Comparison

Tile Swap vs Pile Jam

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

Pile Jam

An addictive puzzle game where players sort and match colorful coin piles to clear the board. Tap piles to send them to slots, where matching colors clear the space. Progress through challenging levels with your sorting skills.

Highlights
  • Sort and match colorful coin piles
  • Clear the board by matching colors
  • Progress through challenging levels
  • Addictive puzzle gameplay
  • Intuitive tap controls
Features
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"Pile Jam" is an addictive puzzle game where your goal is to sort and match colorful coin piles to clear the board. Tap on the coin piles to send them to the slots below, where they will automatically sort by color. When a slot fills with coins of the same color, they match and the slot empties, making room for more. Use your sorting and matching skills to clear the board and progress through increasingly challenging levels. Join the coin sorting frenzy and become a master of "Pile Jam"! Enjoy.

Screenshots

Tile Swap3 screens
Pile Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pile Jam at none against Tile Swap's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Tile Swap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pile Jam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tile Swap ships an update every 2 months, Pile Jam every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tile Swap versus Pile Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTile SwapPile Jam
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB103 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAnthony RaudinoMehmet Fatih Sahin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tile Swap

One-time1
  • Remove All Ads$0.99
None

Pile Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tile Swap free?
Tile Swap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pile Jam free?
Pile Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tile Swap or Pile Jam have ads?
Both Tile Swap and Pile Jam show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tile Swap or Pile Jam?
Tile Swap ships an update every 2 months, and Pile Jam every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tile Swap was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pile Jam on September 13, 2026.

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