Comparison

Tessellate! vs ProgressBar95

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

Head to head
About

Tessellate!

A simple yet addictive tapping game where players correct rotated tiles to achieve high scores. Unlock new color schemes and challenge friends in this endless, rhythmic gameplay experience designed for one-handed play.

Highlights
  • Correct rotated tiles
  • Unlockable color schemes
  • Addictive tapping gameplay
  • Rhythmic gameplay
  • One-handed play
  • Endless mode
Features
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Tap your way to a high score by correcting the rotated tiles! Save up your cubits for multiple color schemes and race your friends to collect them all! Game Features: • Multiple color schemes! • Addictive tapping! • Rhythmic game play! • One-handed ease! • Endless!

About

ProgressBar95

Experience a nostalgic hyper-casual game with retro arcade visuals. Fill the progress bar by moving it with one finger to win. This addictive time killer offers simple controls and endless gameplay.

Highlights
  • Nostalgic retro visuals
  • One-finger control
  • Fill the progress bar to win
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Endless gameplay
  • Retro sound effects
Features
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Progressbar95 is a unique nostalgic hyper-casual game. It'll make you smile. Old panels, buttons and icons on your smartphone or tablet. You need to fill the progress bar to win. Move your progress bar with one finger to fill it faster. It seems simple at first. But it might be harder to master. Powerful retro time killer. Lovely HDD noises are included :) The game is very easy to handle with easy-to-learn controls, familiar visual effects and addictive gameplay. Progressbar95 Game Features: - Free to play - One finger control - Different obstacles and experience every time - Endless gameplay Better than any .io game. Progressbar95 is simple, but addictive. Play this amazing new mobile game.

Screenshots

Tessellate!4 screens
ProgressBar954 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tessellate! at none against ProgressBar95's 10. Tessellate! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). ProgressBar95's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 47 months) and ratings volume (3K vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment and monetization model 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. ProgressBar95 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Tessellate! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tessellate! against 4.8 for ProgressBar95. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProgressBar95 has 3K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Tessellate!'s written reviews are positive against 93% of ProgressBar95's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tessellate! ships an update every 47 months, ProgressBar95 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tessellate! versus ProgressBar95: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTessellate!ProgressBar95
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings)4.8 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews — better92.9% of reviews
Number of ratings63K — better
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB222 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlunge Studios LLCSpooky House Studios UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

Customer experience

Tessellate!

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%

ProgressBar95

All ratings2,988 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews1,225 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.9%

Bugs and requests

Tessellate!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ProgressBar95

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Restore purchases not working properly
  • Progressbar 98 and XB not loading correctly
  • Bin cleaning functionality not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more operating systems and game modes
  • Implement cloud save and cross-device sync
  • Improve audio and music integration
  • Add more customization options
  • Optimize performance on older devices

In-app purchases

None

Tessellate!

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

ProgressBar95

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 10 Product keys$1.99
  • Progressbar 1$2.99
Show 7 more
  • PB-DOS Shell skin$2.99
  • Bar OS System 2,3 pack$2.99
  • 25 Product keys$3.99
  • 50 Product keys$6.99
  • 100 Product keys$11.99
  • 250 Product keys$24.99
  • Unlock ALL$25.99

Questions

Is Tessellate! free?
Tessellate! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ProgressBar95 free?
ProgressBar95 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tessellate! or ProgressBar95?
ProgressBar95 is rated higher. Tessellate! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while ProgressBar95 averages 4.8 from 3K ratings.
Do Tessellate! or ProgressBar95 have ads?
ProgressBar95 shows ads; Tessellate! does not.
Which is updated more often, Tessellate! or ProgressBar95?
Tessellate! ships an update every 47 months, and ProgressBar95 every 2 months. Most recently, Tessellate! was updated on October 16, 2026 and ProgressBar95 on October 22, 2026.

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