ChessTiles vs CryptoGlyph
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChessTiles
A unique puzzle game where players clear layered tiles by strategically moving chess-inspired pieces. Each piece has specific movement rules, with a special piece revealed to unlock advanced board traversal.
- Layered tile elimination gameplay
- Chess piece movement mechanics
- Strategic piece placement
- Special piece unlockable
- Single-player puzzle challenges
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Welcome to Chess Tiles! The goal of the game is to clear all the pieces, three layers in all. You can play it on your own or get some help from the brain! Each piece has rules about which locations can be used next. The number pieces reach locations exactly that number of squares away in any row, column, or diagonal. The chess pieces behave like in chess but, other than the knight, they must move all the way to the edge. There is one special piece that is discovered when you clear all pieces in the game past a layer. That special piece can reach any location on the board.
CryptoGlyph
Engage your mind with a minimalist puzzle game that challenges you to decipher codes and reveal hidden patterns through logic and intuition. Enjoy an elegant design and increasingly complex levels for both quick mental breaks and deep focus sessions.
- Minimalist design
- Challenging logic puzzles
- Intuitive controls
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Fast-paced gameplay
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Cryptoglyph is a minimalist puzzle game where you uncover hidden patterns and break mysterious codes using logic and intuition. Features: • Minimalist, elegant design for pure focus • Challenging puzzles inspired by data analysis • Intuitive controls, fast gameplay • Multiple levels with increasing complexity • Perfect for quick mental workouts or deep focus sessions Unlock the mystery. Sharpen your mind. Become a Cryptoglyph master.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CryptoGlyph at none against ChessTiles's 2. CryptoGlyph also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). ChessTiles's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. ChessTiles sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. CryptoGlyph asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ChessTiles against 5.0 for CryptoGlyph. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
ChessTiles ships an update every 2 months, CryptoGlyph daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChessTiles | CryptoGlyph |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serendipity Systems LLC | BK Kejera |
In-app purchases
ChessTiles
- Neuron Bundle$3.99
- Large Neuron Bundle$24.99
CryptoGlyph
No in-app purchases
