Comparison

Flow Free vs Tessera

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

Head to head
About

Flow Free

Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board without crossing or overlapping. Enjoy hundreds of free levels or challenge yourself in timed modes. This addictive puzzle game offers a relaxing yet engaging experience for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Connect matching colors with pipes
  • Fill the entire board
  • Over 2,500 free levels
  • Daily puzzles
  • Time Trial mode
  • Multiple board sizes
  • Level packs
Features
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Flow Free® is a simple yet addictive puzzle game. Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free a try, and experience "mind like water"! *** Flow Free features *** * Content - Over 2,500 free levels available in Free Play mode, and new Daily Puzzles every day! - 10 different board sizes - Free Classic, Bonus, Bridges, Mania, Extreme, and Jumbo level packs - Additional level packs available for purchase * Challenge - Game Center achievements as you solve levels and complete packs - Track your completion of each level in Free Play mode - Strive for accuracy in Free Play using the fewest, most efficient moves - Strive for speed in Time Trial for the most and fastest solves - 20 scored Time Trial variants to choose from by board size and duration * Look & Feel - Smooth, polished touch interaction - Colorful UI - Fun sound effects - Clean vector graphics and animations - Labels available for color impaired players Enjoy.

About

Tessera

Features
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Tessera is a quiet little triangle game. Two players. A hex board. A die. Roll it, draw a line, try to complete a triangle. Every triangle you complete is yours. When the board is full, the player who claimed the most triangles wins. Choose Small, Medium or Large boards. Play Pass and Play with someone next to you, or take on the CPU on the bus. Tessera is free. There are no accounts, no ads, no in-app purchases, no tracking. The game runs entirely on your device. Made by Neil McArdle, a product designer working in the open. Find me at neilmcardle.com.

Screenshots

Flow Free4 screens
Tessera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tessera at none against Flow Free's 10. Tessera also leads on ads (none vs shown). Flow Free's advantage is chart position (#52 vs unranked). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flow Free sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Tessera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Flow Free versus Tessera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlow FreeTessera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (409K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings409K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBig Duck Games LLCNeil McArdle

Bugs and requests

Flow Free

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Ads getting stuck and preventing progress

Requested features

4 requests
  • More challenging levels for older players
  • Ability to earn hints through gameplay
  • Option to change background color for themes
  • Sync progress across devices

Tessera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Flow Free

One-time10
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Green Pack$1.99
  • Blue Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Purple Pack$1.99
  • 10x10 Mania$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Unlock All Themes$1.99
  • 20 Hints$2.99
  • Unlock All Packs and Remove Ads$4.99
  • 100 Hints$9.99
None

Tessera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flow Free free?
Flow Free is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tessera free?
Tessera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flow Free or Tessera have ads?
Flow Free shows ads; Tessera does not.

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