The Tiny Bang Story vs Azulo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Tiny Bang Story
Restore a shattered planet by fixing machines and solving puzzles. This hand-drawn adventure game offers five chapters filled with brain teasers and an immersive atmosphere. It's suitable for all ages and requires no reading.
- Fix machines and mechanisms
- Solve puzzles
- Five chapters
- Over 30 brain teasers
- Hand-drawn world
- Simple navigation
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Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve puzzles in each of the five chapters of this game. Navigation is simple and intuitive. It doesn't distract you from the witty brain teasers, and you will be able to fully immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere of the game. *There is no text in this game. It is fun for all ages and suitable for the whole family! *Five vastly different chapters and over 30 exciting brain teasers (minigames) *A bright, gorgeous world drawn entirely by hand *Absorbing game play and simple navigation *10 enchanting musical themes - #1 Top Paid Apps for iOS in UK, Japan, German, Russia - Top 10 Best Games and Top 5 Best Adventure Games of 2011 by Gamezebo - Best Games of 2011 by GameHouse - Top 100 Best Indie Games of 2011 by Indie DB. - Top 10 on Mac App Store in more countries, TOP 1 - in Japan, Russia, Taiwan, China.
Azulo
Restore beautiful blue-and-white murals by rotating and swapping ceramic tiles. This relaxing puzzle game offers a zen experience with no timers or pressure, perfect for unwinding.
- Rotate and swap ceramic tiles
- Rebuild stunning blue-and-white murals
- No timers, lives, or pressure
- Offline play
- Calm, zen puzzle experience
- Hand-crafted azulejo art
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Restore a forgotten monastery, one beautiful tile at a time. Azulo: Monastery is a relaxing tile puzzle inspired by Portugal's hand-painted azulejo mosaics. Rotate and swap ceramic pieces to rebuild stunning blue-and-white murals, no timers, no lives, no pressure. A calm, zen puzzle game to unwind with anywhere. HOW TO PLAY • Tap to rotate a tile, drag to swap it into place. • Fit every piece and the mural comes back to life. • Gentle and intuitive, easy to pick up, hard to put down. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Truly relaxing: no timer, no score, no fail states. • A calm, zen experience made for unwinding. • Satisfying mosaic and jigsaw-style puzzles that grow with you. • Gorgeous hand-crafted azulejo art in classic blue and white. • A gentle brain teaser, clever, never stressful. • Cozy details, sleeping cats, rippling water, soft music. • Plays fully offline, no wifi needed. • Enjoy it in 22 languages. A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MONASTERY Travel through six chapters: Arrival, Gardens, Hidden Places, Daily Life, Sacred Spaces, and The Keepers, across 30 hand-designed murals. Each act has its own mood, from the first quiet wonder at the gate to the awe of the sacred halls. Restore them all and bring the forgotten monastery back to life. Perfect for a mindful moment, whether you love jigsaw and mosaic puzzles, meditation and mindfulness games, or just a beautiful tile puzzle to unwind with before bed. The beauty is never accidental.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Azulo at Free against The Tiny Bang Story's $0.99. Azulo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). The Tiny Bang Story's advantage is ratings volume (898 vs 1) and chart position (#33 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Azulo is free to download; The Tiny Bang Story costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Azulo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Tiny Bang Story has 898 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of The Tiny Bang Story's written reviews are positive against 100% of Azulo's.
The Tiny Bang Story ships an update every 8 months, Azulo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Tiny Bang Story | Azulo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (898 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 898 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #33 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ellada Games LLC | LIO SOFTWARE LTD |
Customer experience
The Tiny Bang Story
Azulo
Bugs and requests
The Tiny Bang Story
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes at certain points
- Puzzle pieces not registering properly
- Elevator button not working
- Last puzzle piece impossible to find
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to skip puzzles
- Better tutorial and hints
- Zoom and magnification options
- Cloud save/sync across devices
Azulo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Tiny Bang Story
No in-app purchases
Azulo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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