Comparison

The Obelisk vs Tilebound

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

Head to head
About

The Obelisk

Embark on a roguelike dungeon crawl with a party of four adventurers. Explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with enemies, puzzles, and loot. Build and level up your party as you progress through challenging runs.

Highlights
  • Party-based roguelike gameplay
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Character leveling and progression
  • Offline play supported
  • No ads or in-game shop
Features
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Guide your party of four adventurers through The Obelisk. You will encounter enemies, puzzles, loot and sprawling dungeons, all of which will be different every run. Build your own party and level up as you progress. The first level is free to try and the game runs fine offline. No ads, no shop, just one payment to unlock the full game if you choose.

About

Tilebound

Features
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Tilebound turns the soothing rhythm of mahjong solitaire into a build-craft roguelike. Clear a free pair of tiles to play a hand that scores chips times a multiplier against a rising gate. Between rounds, draft run-altering artifacts and special tiles that warp how you score, then chase escalating gates across a procedurally generated gauntlet. Every run is a different synergy engine. A humble tile clear can snowball into an absurd combo that smashes the gate. Lay that build-craft chase over the familiar, layered tile board and you get one more run, every time. FEATURES - Classic layered tile board with correct free-tile matching - A roguelike run across eight escalating antes - Draft artifacts and special tiles to build a scoring engine - Wild, multiplier, bonus, and gold special tiles that change the math - Deterministic seeds for fair, repeatable runs - Saved runs, run history, and best-ante tracking - Full dark mode and Dynamic Type support, plays entirely offline TILEBOUND FULL (one-time unlock) - Endless mode that scales past ante eight - The full artifact and special-tile pool - A new Daily Challenge board every day - Alternate Neon and Stone tile themes No ads. No subscription. No tracking. Pay once if you want the extras, or play the full core run for free.

Screenshots

The Obelisk4 screens
Tilebound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Obelisk at none against Tilebound's shown. The Obelisk also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Tilebound's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price and in-app purchases 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. The Obelisk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tilebound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Obelisk ships an update weekly, Tilebound every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
The Obelisk versus Tilebound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe ObeliskTilebound
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDaniel WaltersChristian Pedersen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Obelisk

One-time1
  • Full game$2.99
1 purchases

Tilebound

One-time1
  • Tilebound Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is The Obelisk free?
The Obelisk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tilebound free?
Tilebound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Obelisk or Tilebound have ads?
Tilebound shows ads; The Obelisk does not.
Which is updated more often, The Obelisk or Tilebound?
The Obelisk ships an update weekly, and Tilebound every 2 days. Most recently, The Obelisk was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tilebound on October 31, 2026.

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