Comparison

Tilefold vs Bubble Drop

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. 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. 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: three palettes beyond the five free ones, game statistics, and the archive of past daily puzzles.

About

Bubble Drop

Tap to drop numbered bubbles from a pipe, merging same-colored and numbered bubbles to create larger numbers and score points. Strategically pop sticky bubbles on boss levels by making matches. Achieve massive scores with combos and chain reactions.

Highlights
  • Tap to drop bubbles
  • Merge same number and color
  • Beat sticky boss levels
  • Create combo matches
  • Score massive points
  • Chain reaction gameplay
Features
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Tap to drip a Bubble Drop off the pipe! Bubbles of the same number and colour will merge together to create new bubbles! Be careful! If you drop a Bubble Drop outside of the game circle, you lose! Beat boss levels by making a bubble match with one inside of a sticky bubbles. The bubbles will merge into the sticky bubble and pop! Pop all of the sticky bubbles to complete the boss level! Sticky bubble from higher boss levels will take more than one merge to completely pop; make multiple matches to burst them all! Merging bubbles will fuse together to create bubbles with a bigger number. Fuse bigger numbered bubbles together to score more points! You can also fuse multiple bubbles of the same number together if they are all connected, do a combo fuse to score massive points! If a bubble merge causes a bubble to get disconnected from the center, it pops off! Use this to your advantage to pop off undesirable bubbles depending on the situation! Get a huge score by creating combo matches! Make a chain reaction of bubble matches to beat all your friends with a massive high score! Do you have what it takes to drip and drop your way to the 2048 bubble?

Screenshots

Tilefold4 screens
Bubble Drop2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tilefold at none against Bubble Drop's 1. Tilefold also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 80%). Bubble Drop's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Bubble Drop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Tilefold against 4.2 for Bubble Drop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Tilefold's written reviews are positive against 80% of Bubble Drop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tilefold ships an update monthly, Bubble Drop every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tilefold versus Bubble Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTilefoldBubble Drop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better4.2 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamiz KichibekovTippyTap

Customer experience

Tilefold

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

Bubble Drop

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tilefold

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bubble Drop

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Tilefold free?
Tilefold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubble Drop free?
Bubble Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tilefold or Bubble Drop?
Tilefold is rated higher. Tilefold averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Bubble Drop averages 4.2 from 9 ratings.
Do Tilefold or Bubble Drop have ads?
Neither Tilefold nor Bubble Drop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tilefold or Bubble Drop?
Tilefold ships an update monthly, and Bubble Drop every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tilefold was updated on October 4, 2026 and Bubble Drop on October 4, 2026.

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