Comparison

PERPLEXIUM vs Tessera

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

Head to head
About

PERPLEXIUM

Uncover a global mind control conspiracy by deciphering complex ciphers, codes, and logic puzzles. Analyze historical documents and use provided tools to expose the truth before it's too late.

Highlights
  • Analyze historical documents for clues
  • Decipher codes and break encryption
  • Solve logic puzzles
  • Utilize various tools
  • Follow multiple leads
  • Collaborate with other agents
Features
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A secretive group running a mind control campaign to manipulate the world's unsuspecting populace. Whomever is operating this group is careful, very careful. They are limiting accidental exposure by encoding vital information behind a series of ciphers, codes and logic locks. We are recruiting tech savvy agents to expose their actions before it's too late! Are you up to the task? * Analyse historical documents for clues, decipher codes, break encryption schemes and use your wit and logic to uncover the truth! * Some documents may contain multiple layers, make sure you extract every piece of information. * You will be provided with the right tools for the task. From ancient Roman devices to cutting edge MCBE protocols. * Multiple leads to follow, select the best path forward. * You are not alone, other agents are ready to lend assistance. ___________________ Site: perplexium.org Twitter: twitter.com/PerplexiumOrg Facebook: facebook.com/PerplexiumOrg

About

Tessera

A fast-paced, offline hex board strategy game where players gather resources, trade, and build settlements to race for victory. Enjoy local multiplayer or solo play against AI with adjustable difficulty and timers.

Highlights
  • Offline local multiplayer
  • Resource gathering and trading
  • Road and settlement building
  • Cities & Knights expansion mode
  • AI bots for solo play
  • Adjustable game timers
  • Friendly robber option
Features
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Tessera is a fast, friendly game of building a frontier one hexagon at a time. Gather resources, trade shrewdly, build roads and settlements, and race your friends to victory — all on a beautifully rendered, freshly shuffled hex board every game. PLAY ANYWHERE — NO INTERNET Tessera connects players phone-to-phone over local Wi-Fi, a personal hotspot, or direct nearby connections. No accounts, no servers, no signal required — perfect for road trips, flights, and the kitchen table. EASY TO LEARN, RICH TO MASTER • Roll the dice each turn and harvest the resources your settlements touch • Trade with rivals — or the bank — to get exactly what you need • Build roads, settlements, and cities; buy development cards • Claim the Longest Road and Largest Army for bonus points • Move the robber to slow down a runaway leader • First to 10 points wins NEW: CITIES & KNIGHTS MODE A full expansion-style variant for veterans, selectable when you create any game: • Cities produce commodities — cloth, coin, and paper • Develop trade, politics, and science; claim metropolises for big points • Recruit, activate, and promote knights to defend the island • Barbarians raid the coast — the least-defended players lose a city • 54 progress cards, city walls, the merchant, and a race to 13 points SMART BOTS, ANY TIME Play solo or fill empty seats with bots at three difficulty levels. If a friend drops out mid-game, a difficulty-matched bot takes over instantly — and hands the seat right back the moment they reconnect. BUILT FOR REAL TABLES • Intelligently balanced random boards — no runaway number clusters • Adjustable turn, roll, robber, discard, and opening-placement timers • Friendly-robber option to protect newer players • End-of-game stats with a dice-roll histogram • Smooth card animations and always-clear turn prompts Tessera is a love letter to classic hex-and-resource tabletop strategy, reimagined for your pocket. Gather your friends and start building.

Screenshots

PERPLEXIUM4 screens
Tessera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tessera at none against PERPLEXIUM's 4. Tessera also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). PERPLEXIUM's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. PERPLEXIUM sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Tessera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tessera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PERPLEXIUM has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PERPLEXIUM versus Tessera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPERPLEXIUMTessera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better4
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTiltan Games (2013) LTDAshray Chowdhry

Customer experience

PERPLEXIUM

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tessera

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PERPLEXIUM

One-time4
  • Perplexium - Get 10 Points$0.99
  • Perplexium - Get 30 Points$2.99
  • Perplexium - Get 100 Points$4.99
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  • Perplexium - Get 250 Points$9.99
None

Tessera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PERPLEXIUM free?
PERPLEXIUM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tessera free?
Tessera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PERPLEXIUM or Tessera?
Tessera is rated higher. PERPLEXIUM averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Tessera averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do PERPLEXIUM or Tessera have ads?
Neither PERPLEXIUM nor Tessera shows ads.

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