Comparison

Hive Order 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

Hive Order

A hexagon-based puzzle game where players match numbers to clear cells and advance through levels. Offers both a challenging regular mode with a final boss and an endless arcade mode for high scores.

Highlights
  • Hexagon board matching
  • Number merge puzzles
  • Regular mode with final level
  • Arcade mode for high scores
  • Progressive difficulty
Features
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A game of matching numbers on a hexagon board. Win all the cells and overcome the final level to beat the game in regular mode! Then try for as many points in arcade mode!

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

Hive Order4 screens
Tile Five4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Tile Five at free against Hive Order's free with in-app purchases. Hive Order's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Hive Order sells 2 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 Hive Order against 5.0 for Tile Five. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hive Order ships an update every 2 days, Tile Five every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hive Order versus Tile Five: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHive OrderTile Five
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJin ChenJonathan Tucker

Customer experience

Hive Order

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 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

2 purchases

Hive Order

One-time2
  • Premium Version Unlock$1.99
  • Tip Developer$2.99
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 Hive Order free?
Hive Order 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, Hive Order or Tile Five?
Hive Order and Tile Five are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Hive Order or Tile Five have ads?
Neither Hive Order nor Tile Five shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hive Order or Tile Five?
Hive Order ships an update every 2 days, and Tile Five every 10 days. Most recently, Hive Order was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tile Five on October 31, 2026.

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