Comparison

Basic Buddies vs Tile Five

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

Head to head
About

Basic Buddies

Experience a fast-paced arcade game focused on vertical descent and precision movement. Navigate a continuously generating world with unique challenges and unlockable content. Master timing and control to survive longer and achieve higher scores.

Highlights
  • Four unique game modes
  • Endless vertically scrolling gameplay
  • Responsive mobile controls
  • Unlockable characters and customization
  • Coin-based progression
  • Designed for quick sessions
Features
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Descend fast. Survive longer. Master the descent. This is a fast-paced arcade-style game built around vertical descent, precision movement, and split-second decision making. Each run drops you into a continuously generating world filled with platforms, hazards, and opportunities to push just a little farther. The game features four distinct game modes, each offering a different way to play — from endless, score-chasing runs to survival-style challenges that test how long you can last under pressure. Whether you’re aiming for a clean, focused descent or pushing yourself through increasingly intense encounters, every mode rewards timing, control, and momentum. Features: - Four unique game modes with different rules and challenges - Endless, vertically scrolling gameplay - Smooth, responsive controls built for mobile - Unlockable characters and visual customization - Coin-based progression and optional rewards - Designed for quick sessions and high replay value Easy to learn but difficult to master, this game is all about control, rhythm, and surviving the descent.

About

Tile Five

Place numbered tiles on a grid, with each tile occupying a specific number of spaces based on its value and position. Master thousands of levels with increasing difficulty, daily challenges, and unique board shapes. Earn rewards and enjoy a visually pleasing and tactile puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Numbered tile placement logic
  • Thousands of campaign levels
  • Daily puzzles with leaderboards
  • Silhouette and free play modes
  • In-game rewards and hints
  • Smooth animations and haptics
Features
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Every tile has a rule. Every placement has consequences. Get it wrong and the whole board falls apart. Place numbered tiles on a grid — each one fills a specific number of spaces around it. Odd tiles claim the corners. Even tiles take the sides. Tile 5 does both. Every tile must be placed perfectly to win. One wrong move and the board stays unsolved. Simple to learn. Incredibly hard to master. CAMPAIGN MODE Take on thousands of levels across dozens of phases. Boards grow larger, tile counts climb higher, and the challenge deepens with every phase you unlock. Earn XP, climb reward tiers, and collect resource drops as you go. There's always a harder board ahead. DAILY PUZZLE A fresh puzzle every day. Race the clock, post your score, and see how you rank on the global leaderboard. The built-in calendar lets you replay any past puzzle whenever you want. SILHOUETTE MODE The board is shaped like an object. Your job is to fill it perfectly. Same rules, a completely different kind of challenge. FREE PLAY Your board, your rules. Pick your tile count, play as many rounds as you want, and track your wins across every configuration. EARN AS YOU PLAY Complete levels to earn hints, undos, and restarts. Hit milestones for bonus rewards. Play clean — no hints, no undos, no restarts — for extra XP. BUILT TO FEEL GREAT Smooth animations. Warm wood aesthetics. Satisfying sounds and haptics. Designed to feel as good as it plays. Tile Five. One more round always makes sense.

Screenshots

Basic Buddies4 screens
Tile Five4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tile Five at none against Basic Buddies's shown. Tile Five also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Basic Buddies sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Tile Five sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Basic Buddies against 5.0 for Tile Five. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tile Five has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Buddies ships an update weekly, Tile Five every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Basic Buddies versus Tile Five: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic BuddiesTile Five
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew HoffartJonathan Tucker

Customer experience

Basic Buddies

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tile Five

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Basic Buddies

One-time5
  • Small Coin Pack (100 Coins)$0.99
  • Medium Coin Pack (500 Coins)$2.99
  • Premium Upgrade (No Ads)$3.99
Show 2 more
  • Large Coin Pack (1,500 Coins)$4.99
  • Epic Coin Pack (5,000 Coins)$9.99
10 purchases

Tile Five

One-time10
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • 10 Undos$0.99
  • 10 Restarts$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 50 Hints$2.99
  • 50 Undos$2.99
  • 50 Restarts$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 100 Hints$4.99
  • 100 Undos$4.99
  • 100 Restarts$4.99

Questions

Is Basic Buddies free?
Basic Buddies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tile Five free?
Tile Five is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Basic Buddies or Tile Five?
Basic Buddies and Tile Five are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Basic Buddies or Tile Five have ads?
Basic Buddies shows ads; Tile Five does not.
Which is updated more often, Basic Buddies or Tile Five?
Basic Buddies ships an update weekly, and Tile Five every 10 days. Most recently, Basic Buddies was updated on October 12, 2026 and Tile Five on October 2, 2026.

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