ExponenTile vs Steve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ExponenTile
A tile-matching puzzle game where players combine identical tiles to create larger ones. Strategize to achieve the highest score and compete with friends. Simple mechanics offer deep gameplay.
- Match tiles to create larger tiles
- Strategic gameplay
- High score sharing
- Master game mechanics
- Compete with friends
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The original ExponenTile. Match tiles to create larger tiles. The more tiles you match, the larger the resulting tile will be. Find the perfect strategy and master the game. Share your highscores with friends and see who can come out on top!
Steve
A casual puzzle game where players fill a grid with the correct number of blocks. It offers a new challenge daily and allows you to compete with friends. Simple to pick up but hard to master.
- Grid-filling puzzles
- Daily new puzzles
- Beat your friends
- Easy to learn
- Difficult to master
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The name of this game is Steve. It's a casual puzzle game. Fill the grid using the correct number of blocks. Easy to learn. Annoyingly difficult to master. A new puzzle every day. Beat your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Steve at 4.9 against ExponenTile's 4.0. Steve also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (30 vs 3). ExponenTile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Steve sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ExponenTile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Steve holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steve has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ExponenTile ships an update every 3 weeks, Steve every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ExponenTile | Steve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 95.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Bellika | Tyler Hall |
Customer experience
ExponenTile
Steve
In-app purchases
ExponenTile
No in-app purchases
Steve
- Full Steve Experience$2.99
