Tessera vs Pixel Grind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tessera
A tranquil puzzle game where completing images brings them to life with delightful animations. Explore diverse collections and enjoy a relaxing experience with varied gameplay styles.
- Animated image reveals
- 14 distinct play styles
- 27 curated image collections
- No timers or move limits
- Calm, zen-like design
- One-time purchase for full unlock
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Settle into a picture puzzle, one shaped piece at a time. Tessera pairs the pleasure of a jigsaw with pieces made from little squares. Fit them together to rebuild the image, then enjoy its animated reveal. A gallery to explore Discover paintings, animals, flowers, fairy tales and more. Follow themed collections, with different piece shapes and a final challenge to round off each one. A little more to solve Use the picture guide and fixed pieces to find your way. Later challenges give you less of the image to work with. Hints are included when you need a hand. Room to take your time No ads or daily play limits. Pause a puzzle and come back to it when you like. Start with a free collection Try the opening puzzles and a collection finale for free. To continue beyond the free selection, buy Full Game once. It makes all current collections yours to keep; complete each collection to open the next. No subscription, and no need to buy hints. If you enjoy jigsaws, art puzzles and seeing a picture fall into place, make a little room for Tessera.
Pixel Grind
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Pixel Grind Swipe. Slide. Grind. Pixel Grind is a satisfying puzzle game where every move sends all blocks sliding across the board. On each edge, a grinder waits. Swipe toward it, and it devours only the blocks that match its color. Each level is a pixel-art picture made from colored blocks. Read the board, choose your direction, and grind every block away until nothing remains. No chains. No luck. Just clean logic, sharp planning, and satisfying clears. * Swipe left, right, up, or down all blocks move together * Blocks slide to the edge, 2048-style * The grinder only consumes matching color blocks * Clear the entire board to solve the level
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Grind at none against Tessera's 9. Tessera's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tessera sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Grind asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tessera ships an update every 5 days, Pixel Grind every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tessera | Pixel Grind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 215 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VIRGOS VENTURES LTD | Emel Senyasar |
In-app purchases
Tessera
- Points Topup$0.99
- Try Zen$0.99
- Hints (S)$0.99
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- Full Game$1.99
- Hints (M)$1.99
- Zen Eternal$2.99
- Classic Zen$2.99
- Hints (L)$2.99
- Deep Zen$4.99
Pixel Grind
No in-app purchases








