Tempire vs Connectle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tempire
Experience a unique blend of chess and real-time strategy. Compete against friends or AI in fast-paced matches. This game offers an ad-free, free-to-play experience.
- Chess variation
- Real-time action
- Online multiplayer
- AI opponent
- Ad-free gameplay
- Free to play
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Tempire is a variation on chess that brings tense real-time action to the classic turn-based board game. Play online with friends or against challenging AI, all for free and without ads. Tempire was made by Greg March and Matthew Jee, with music by Jacob Rhein.
Connectle
A captivating puzzle game where you connect all points on the screen. It offers an engaging challenge inspired by computer science principles, perfect for hours of brain-teasing fun on your Apple devices.
- Connect all points
- Easy to learn, hard to master
- Inspired by computer science
- Entertaining for hours
- Available on iPhone and iPad
- Multiplayer on iPad
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Connect all of the points together! This easy-to-learn, hard-to-master game will keep you entertained for hours, and push your brain to the limit. This games is based on the Steiner Tree problem, which is studied in computer science and used in applications like chip design. So far, no algorithm exists which can solve these puzzles quickly. Can you? Available for iPhones and iPads of all sizes. Get the app on iPad to solve puzzles with your friends. Connectle was inspired by an exhibit at the Arithmeum in Bonn, Germany.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Connectle at every 5 months against Tempire's every 23 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tempire against 5.0 for Connectle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Tempire ships an update every 23 months, Connectle every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tempire | Connectle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Jee | Nathan Klein |
Customer experience
Tempire
Connectle
In-app purchases
Tempire
No in-app purchases
Connectle
No in-app purchases
