Comparison

Unslice vs Tessel

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

Head to head
About

Unslice

Reconstruct 3D objects by merging their slices. Discover the hidden animated shapes behind each challenging puzzle. This game offers a unique visual experience with its intriguing gameplay.

Highlights
  • Slice merging gameplay
  • Discover hidden animated objects
  • Challenging 3D puzzles
  • Intuitive controls
  • Visually appealing graphics
Features
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All these strange 3D objects have been cut into different slices. Your mission: merge them together to reconstruct and discover what beautiful animated object was behind each fun and challenging puzzle.

About

Tessel

A vibrant tile-placement puzzle game where players match colored tiles to form shapes and score points. Offers various game modes, customizable rules, and a creative pattern-drawing tool for endless tiling possibilities.

Highlights
  • Tile placement with matching colors
  • Create shapes for higher scores
  • Multiple game modes (square, pattern)
  • Customizable game settings
  • Pattern drawing tool
  • Wide range of tiling patterns
Features
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Tessel is a colorful tile placement game. Place tiles with matching colors to make shapes and fill the board. The larger the shape, the higher the points. Features: • Play an easy square game, or choose a more challenging pattern. • Customize your game settings to change the rules. • Create your own tiling patterns in the drawing tool. Choose from a wide range of tiling patterns to form endlessly varied tesselations: • Square • Triangular • Rhombille • Cairo pentagonal • Hexagonal • Deltoidal-trihexagonal • Penrose P3 • Snub square • Ammann-Beenker

Screenshots

Unslice4 screens
Tessel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tessel at none against Unslice's 1. Tessel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). Unslice's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating 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. Unslice sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.49 per 7 days. Tessel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Unslice against 5.0 for Tessel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unslice ships an update every 10 days, Tessel every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Unslice versus Tessel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnsliceTessel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancis BonninGijs van Tulder

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Unslice

Subscriptions1
  • Premium3 Days trial$4.497 Days
None

Tessel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unslice free?
Unslice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tessel free?
Tessel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unslice or Tessel?
Unslice and Tessel are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Unslice or Tessel have ads?
Unslice shows ads; Tessel does not.
Which is updated more often, Unslice or Tessel?
Unslice ships an update every 10 days, and Tessel every 5 days. Most recently, Unslice was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tessel on October 30, 2026.

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