Comparison

Home Design Makeover vs Tile Harbor

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

Head to head
About

Home Design Makeover

Solve match-3 puzzles to design and renovate dream homes for families. Customize rooms with various decor styles and furniture. Travel the world to help diverse clients transform fixer-uppers into fabulous spaces.

Highlights
  • Solve match-3 puzzles
  • Design and renovate rooms
  • Customize decor and furniture
  • Remodel various home styles
  • Help diverse clients
  • Offline gameplay
  • Over 1000 puzzles
Features
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Welcome to Home Design Makeover! Play the best Home Design match 3 puzzle game! Be the best designer by helping lucky families transform dreams into reality with amazing home makeovers! Solve fun match 3 puzzles to help design, customize and decorate the perfect dream home with beautiful decor. Your clients are counting on you to remodel their down-and-out fixer uppers! Features: - Remodel homes with a Farmhouse style or go Modern? You decide, you design! - Design and renovate different rooms styles, including family-friendly living rooms, rustic kitchens, stylish bathrooms and chic bedrooms - Help clients ranging from the newlyweds to Hollywood celebrities, and travel the world to Tokyo, Paris and Morocco - Express yourself with an incredible variety of high-end designer furniture, lighting, flooring and other decor - Experience addicting gameplay with offline mode so you can take the game from your home to the sky! - Be challenged with over 1000 match 3 puzzles and dozens of game modes for endless relaxing fun - Frequent, fresh and free content updates with new interior and exterior design challenges, floor plans, outdoor gardens, landscaping, seasonal items and more! Let's get matching and transform outdated homes into fabulous family hangouts!

About

Tile Harbor

Engage in a satisfying match-3 puzzle game that challenges your pattern recognition skills. Swap and match unique tiles to clear vibrant boards, unleash powerful combos, and enjoy hundreds of unique levels. This game offers a relaxing escape with vibrant visuals and offline play.

Highlights
  • Pattern matching gameplay
  • Hundreds of unique levels
  • Epic combos and chain reactions
  • Powerful boosts and power-ups
  • Vibrant visuals and animations
  • Offline play
Features
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Tile Harbor: Satisfying Match-3 Puzzle Welcome to Tile Harbor, the ultimate match-3 puzzle game where pattern recognition meets strategic fun. Swap, match, and clear vibrant boards in this addictive brain teaser that is easy to pick up but hard to put down. Match by Pattern, Not Just Color Forget ordinary color matching. Here you will match charming tiles by their unique patterns. Connect three or more identical tiles to clear the board and experience the satisfying pop of every match. Plan your moves, spot patterns, and watch the board come alive. Epic Combos and Chain Reactions One match can trigger a spectacular chain reaction. Create clever combos, unleash powerful cascades, and rack up massive scores in a symphony of delightful effects. The more strategic your move, the bigger the payoff. Key Features Addictive Core Gameplay: Classic match-3 perfected with intuitive touch controls and clever puzzle design. Hundreds of Unique Levels: Journey through a vast collection of handcrafted puzzles, each with fresh challenges and goals. Powerful Boosts: Stuck on a tricky level. Use game-changing power-ups like the Pattern Blaster and Switcher to smash through obstacles. Vibrant Visuals: Immerse yourself in a joyful, polished world full of lively animations and satisfying effects. Relaxing Escape: Perfect for unwinding. Play for five minutes or an hour in this ASMR-like puzzle retreat. Play Anywhere: No Wi-Fi needed. Enjoy offline play anytime, anywhere. Your Personal Harbor of Calm Tile Harbor is more than a game. It is a peaceful getaway. Challenge your mind, find your flow, and enjoy the simple pleasure of matching beautiful patterns. Download Tile Harbor for free today and start your matching adventure.

Screenshots

Home Design Makeover4 screens
Tile Harbor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Home Design Makeover at 4.6 against Tile Harbor's 3.6. Home Design Makeover also leads on ratings volume (129K vs 1.6K) and chart position (#141 vs unranked). Tile Harbor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Home Design Makeover sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Tile Harbor sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Home Design Makeover holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Design Makeover has 129K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 28% and 27% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Design Makeover ships an update every 2 weeks, Tile Harbor every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Home Design Makeover versus Tile Harbor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Design MakeoverTile Harbor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (129K ratings) — better3.6 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews — better27.4% of reviews
Number of ratings129K — better1.6K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#141 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size370 MB962 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperStorm8 StudiosSmart Fun Limited

Customer experience

Home Design Makeover

All ratings128,586 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews1,229 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative56.1%

Tile Harbor

All ratings1,586 ratings
Positive62.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative24.5%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive27.4%
Neutral13.2%
Negative59.5%

User reviews

Home Design Makeover

From 129K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable design challenges
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and designs

Room to improve

  • 💰 Game is too focused on in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Levels become too difficult and time-consuming
  • 🔋 Game drains battery quickly
  • 🤖 Frustrating AI/algorithm in puzzle levels

Tile Harbor

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and fun
  • 🎨 Great design options
  • 👍 Relaxing gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive furniture
  • ⏳ Slow rating process
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🔄 Repetitive room designs

Bugs and requests

Home Design Makeover

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchases not registering correctly
  • Game crashing or freezing
  • Levels not loading properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More furniture and design options
  • Daily rewards or bonuses
  • Easier progression without need for purchases
  • Ability to earn in-game currency without just playing puzzles

Tile Harbor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Rooms not loading properly
  • Ratings not registering
  • Frequent app freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More room types and locations
  • Ability to edit and save own designs
  • Faster energy/gem replenishment
  • Improved customer support

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Home Design Makeover

One-time9
  • Special Offer 1$0.99
  • 100 Gems2 variants$0.99
  • Piggy Bank!$2.99
Show 6 more
  • 550 Gems$4.99
  • 525 Gems$4.99
  • Insider Bundle2 variants$6.99
  • 1,100 Gems$9.99
  • Elite Bundle$15.99
  • 2,400 Gems$19.99
10 purchases

Tile Harbor

One-time10
  • Starter Pack2$0.99
  • Starter Pack1$0.99
  • pile of gems$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Level Pack3$2.99
  • Pink Pig$2.99
  • conch of gems$4.99
  • Level Pack8$6.99
  • Silver Pig$7.99
  • shell of gems$9.99
  • tank of gems$19.99

Questions

Is Home Design Makeover free?
Home Design Makeover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tile Harbor free?
Tile Harbor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Home Design Makeover or Tile Harbor?
Home Design Makeover is rated higher. Home Design Makeover averages 4.6 out of 5 from 129K ratings, while Tile Harbor averages 3.6 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Home Design Makeover or Tile Harbor have ads?
Home Design Makeover shows ads; Tile Harbor does not.
Which is updated more often, Home Design Makeover or Tile Harbor?
Home Design Makeover ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tile Harbor every 9 days. Most recently, Home Design Makeover was updated on September 24, 2026 and Tile Harbor on September 17, 2026.

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