Comparison

Playing Prague vs Tessel

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

Head to head
About

Playing Prague

A relaxing puzzle game where you bring Prague to life by matching cards featuring ancient symbols. Uncover iconic landmarks and historical figures as you progress through handcrafted levels, celebrating the city's rich cultural heritage.

Highlights
  • Relaxing puzzle gameplay
  • Iconic Prague landmarks
  • Historical personalities
  • City building elements
  • Logical pattern composition
  • Hand-crafted levels
Features
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Playing Prague is a relaxing puzzle game in which Prague comes to life at your fingertips. Discover this Bohemian city with playing cards featuring the ancient symbols of Prague houses. Match the right cards and each level will reveal new iconic landmarks such as the Charles Bridge, the Prague Astronomical Clock, Prague Castle or the Petřín Tower. Along the way, you will meet Kafka, Einstein, Mozart and other personalities whose fate is linked to Prague. Every detail of the game is a tribute to the 1000-year cultural heritage of a city that was once the seat of the Holy Roman Emperors and the capital of the Bohemian Kingdom. It is also the origin of the designation of bohemians as people with a creative and unconventional way of life. Playing Prague offers: • A combination of city building and logical pattern composition • Six hand-crafted levels with iconic Prague landmarks and ten more available to purchase • Collector’s set of monuments and historical personalities • A challenge for experienced puzzle fans and casual players alike The free base game contains one level pack including 6 levels. Two additional packs (5+5 levels) are available to purchase. Support the development of the game and get new puzzles and additional historical content! This game is a celebration of Prague and all those who have shaped and continue to shape this beautiful city. All about Prague can be found at prague.eu

About

Tessel

A vibrant tile-placement puzzle game where players match colored tiles to form shapes and score points. Offers various game modes, customizable rules, and a creative pattern-drawing tool for endless tiling possibilities.

Highlights
  • Tile placement with matching colors
  • Create shapes for higher scores
  • Multiple game modes (square, pattern)
  • Customizable game settings
  • Pattern drawing tool
  • Wide range of tiling patterns
Features
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Tessel is a colorful tile placement game. Place tiles with matching colors to make shapes and fill the board. The larger the shape, the higher the points. Features: • Play an easy square game, or choose a more challenging pattern. • Customize your game settings to change the rules. • Create your own tiling patterns in the drawing tool. Choose from a wide range of tiling patterns to form endlessly varied tesselations: • Square • Triangular • Rhombille • Cairo pentagonal • Hexagonal • Deltoidal-trihexagonal • Penrose P3 • Snub square • Ammann-Beenker

Screenshots

Playing Prague4 screens
Tessel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tessel at 5.0 against Playing Prague's 4.2. Tessel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Playing Prague's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Playing Prague sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tessel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tessel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playing Prague has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playing Prague ships an update every 4 days, Tessel every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Playing Prague versus Tessel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaying PragueTessel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles Games s.r.o.Gijs van Tulder

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Playing Prague

One-time2
  • Extra levels: Bells & Unicorns$3.99
  • Extra levels: Boats & Pears$3.99
None

Tessel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Playing Prague free?
Playing Prague is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tessel free?
Tessel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Playing Prague or Tessel?
Tessel is rated higher. Playing Prague averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Tessel averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Playing Prague or Tessel have ads?
Neither Playing Prague nor Tessel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Playing Prague or Tessel?
Playing Prague ships an update every 4 days, and Tessel every 5 days. Most recently, Playing Prague was updated on November 4, 2026 and Tessel on October 30, 2026.

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