TileTricks vs Jigsaw Puzzles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TileTricks
This ad-free block puzzle game offers multiple grid sizes for challenging gameplay. Enjoy offline play and replay your best games with the same piece sequence.
- Ad-free gameplay
- Multiple grid sizes (6x6, 9x9, 12x12)
- Offline play
- Replay high-score games
- Simple block puzzle mechanics
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TileTricks is a simple, ad-free block puzzle game. Play 6x6, 9x9, and 12x12 grid sizes. No internet required! You can even replay your high-score games with the exact same sequence of pieces.
Jigsaw Puzzles
Enjoy a calming jigsaw puzzle experience with no interruptions. Choose from a vast library of beautiful puzzles or create your own from personal photos. Features adjustable difficulty and intuitive controls for a seamless gameplay.
- No ads or upsells
- Custom photo puzzles
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Themed puzzle packs
- Pan and zoom functionality
- Auto-save progress
- Haptic feedback
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Jigsaw Puzzles: No Ads is exactly what it sounds like. No ads. No upsells. No accounts. No tracking. Just a calming, beautifully crafted jigsaw game with bold colors, tactile piece feel, and the right amount of challenge. Pick from a curated library of gorgeous puzzle packs, or turn your own photos into puzzles with a single tap. Every piece has a hand-tuned cardboard bevel, soft drop shadows, and a satisfying snap when it locks into place. Features • Multiple difficulties from quick 4-piece warmups to 625-piece marathons • Hundreds of curated puzzle images across multiple themed packs • Turn any photo from your library into a custom puzzle • Optional rotated pieces for an extra challenge • Edge filter to focus on building the border first • Smart hints when you need a nudge • Pan and zoom the board to work on any region at full detail • Reference-image peek for when you want to check your progress • Auto-save resumes every puzzle exactly where you left off • Celebratory fireworks when you finish the border and the full puzzle • Sound toggle and haptic piece feedback Jigsaw Puzzles: No Ads is designed to feel great on every device, from iPhone to iPad. Pieces scale to the screen, the tray accelerates so you can scrub through long piece lists quickly, and the board is pinch-to-zoom so even 625-piece puzzles stay precise. Perfect for • Unwinding at the end of the day • A relaxed brain-teaser on a commute • Quiet time with kids (4-piece and 25-piece modes are kid-friendly) • Turning vacation photos into a keepsake puzzle No ads. No pushy upsells. Just puzzles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TileTricks at 5.0 against Jigsaw Puzzles's 4.5. TileTricks also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Jigsaw Puzzles's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (87 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. TileTricks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Jigsaw Puzzles sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TileTricks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jigsaw Puzzles has 87 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TileTricks's written reviews are positive against 67% of Jigsaw Puzzles's.
TileTricks ships an update fortnightly, Jigsaw Puzzles every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TileTricks | Jigsaw Puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.5 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Wright | Michael Holloway |
Customer experience
TileTricks
Jigsaw Puzzles
In-app purchases
TileTricks
- Basic Cool Colors$0.99
- Basic Hot Colors$0.99
- Assorted Clacky$1.99
Jigsaw Puzzles
- Beach Pack 1$0.99
- Dogs Pack 1$0.99
- Cats Pack 1$0.99
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- Flowers Pack 1$0.99
- Lakes Pack 1$0.99
- Animals Pack 1$0.99
- Dogs Pack 2$0.99
- Reefs Pack 1$0.99
- Unicorns Pack 1$0.99
Questions
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