Comparison

Tile Swap vs Three Blast

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

Head to head
About

Tile Swap

Features
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Challenge your reflexes as well as your friends in Tile Swap, the color matching tile-tapper for iPhone and iPad. Tile Swap packs in three game modes: ―――― Time, where you must race against the clock to score as high as possible in 20 seconds. Survive, get as high a score as possible without losing three lives. A life is lost for not hitting a tile in time or tapping the wrong tile color. Zen, an endless tapping experience. Pass the time by simply tapping the corresponding colored tiles without any time limits or lives. ―――― Tile Swap also includes Game Center leaderboards functionality, allowing you to compete against your friends to get the highest score on the leaderboards. ―――― Please Note: Tile Swap is ad supported but includes a microtransaction to remove ads permanently.

About

Three Blast

An addictive block-blasting game where players tap to combine blocks of the same number. Aim to achieve the highest score by strategically merging as many blocks as possible.

Highlights
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Block blasting mechanics
  • Number combination puzzles
  • High score challenges
  • Simple tapping controls
Features
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Tap. Merge. Go higher! Welcome to Three Blast, a sleek, tactile 3D number-merge puzzle designed to delight your brain and your senses. HOW TO PLAY • Tap any tile that touches an orthogonal neighbor sharing the same number. • The entire connected group collapses into the tapped tile, upgrading it to the next number! • Tiles fall with physics gravity, fresh blocks drop in from above, and combos trigger dazzling particle blasts. • Plan ahead to trigger massive chain merges and chase higher and higher numbers! TACTICAL POWER-UPS Stuck on a tricky board? Turn the tide with 3 game-changing tools: • Smash: Hammer away any obstacle tile to open up new pathways. • Boost: Elevate any chosen tile by +1 to connect stranded groups. • Shuffle: Shake up the entire board for an immediate burst of fresh opportunities. Unlock additional power-ups as you hit new milestone numbers! KEY FEATURES • Glossy 3D Visuals: Vibrant, eye-candy tiles with smooth bloom and dynamic lighting. • Juicy Blast Combos: Clear big groups to earn praise banners and shower the board with celebratory confetti. • Crisp Haptic Feedback: Feel every collapse, drop, and blast directly in your hands. • Relaxing & Offline: Play anywhere without internet, timers, or unnecessary pressure. • Brain Training: Easy to pick up, impossible to put down. How high can your numbers climb? Download Three Blast today and experience the ultimate tactile number-merging puzzle!

Screenshots

Tile Swap3 screens
Three Blast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Three Blast at none against Tile Swap's 1. Three Blast also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Tile Swap's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Tile Swap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Three Blast asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tile Swap ships an update every 2 months, Three Blast monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Tile Swap versus Three Blast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTile SwapThree Blast
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony RaudinoHE HE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tile Swap

One-time1
  • Remove All Ads$0.99
None

Three Blast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tile Swap free?
Tile Swap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Three Blast free?
Three Blast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tile Swap or Three Blast have ads?
Tile Swap shows ads; Three Blast does not.
Which is updated more often, Tile Swap or Three Blast?
Tile Swap ships an update every 2 months, and Three Blast monthly. Most recently, Tile Swap was updated on November 6, 2026 and Three Blast on November 2, 2026.

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