Comparison

PuzzleTiles vs Tap Fast Square

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Customizable tile sets
  • Create puzzles from photos
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Tap or slide controls
  • Automatic save function
Features
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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.

About

Tap Fast Square

Features
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One square does not match. Find it. Tap Square is a pure test of color perception. A grid of squares fills the screen, every one of them the same shade — except one. Tap the odd one out and the next grid appears, a little harder than the last. HOW IT WORKS • Levels 1-10: a 2x2 grid, and the difference is easy to spot • Levels 11-20: 3x3 • Levels 21-30: 4x4 • Level 31 and beyond: 5x5, and the two shades keep creeping closer together Deep into a run, the odd square sits a single step away from its neighbours. Screen brightness, glare and tired eyes all start to matter. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Without Time — no clock, no pressure. Take as long as you need to be sure. One wrong tap ends the run. • With Time — five seconds per level. Answer fast and the time you did not use is added to your score. Hesitate and the run is over. Each mode keeps its own best score, so there are two records to chase. LIVES You start with three lives. A wrong tap, or the clock running out, costs one of them. Out of lives? Watch a short video and get five more. WHAT YOU GET • No account, no sign-up, no tutorial to sit through • Plays offline — only the optional reward video needs a connection • One tap to start, and a run can be over in thirty seconds • Built for iPhone and iPad How far can your eyes take you?

Screenshots

PuzzleTiles4 screens
Tap Fast Square4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tap Fast Square at none against PuzzleTiles's 2. PuzzleTiles's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 15 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. PuzzleTiles sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tap Fast Square asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PuzzleTiles ships an update every 6 months, Tap Fast Square every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PuzzleTiles versus Tap Fast Square: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzleTilesTap Fast Square
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBradley LindauerCharly Ruiz-Molero Martin

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

Tap Fast Square

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PuzzleTiles

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Add more difficulty levels$1.99
None

Tap Fast Square

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PuzzleTiles free?
PuzzleTiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tap Fast Square free?
Tap Fast Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PuzzleTiles or Tap Fast Square have ads?
Neither PuzzleTiles nor Tap Fast Square shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PuzzleTiles or Tap Fast Square?
PuzzleTiles ships an update every 6 months, and Tap Fast Square every 15 months. Most recently, PuzzleTiles was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tap Fast Square on October 16, 2026.

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