Comparison

Y vs Tile Connect

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

Head to head
About

Y

This classic puzzle game challenges you to rearrange shuffled tiles on a grid. You can use numbered tiles or your own photos from your device. The grid size is adjustable, and you can easily reshuffle the board with a shake.

Highlights
  • Numbered grid or photo tiles
  • Use photos from camera or library
  • Adjustable grid sizes (3x3 to 6x6)
  • Shake to re-scramble
  • Classic Fifteen Puzzle gameplay
Features
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Y-Tiles is an iPhone version of the classic handheld Fifteen Puzzle tile game. The goal is to unscramble a grid of shuffled tiles using the touchscreen. The tiles can be either a numbered grid or an iPhone photo. Features: - Tile board can be numbered grid, photo, or both - Use photo from camera, library, or included selection - Configurable grid from [3 x 3] to [6 x 6] - Shake iPhone to re-scramble the tile board

About

Tile Connect

A fast-paced puzzle game where you connect matching animal tiles. Find pairs within a 3-line path to clear them from the board before time runs out. It's a challenging yet fun abstract strategy game.

Highlights
  • Connect 2 same tiles
  • Path with no more than 3 lines
  • Clear tiles from the board
  • Fast-paced action puzzle
  • Save animals before time runs out
  • Abstract strategy gameplay
Features
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Help the animals find their pairs! Tile Connect is a type of abstract strategy game in which players attempt to complete a specific type of connection with their pieces. This could involve forming a path between two or more goals, completing a closed loop, or connecting all of one's pieces so they are adjacent to each other. Connection games typically have simple rules, but complex strategies. The game may have simple rules, but it's more challenging than you can imagine. It's a fast-paced action puzzle game that puts you to the test. Can you manage to save all the animals before time runs out? In-game instructions with detailed descriptions of rules are included. Connect 2 Same tile in a path with no more than 3 lines to bring them happily together forever and clear them from the board. To play this game: First, click on an emoji to select it. Then find another tile of the same type that has a path to the first emoji. If that path has no more than 3 lines, both emojis will disappear from the board. You are challenged to clear as many emojis as possible in the constrain of time. Tile Connect - Funny, challenging, this is Onet game! Quickly recognize and Match 2 tile of the same type in a path with no more than 3 turns. Have fun of playing Tile Connect!

Screenshots

Y4 screens
Tile Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Y at none against Tile Connect's 1. Y also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Tile Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 1). On price, review sentiment 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 Connect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Y asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Y holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tile Connect has 2.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Y's written reviews are positive against 64% of Tile Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Y ships an update every 9 months, Tile Connect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Y versus Tile Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYTile Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (2.9K ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better63.6% of reviews
Number of ratings12.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB118 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperChris YunkerAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Y

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Tile Connect

All ratings2,902 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative31.8%

Bugs and requests

Y

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tile Connect

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes after completing a section
  • Levels reset to 1 after restarting the game

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to turn off timer
  • Ability to save progress and resume from last level

In-app purchases

None

Y

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tile Connect

One-time1
  • No Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Y free?
Y is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tile Connect free?
Tile Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Y or Tile Connect?
Y is rated higher. Y averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tile Connect averages 4.6 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Y or Tile Connect have ads?
Tile Connect shows ads; Y does not.
Which is updated more often, Y or Tile Connect?
Y ships an update every 9 months, and Tile Connect every 6 weeks. Most recently, Y was updated on October 7, 2026 and Tile Connect on October 12, 2026.

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