your memory with this colorful and cute game. Memorize the sequence of illuminated panels and then tap them in the correct order to advance through stages featuring animal motifs. See if you can master all the levels.
- Memorize panel order
- Tap correct panels
- Colorful animal stages
- Progressive difficulty
- Cute visual design
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How good is your memory? Panels is a simple game. First, you memorize the order of the panels when lit up. Second, you tap the correct panels. The stages featuring animals as its motif are very colorful and cute. Can you see all stages?
Tempire
Experience a unique blend of chess and real-time strategy. Compete against friends or AI in fast-paced matches. This game offers an ad-free, free-to-play experience.
- Chess variation
- Real-time action
- Online multiplayer
- AI opponent
- Ad-free gameplay
- Free to play
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Tempire is a variation on chess that brings tense real-time action to the classic turn-based board game. Play online with friends or against challenging AI, all for free and without ads. Tempire was made by Greg March and Matthew Jee, with music by Jacob Rhein.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tempire at none against Panels's shown. Tempire also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Panels ships an update every 20 months, Tempire every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Panels | Tempire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TATSUYA MONOI | Matthew Jee |
Customer experience
Panels
Tempire
In-app purchases
Panels
No in-app purchases
Tempire
No in-app purchases
