Comparison

PuzzleWalk vs Tile Dark

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

Head to head
About

PuzzleWalk

This app turns your walking steps into gaming time for a "spot the difference" puzzle game. Walk through virtual cities, solve puzzles, and earn a chance to win gift cards monthly. It's designed to motivate physical activity through gamification.

Highlights
  • Convert walking steps to gaming time
  • Solve "spot the difference" puzzles
  • Explore virtual cities worldwide
  • Compete for monthly gift card rewards
  • Track daily, weekly, and monthly steps
  • Gamified physical activity motivation
Features
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PuzzleWalk is a gamified app where you can walk through cities around the world and solve 'spot the difference' puzzles. The principle of this app is a conversion algorithm between walking step and gaming time. Your accumulated walking steps will be automatically converted to gaming time, so your walking step is key to be a PuzzleWalk master! Your walking steps and puzzle points will give you a final score and make you eligible to receive a gift card every month! More than a hundred of world cities are programmed along with a thousand of spot the difference puzzles. Each city contains 5 to 10 puzzles depending on the level and each puzzle contains 5 different spots on two otherwise similar images. *Notes - Top 3 score-leaders will be given a monetary reward ($10 gift card) at the beginning of every month via email. Decision will be made based on total scores recorded on the leaderboard at midnight of the last day of the month. - The puzzle game will be deactivated during nighttime (10 PM - 8 AM) to avoid sleep disturbances. - Your walking step is well detected when you make continuous horizontal movement and subtle walking movement may not be detected by the app. - The app will update your walking step data every 3 to 5 minutes if walking movement is detected. A walking step tracking page will help you monitor your daily, weekly, and monthly walking performance. *More about PuzzleWalk PuzzleWalk incorporates evidence-based gamification and Behavior Change Techniques (e.g. user instruction, self-monitoring on target performance, contingent rewards, and goal setting) to motivate people to be more physically active in a fun way. The app was developed by the Indiana University School of Public Health and the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering researchers. The development of PuzzleWalk was funded by the Indiana University Collaborative Research Grants program.

About

Tile Dark

Engage in a fresh take on classic matching games with a mahjong-inspired layout. Collect tiles, form triple matches, and solve increasingly complex logic puzzles. Train your brain with strategic gameplay and a variety of colorful tile sets.

Highlights
  • Mahjong layout
  • Triple tile matching
  • Logic puzzle levels
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Brain training mechanics
  • Varied tile sets
Features
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A genuine mahjong layout and classic matching game mechanics are combined in Tile Dark to give you a completely new gameplay experience! Collect tiles in a row, get a triple match and solve logic puzzle level by level! Match 3 same tiles in a field at the bottom of the screen to blast them. Merge all triple blocks and unlock tricky majong puzzles. It’s easy at the beginning and as you progress you'll find more challenging levels. Use logic and strategic skills to get through! This matching puzzle suits all ages. How to play: Tap and move any tile onto the board at the bottom. Merge 3 same tiles to get a match and blast it. Find triple matches as fast as possible to collect more stars! How to win? Just find all triple tile combinations and complete the level. If you have seven or more tiles on the board - try again and match them all! Why Tile Dark is so addictive: - Each tile board is different: challenge yourself with new majong layouts - Lots of colorful blocks: trees, animals, tasty desserts, flowers, fruits and more! - New challenging mechanics to train the brain!

Screenshots

PuzzleWalk4 screens
Tile Dark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tile Dark at 4.6 against PuzzleWalk's 3.8. Tile Dark also leads on ratings volume (295 vs 6). PuzzleWalk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tile Dark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PuzzleWalk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tile Dark holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tile Dark has 295 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of PuzzleWalk's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tile Dark's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuzzleWalk ships an update every 3 weeks, Tile Dark every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PuzzleWalk versus Tile Dark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzleWalkTile Dark
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)4.6 (295 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6295 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndiana UniversityPhuong Ta

Customer experience

PuzzleWalk

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Tile Dark

All ratings295 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral7.1%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PuzzleWalk

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tile Dark

One-time1
  • No Ads$3.99

Questions

Is PuzzleWalk free?
PuzzleWalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tile Dark free?
Tile Dark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PuzzleWalk or Tile Dark?
Tile Dark is rated higher. PuzzleWalk averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Tile Dark averages 4.6 from 295 ratings.
Do PuzzleWalk or Tile Dark have ads?
Tile Dark shows ads; PuzzleWalk does not.
Which is updated more often, PuzzleWalk or Tile Dark?
PuzzleWalk ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tile Dark every 6 weeks. Most recently, PuzzleWalk was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tile Dark on October 24, 2026.

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