PuzzleTiles vs Puzzling Tiles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PuzzleTiles
Engage in a classic tile-sliding challenge with multiple difficulty levels and customizable tile sets. Create puzzles from your own photos or camera, and compete for high scores. The game automatically saves progress and offers achievements.
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Customizable tile sets
- Create puzzles from photos
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Tap or slide controls
- Automatic save function
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The BEST tile sliding puzzle game on the App Store. Simple yet addictive. Slide the tiles to put them in order, and try to beat your best time! Reviews: "Super. Simple format. So addictive." "This is the 15 game I was waiting for." "This is definitely the best slide puzzle in the app store." "This would be worth buying... For free it's a steal!!" Features: • Multiple difficulty levels, from Easy (3x3) to Expert (6x6) - and up to 8x8 for iPad via in-app purchase • Achievements! Can you earn them all? • High-score lists • Game Center support for online leaderboards and achievements • 4 beautiful built-in tile sets • Make a puzzle from any picture in your photo library • Make a puzzle directly from your camera • Slide to move tiles, or enable tap mode for extra speed - beat your friends' high scores! • Automatic pause/save when taking a phone call or quitting the app - never lose your progress! • High-resolution artwork, updated for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus • Newly revamped clean user interface inspired by iOS 8 • Sound effects • Fully updated for iPhone X and iOS 11! PuzzleTiles is ad-supported (via iAd), and offers in-app purchase for additional features. PuzzleTiles is actively updated by a developer who listens to customer feedback, and is passionate about making quality apps. Get it now! App Preview music: "Zero", by Steve Combs; licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Puzzling Tiles
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Solve the puzzle by moving all the tiles to their location in order
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzling Tiles at none against PuzzleTiles's 2. PuzzleTiles's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 37 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PuzzleTiles sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Puzzling Tiles asks for nothing beyond the download.
PuzzleTiles ships an update every 6 months, Puzzling Tiles every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PuzzleTiles | Puzzling Tiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bradley Lindauer | Usman Tanveer |
Bugs and requests
PuzzleTiles
Reported bugs
10 issues- Pop up ads trick users
- Cheating in leaderboards
- Buttons not working on iPhone 6
- Can't access settings or leaderboards
- Hint button not working
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- Cannot enter name for high scores
- In-app purchases not working (initially)
- Slight lag when sliding tiles
- Cannot make picture on tiles
- Cannot access achievements
Requested features
9 requests- Fix cheating in leaderboards
- Implement random-state scrambles
- Add 15 puzzle configuration by default
- Score based on difficulty of random setup
- Add more levels
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- Update graphics
- Allow saving custom images
- Add music
- Upgrade to pro version with Game Center support
Puzzling Tiles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PuzzleTiles
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Add more difficulty levels$1.99
Puzzling Tiles
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PuzzleTiles free?
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Do PuzzleTiles or Puzzling Tiles have ads?
Which is updated more often, PuzzleTiles or Puzzling Tiles?
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