Comparison

Head Tiler vs Explosive Chess

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

Head to head
About

Head Tiler

Features
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Play offline. No Wi-Fi. 500+ puzzles: sort colors, shapes, and numbers. Tap. Match. Clear. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a tile and match it to the target • Sort by color, shape, or number • Clear the board at your pace — or race the clock WHY DOWNLOAD • 500+ handcrafted puzzles • Easy first levels, real challenge later • Endless and timed modes • Works offline — plane, train, or no signal • Quick rounds or long sessions Free to play. Optional in-app purchases and ads. Privacy Policy: https://headtiler.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://headtiler.com/terms-of-service/

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Explosive Chess

Features
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Explosive Chess is a turn-based strategy game that combines chess movement with tactical, timed bomb explosions. Move your pieces like chess — but the only way to destroy anything is with bombs. Every turn you choose: move a piece, or arm a bomb. Bombs detonate on a fuse, blast in patterns determined by the piece that armed them, and friendly fire is real. Your own King can be destroyed by your own bomb. HOW TO PLAY Select a piece and move it — or switch to Arm mode and place a bomb on any square it threatens. Every piece has a unique blast shape. Rooks blast in a cross. Knights blast in an L-pattern that ignores everything in between. Pawns blast diagonally forward. The only way to win is to destroy the enemy King. FEATURES Ā· Single-player vs AI with three difficulty levels — Easy, Medium, and Hard Ā· Pass & Play multiplayer on one device Ā· Three power-ups hidden in destructible rubble: Extra Bomb, Fuse Control, and Shield Ā· Randomized board layouts every game — no two games play the same Ā· No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Buy it once, own it forever.

Screenshots

Head Tiler4 screens
Explosive Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Head Tiler at Free against Explosive Chess's $2.99. Head Tiler also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Explosive Chess's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Head Tiler is free to download; Explosive Chess costs $2.99 up front. Head Tiler sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Explosive Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Head Tiler ships an update weekly, Explosive Chess every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Head Tiler versus Explosive Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHead TilerExplosive Chess
PriceFree — better$2.99
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGISTA MERCADINHO, LDAJason Fawley

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Head Tiler

One-time4
  • Pack of 650 In-Game Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Pack of 1650 In-Game Coins$1.99
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  • Pack of 3500 In-Game Coins$2.99
None

Explosive Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Head Tiler free?
Head Tiler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Explosive Chess free?
Explosive Chess costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Head Tiler or Explosive Chess have ads?
Head Tiler shows ads; Explosive Chess does not.
Which is updated more often, Head Tiler or Explosive Chess?
Head Tiler ships an update weekly, and Explosive Chess every 2 weeks. Most recently, Head Tiler was updated on October 25, 2026 and Explosive Chess on October 24, 2026.

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