Puzzled Arcade vs Tessera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzled Arcade
Engage in fast-paced, competitive puzzle gameplay across four distinct modes. Challenge friends, climb global leaderboards, and sharpen your skills with quick, rewarding sessions.
- Four distinct puzzle modes
- Quick gameplay sessions
- Global and mode-specific leaderboards
- Friend challenge system
- Progress tracking and stats
- Game Center integration
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Puzzled Arcade is a fast, competitive puzzle game built for quick runs, high scores, and “one more round” energy. Play across four distinct game modes: • Tile Rush • Match Frenzy • Word Sprint • Pulse Path Every run is a chance to: • beat your best score • climb the global leaderboard • improve your streak • challenge friends • sharpen your speed, memory, and pattern skills WHY PLAY • Four polished puzzle modes with different gameplay feel • Fast sessions that are easy to jump into anytime • Score chasing with global and mode-specific ranks • Friend challenge system for direct rivalries • Game Center integration • Progress tracking, stats, and milestones • Music and audio controls built into the experience COMPETE YOUR WAY Push for a higher score, answer a friend’s challenge, or jump into another round to keep your momentum alive. Whether you have one minute or twenty, Puzzled Arcade is built to make every run feel worth it. PREMIUM Puzzled Arcade includes an optional premium upgrade that removes ads and unlocks extra perks. Optional coin bundles are also available. Download Puzzled Arcade and see how high you can climb. Terms of Use: https://trailpeakstudio.com/terms/index.html | Privacy Policy: https://play.trailpeakstudio.com/privacy-policy/
Tessera
This is a serene puzzle game where players slide hex tiles to match three of the same color and clear them. It features 100 hand-curated levels across ten distinct worlds, designed for thoughtful, timer-free gameplay. Enjoy a quiet, minimalist aesthetic and offline play with cloud sync.
- 100 hand-curated levels
- Sliding hex tiles with chain merges
- No timers or guessing
- Offline play and cloud sync
- Minimalist 'Quiet Paper' aesthetic
- One-time purchase, no ads or subscriptions
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Tessera is a puzzle game about stillness and sequence. Each level is a small hex board. Slide a tile until it hits another; match three of a color to clear them. One hundred hand-curated levels across ten worlds — every one solved by the game's own solver before it shipped. No guessing. No luck. No timers. Just a puzzle and a quiet place to think. Thirty levels are free. The rest unlock with one purchase. FEATURES • 100 hand-curated levels across 10 worlds • Every level provably solvable — verified by an IDA* solver • Sliding hex tiles with cascading chain merges • Pre-charged tiles and chain annihilation • Rewarding bonus puzzles for clean clears • Dark mode (paper by candlelight) • Offline play · cloud sync across devices • Keyboard shortcuts for desktop play QUIET PAPER Tessera is designed around a "Quiet Paper" aesthetic — near-monochrome ivory and charcoal, one muted accent per world, humanist typography, no drop shadows, no particles, no clutter. Ten worlds, ten colour moods. NO DARK PATTERNS • One-time purchase. No ads, no subscriptions, no loot boxes. • No stamina systems, no "wait 4 hours" timers, no energy meters. • No tracking, no third-party analytics. • Your progress is yours. Delete it any time in Settings. THE WORLDS W1 Threshold — Learn the slide. Learn the chain. W2 Ember — Three colours. Richer chains. W3 Tide — Four colours. Deeper reads. W4 Ashwood — Think before you slide. W5 Helix — Five colours. Wider grid. The climb begins. W6 Prism — Dense lattices. Longer chains. W7 Aurora — Long chains. Rolling clears. W8 Halcyon — Denser boards. No escape. W9 Quartz — Six colours. Every cluster counts. W10 Obsidian — The wall. Everything learned. Designed for short sessions. Built for quiet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzled Arcade at none against Tessera's 1. Tessera's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). 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
Both are free to download. Tessera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Puzzled Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Puzzled Arcade against 5.0 for Tessera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Puzzled Arcade ships an update fortnightly, Tessera every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Puzzled Arcade | Tessera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jaron Humiston | Nirmal Acharya |
In-app purchases
Puzzled Arcade
No in-app purchases
Tessera
- Tessera Full$0.99









