EDGE 2 vs 8bit 2048
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EDGE 2
Navigate a block through a 3D maze with precise timing. Make turns and jumps to avoid obstacles and survive as long as possible in this fast-paced, reaction-based game. Master perfect timing to progress through over 150 challenging levels.
- Navigate 3D mazes
- Timed turns and jumps
- 150+ levels
- Endless Mode
- Arcade-style 3D graphics
- Fast and smooth gameplay
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Edge 2 — a fast-paced, addictive, reaction based game. Players must use precise reactions to navigate a block through the 3-dimensional maze, making turns and jumps to avoid obstacles and survive as long as possible. Make a move too early or too late and the block will fall by the wayside, therefore turns must be timed to perfection to ensure progress. Features: * 150+ Levels * Endless Mode * Arcade-style 3D graphics * Fast and smooth gameplay * Ever-changing in-game colours"
8bit 2048
Experience a classic number puzzle game with an 80s aesthetic. Swipe to merge tiles, aim for the 2048 tile, and achieve high scores across various board sizes. Enjoy retro music and customizable themes.
- Classic 2048 gameplay
- Multiple board sizes (3x3, 4x4, 5x5)
- 80s inspired music
- Multiple themes
- Game Center integration
- Addictive levels
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The famous 2048 for old school players, 8bit style with new addictive levels for legends. Enjoy addictive 80's games music Swipe to move numbers, merge numbers with same value into one to get higher number. Try to get 2048 number. Get to the 2048 tile, and reach a high score! - 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 Boards included. - Game center - 80's music - 5 Themes (yellow, orange, red, green, black) - Cool animations Inspired by Gabriele Cirulli game available on the web: http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 8bit 2048 at 100% against EDGE 2's 29%. 8bit 2048 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3). EDGE 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. EDGE 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 8bit 2048 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
8bit 2048 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EDGE 2 has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of EDGE 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of 8bit 2048's.
EDGE 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, 8bit 2048 every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EDGE 2 | 8bit 2048 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EDGE | Anas Almomany |
Customer experience
EDGE 2
8bit 2048
In-app purchases
EDGE 2
- Remove Ads$1.99
8bit 2048
- Remove ads$2.99
