Comparison

Tilefold vs 2048

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

Head to head
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.

About

2048

Slide numbered tiles on a grid to merge them and reach the 2048 tile. Aim for the highest score possible in this addictive puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Swipe to move tiles
  • Merge identical tiles
  • Reach the 2048 tile
  • Achieve high scores
  • Simple gameplay
Features
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Join the numbers and get to the 2048 tile! Swipe to move all tiles. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one. Get to the 2048 tile, and reach a high score!

Screenshots

Tilefold4 screens
20482 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 2048 at none against Tilefold's 1. 2048 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). Tilefold's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 83%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Tilefold sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 2048 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 Tilefold against 4.2 for 2048. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Tilefold's written reviews are positive against 83% of 2048's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tilefold versus 2048: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTilefold2048
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better4.2 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings615 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamiz Kichibekov祥祎 刘

Customer experience

Tilefold

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

2048

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tilefold

One-time1
  • Tilefold Plus$0.99
None

2048

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tilefold free?
Tilefold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 2048 free?
2048 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tilefold or 2048?
Tilefold is rated higher. Tilefold averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while 2048 averages 4.2 from 15 ratings.
Do Tilefold or 2048 have ads?
Neither Tilefold nor 2048 shows ads.

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