PILE vs 25 (game)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PILE
A fast-paced puzzle game that challenges players to think quickly and strategize to survive as long as possible. It's easy to learn but offers deep strategic gameplay for high scores.
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Strategic thinking
- High score challenges
- Easy to learn
- Deep subtleties
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PILE is a fast-paced puzzle game that you won’t be able to put down! Easy to learn but full of subtleties, PILE will require you to think fast and elaborate strategies to survive as long as possible while scoring a maximum of points!
25 (game)
A unique puzzle game that blends sliding block mechanics with match-3 elements. Merge numbered blocks to level up, but strategically remove red blocks to avoid obstacles. Challenge yourself to achieve the highest score in this engaging experience.
- Sliding block mechanics
- Match-3 gameplay
- Numbered block merging
- Red block removal
- High score challenges
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Merge the blocks, level up, but beware of the red blocks in this puzzle game for you! How to play? When you swipe the screen, all the blocks move together in that direction. Try to push blocks with the same number together to level up. But beware of the blocking red blocks! Try to get three or more of them next to each other, to remove them. '25' is the perfect marriage between a sliding block puzzle game and a match-3 game. So tell me, what is your highest score? @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 25 (game) at 4.8 against PILE's 4.3. 25 (game) also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 77%). PILE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. PILE sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and 25 (game) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
25 (game) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of PILE's written reviews are positive against 90% of 25 (game)'s.
PILE ships an update every 2 months, 25 (game) every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PILE | 25 (game) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (75 ratings) | 4.8 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 1Button SARL | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
PILE
25 (game)
Bugs and requests
PILE
Reported bugs
2 issues- Some of the challenge missions seem impossible
- Crashes when trying to delete the app
Requested features
2 requests- Untimed mode
- Better mission descriptions
25 (game)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PILE
- SUPER DYNAMITE$0.99
- EXPLOSION+$0.99
- POWER-UP+$0.99
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- PACK OF 5 SECOND CHANCES$0.99
- PACK OF 10 SECOND CHANCES$0.99
- LUCK+$1.99
- PROMO PACK OF 10,000 COINS$1.99
- COIN+$2.99
- COIN MULTIPLIER$2.99
- PACK OF 10,000 COINS$3.99
25 (game)
- No ads$2.49
