The Butterfly's Dream vs TileTricks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Butterfly's Dream
Embark on a peaceful puzzle adventure as a pharmacy apprentice whose journey blends reality and dreams. Uncover fragmented memories through intriguing puzzles inspired by ancient culture and enjoy immersive traditional East Asian arts and music.
- Peaceful puzzle adventure
- Puzzles inspired by ancient culture
- Experimental interaction designs
- Delicate scenes with cultural research
- Atmospheric soundtrack from ancient music
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The Butterfly's Dream is a relaxing and peaceful adventure game with creative puzzles and beautiful landscapes. A pharmacy apprentice is just about to start her regular delivery, then somehow finds her trip mixed with realities and dreams. As the journey progresses, fragments of her memories emerge that tend to recall her of some beloved items, some beloved places, and someone beloved... Key features: - A peaceful and relaxing puzzle adventure experience - Intriguing puzzles inspired by ancient culture, such as go game, abacus, and tangram - Experimental designs to engage you in interesting interactions: shouting, shaking, and more - Delicate scenes based on an in-depth research about ancient gardening, furniture, and architecture - Atmospheric soundtrack recomposed from ancient music masterpieces We are a team of two indie game developers. This game is crafted to offer you an immersive experience with a taste of traditional East Asian visual arts, music, and culture. Most importantly, we hope you have some fun :) *Free to download, free to play the first three chapters. Pay once & play the full game (ten chapters in total). No ads.
TileTricks
This ad-free block puzzle game offers multiple grid sizes for challenging gameplay. Enjoy offline play and replay your best games with the same piece sequence.
- Ad-free gameplay
- Multiple grid sizes (6x6, 9x9, 12x12)
- Offline play
- Replay high-score games
- Simple block puzzle mechanics
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TileTricks is a simple, ad-free block puzzle game. Play 6x6, 9x9, and 12x12 grid sizes. No internet required! You can even replay your high-score games with the exact same sequence of pieces.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: The Butterfly's Dream at 2.3K against TileTricks's 7. TileTricks's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. The Butterfly's Dream sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TileTricks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TileTricks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Butterfly's Dream has 2.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of The Butterfly's Dream's written reviews are positive against 100% of TileTricks's.
The Butterfly's Dream ships an update every 2 weeks, TileTricks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Butterfly's Dream | TileTricks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.3K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.3 GB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plumpbun Studio Ltd. | Jason Wright |
Customer experience
The Butterfly's Dream
TileTricks
Bugs and requests
The Butterfly's Dream
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing and crashing issues
- Puzzle solutions not registering properly
Requested features
4 requests- More chapters and content
- Ability to turn off music
- Better tutorials and hints
- Translations for in-game text
TileTricks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Butterfly's Dream
- Full Game$1.99
TileTricks
- Basic Cool Colors$0.99
- Basic Hot Colors$0.99
- Assorted Clacky$1.99
Questions
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