Home Design Makeover vs Tile Harbor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Solve match-3 puzzles
- Design and renovate rooms
- Customize decor and furniture
- Remodel various home styles
- Help diverse clients
- Offline gameplay
- Over 1000 puzzles
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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 Let's get matching and transform outdated homes into fabulous family hangouts!
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.
- Pattern matching gameplay
- Hundreds of unique levels
- Epic combos and chain reactions
- Powerful boosts and power-ups
- Vibrant visuals and animations
- Offline play
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Home Design Makeover | Tile Harbor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (129K ratings) — better | 3.6 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews — better | 27.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 129K — better | 1.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #141 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 370 MB | 962 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Storm8 Studios | Smart Fun Limited |
Customer experience
Home Design Makeover
Tile Harbor
User reviews
Home Design Makeover
From 129K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Home Design Makeover
- Special Offer 1$0.99
- 100 Gems2 variants$0.99
- Piggy Bank!$2.99
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- 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
Tile Harbor
- Starter Pack2$0.99
- Starter Pack1$0.99
- pile of gems$1.99
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- 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
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