Comparison

Ouros vs Tile Grove

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

Head to head
About

Ouros

A relaxing puzzle game where you manipulate curves to match targets in a serene environment. Discover the mathematical beauty of shapes with over 120 handcrafted levels. Enjoy a fluid, stress-free experience with intuitive controls and dynamic visuals.

Highlights
  • Original spline-based control scheme
  • Lush visuals and dynamic soundscapes
  • Flexible level progression and hint system
  • Intuitive multi-touch controls
  • Fluid gameplay without timers or scores
Features
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Ouros is a calming puzzle game about forming beautiful curves in a serene space. Find your flow as you nudge, bend, and stretch curves into pleasing shapes. The goal is simple. Align the curve with the targets, then watch the orb gracefully glide through them. With over 120 handcrafted puzzles to solve, Ouros invites you to discover the inherent mathematical beauty of its world. Features: - An original spline-based control scheme - Lush visuals and soothing soundscapes that dynamically respond to the forms you create - A flexible level progression and hint system that let you play at your own pace - Intuitive multi-touch controls made with touchscreens in mind - A fluid gameplay experience free of timers, scores, or dexterity requirements

About

Tile Grove

A relaxing puzzle strategy game where you place and merge tiles to grow an ever-expanding world. Plan your moves to build villages, capitals, and achieve high scores. Designed for both quick sessions and longer gameplay.

Highlights
  • Place and rotate puzzle pieces
  • Merge tiles to create settlements
  • Expand the game board
  • Build high score multipliers
  • Use refreshes for new pieces
  • Satisfying visual and sound effects
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Tile Grove is a relaxing puzzle strategy game about placing pieces, building thriving settlements, and growing an ever-expanding world. Place shapes onto the grid and plan ahead as simple grass tiles grow into forests, villages, capitals, and powerful legendary capitals. Every placement can create new opportunities—or make your next move more challenging. Build your score, increase your multiplier, and expand from a small grove into a massive board filled with forests and settlements. DAILY CHALLENGE Take on a fresh three-stage puzzle challenge every day. Everyone plays the same Daily Challenge, giving you a new puzzle to master and a new high score to chase. Climb the Daily leaderboard, choose your player name, add Friends, and compare scores as you find the best way through each day’s challenge. ENDLESS MODE Settle in for a longer run where your grove grows with you. Expand the board, build increasingly powerful settlements, push your multiplier higher, and see how far you can grow before you run out of moves. FEATURES • Easy to learn, strategic to master • Two ways to play: Main Mode and Daily Challenge • A fresh three-stage Daily Challenge every day • Daily leaderboards and Friends • Place and rotate puzzle pieces to find the perfect fit • Merge tiles into forests, villages, capitals, and legendary capitals • Expand the board as your Main Mode run progresses • Build higher multipliers and chase your best scores • Use refreshes when you need a new set of pieces • Relaxing presentation with satisfying effects, sounds, and haptics • Designed for quick daily puzzles or longer high-score runs Whether you’re building your largest grove yet or chasing today’s leaderboard, every run gives you a new puzzle to solve. How far can your grove grow?

Screenshots

Ouros4 screens
Tile Grove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tile Grove at Free against Ouros's $2.99. Tile Grove also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Ouros's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (82 vs 11). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tile Grove is free to download; Ouros costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Ouros against 5.0 for Tile Grove. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ouros has 82 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Ouros's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tile Grove's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ouros ships an update every 5 months, Tile Grove every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ouros versus Tile Grove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOurosTile Grove
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (82 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB413 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMichael KammJason Huskey

Customer experience

Ouros

All ratings82 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative4.0%

Tile Grove

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ouros

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sound/SFX not working on iPhone
  • Numbers are sideways in portrait mode
  • Issue getting into corners with no running room on iPad

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Add Watch support
  • Allow playing own music in the background
  • Option to change orientation to portrait mode
  • iCloud sync for progress across devices
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  • Ability to turn off movement while working on puzzles
  • Make help icon placement more accessible on iPad

Tile Grove

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ouros

No in-app purchases

None

Tile Grove

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ouros free?
Ouros costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tile Grove free?
Tile Grove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ouros or Tile Grove?
Tile Grove is rated higher. Ouros averages 4.9 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Tile Grove averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Ouros or Tile Grove have ads?
Tile Grove shows ads; Ouros does not.
Which is updated more often, Ouros or Tile Grove?
Ouros ships an update every 5 months, and Tile Grove every 5 weeks. Most recently, Ouros was updated on November 4, 2026 and Tile Grove on October 31, 2026.

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