Tessel vs ShiftGrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Tessel
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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
ShiftGrid
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ShiftGrid ā Klasik Kaydirmali Bulmaca Karolari dogru siraya diz, zekani ve hizini test et! ShiftGrid, klasik 15-bulmaca oyununu modern ve sik bir tasarimla yeniden hayata getiriyor. Cam efektli karolar, akici animasyonlar ve 10 farkli temayla her oyun benzersiz bir deneyim sunar. OZELLIKLER: - 3 zorluk seviyesi: 3x3, 4x4 ve 5x5 izgara - 10 ozel tasarlanmis tema - Akilli ipucu sistemi - yapay zeka destekli 5 hamle otomatik oynama - Her oyunda 3 ucretsiz ipucu hakki - Ek ipucu paketleri satin alinabilir - Sure ve hamle sayaci - En iyi skor takibi - Dokunsal geri bildirim (haptic feedback) - Kazanma kutlamasi animasyonlari NASIL OYNANIR: Bos karenin yanindaki karolara dokunarak kaydir. Tum karolari 1'den baslayarak sirayla diz. Mumkun olan en az hamleyle ve en kisa surede coz! AKILLI IPUCU: Takildiginda ipucu butonuna bas - yapay zeka en iyi 5 hamleyi hesaplayip senin icin otomatik oynar. Ucretsiz indir, hemen oynamaya basla!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tessel at none against ShiftGrid's 3. Tessel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. ShiftGrid sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tessel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tessel ships an update every 5 days, ShiftGrid weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tessel | ShiftGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days ā better | Weekly |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gijs van Tulder | Kani Tas |
In-app purchases
Tessel
No in-app purchases
ShiftGrid
- 10 Hint Credits$0.99
- 30 Hint Credits$0.99
- 5 Extra Lives$0.99









