Comparison

Puzzle Scout vs A Tiny Realm

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle Scout

Embark on a word-finding adventure to uncover scattered stories. Solve puzzles to unlock parts of narratives and collect books. Navigate through levels and watch out for special characters along your journey.

Highlights
  • Word finding puzzles
  • Story progression
  • Book collection
  • Level-based gameplay
  • Unlockable content
Features
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Join Kobby and Ayesha in scouting for scattered stories across the land. You are tasked with finding words to form parts of a story in every level. After each level, you unlock a part of the story and after each chapter, you unlock a book, which is added to your collections. One last thing, watch Out for Kojo along the way!!... Have fun scouting. Find the terms of use here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gddd_VZPl8AsJuOiNVv6T9JKPJbxop7K/edit

About

A Tiny Realm

Features
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Place hex tiles. Watch a tiny kingdom take shape. Hex & Hearth is a cozy puzzle where every tile you place fits — or doesn't — against the edges of its neighbors. Roads connect to roads. Rivers flow into rivers. Walls march along castle ridgelines. There's no timer breathing down your neck. No ads cutting your flow. Just you, the hex grid, and 50 hand-crafted little worlds. WHAT YOU'LL BUILD • 50 puzzle levels across 5 themed packs — winding country roads, river deltas, coastal harbors, scattered island chains, and finally a full castle pack inspired by Carcassonne, Krak des Chevaliers, and Mont Saint-Michel. • Bridges over rivers. Watchtowers on hills. Bailey walls around keeps. • Villages with cottages, taverns, market squares, and the occasional cannon. HOW IT PLAYS • Pick up the next tile in your queue, rotate it, and drop it where the edges match. • Early levels teach the language; later puzzles open up into full sandboxes where you place tiles freely. • Get stuck? Undo, restart, or step away — your progress is saved. • Times are tracked. Beat your best, climb the global ranking. WHAT MAKES IT QUIET • No ads. • No energy meters or "wait two hours for hearts." • No microtransactions. • Plays offline. • Portrait. One thumb. Five minutes or an hour — you set the pace. LOCALIZED • English and Portuguese (pt-BR). Made by a small team who wanted to ship a puzzle game their grandmothers would actually finish. We hope you do too.

Screenshots

Puzzle Scout4 screens
A Tiny Realm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: A Tiny Realm at none against Puzzle Scout's 10. A Tiny Realm also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). Puzzle Scout's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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. Puzzle Scout sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. A Tiny Realm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Scout ships an update monthly, A Tiny Realm daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Puzzle Scout versus A Tiny Realm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle ScoutA Tiny Realm
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB240 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLeti GamesTexas PFCG Aplicativos Ltda

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Puzzle Scout

Subscriptions1
  • annual subscription$0.991 Year
One-time9
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Energy Small$0.99
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  • Energy Max$1.99
  • Geek Pack$1.99
  • 3000 Coins$2.99
  • 5000 Coins$3.99
  • Bosu Pack$6.99
  • Top Chairman$7.99
None

A Tiny Realm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle Scout free?
Puzzle Scout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is A Tiny Realm free?
A Tiny Realm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puzzle Scout or A Tiny Realm have ads?
Both Puzzle Scout and A Tiny Realm show ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Scout or A Tiny Realm?
Puzzle Scout ships an update monthly, and A Tiny Realm daily. Most recently, Puzzle Scout was updated on November 3, 2026 and A Tiny Realm on October 31, 2026.

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