Comparison

Tessel vs Tiny Tower Defense

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

Head to head
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

About

Tiny Tower Defense

Defend against an endless swarm of worms with a single turret. Aim with one finger, upgrade your defenses, and collect power-ups to survive increasingly challenging waves. Compete on leaderboards and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • One-finger aiming controls
  • Endless, scaling worm waves
  • Power-up collection
  • Permanent upgrade system
  • Mid-run tower upgrades
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Aim. Shoot. Survive. The swarm never stops. Tiny Tower Defense is one tower against an endless swarm of worms. Drag anywhere to aim, your turret never stops firing, and every wave crawls in faster, tougher, and hungrier than the last. How deep can you go? SIMPLE TO PLAY, HARD TO PUT DOWN * One-finger controls: touch anywhere to aim * Runs last minutes, but "one more run" lasts all night * Every death makes you stronger with permanent upgrades FIGHT THE SWARM * Endless waves that scale forever - no level cap, no final boss, just your best run * Armored elites, speedy darters, and massive boss worms every 5 waves * Shoot power-ups out of the air: RAPID FIRE, SPREAD, SHIELD, FREEZE, NOVA and more BUILD YOUR TOWER * Upgrade fire rate, damage, spread and armor mid-run * Bank coins from every run and buy permanent upgrades * Stack extra barrels until your tower fills the screen with fire COMPETE * Game Center leaderboards: furthest wave and lifetime kills * 16 achievements from your first kill to wave 50 * Flawless boss clears for the truly untouchable The challenge is always real - and the top of the leaderboard is always within reach for those willing to practice. Download free and see how far you can survive.

Screenshots

Tessel4 screens
Tiny Tower Defense3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tessel at none against Tiny Tower Defense's 4. Tessel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. Tiny Tower Defense sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Tessel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tessel against 5.0 for Tiny Tower Defense. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Tessel versus Tiny Tower Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTesselTiny Tower Defense
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGijs van TulderAtreides LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tessel

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Tiny Tower Defense

One-time4
  • 1,500 Coins$0.99
  • 8,000 Coins$4.99
  • VIP$5.99
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  • 20,000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Tessel free?
Tessel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny Tower Defense free?
Tiny Tower Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tessel or Tiny Tower Defense?
Tessel and Tiny Tower Defense are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tessel or Tiny Tower Defense have ads?
Tiny Tower Defense shows ads; Tessel does not.

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