Comparison

Tile Five vs Pipe Panic

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

Head to head
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.

About

Pipe Panic

A relaxing puzzle game where you rotate pipes to create a single, continuous loop. Features daily challenges, over 500 handcrafted levels, and quick play for short breaks. Enjoy smooth animations and satisfying gameplay.

Highlights
  • Rotate pipes to form a closed loop
  • Daily challenges with streaks
  • 500+ handcrafted map levels
  • Quick play mode
  • Satisfying water-flow animation
  • Daily reminder notifications
Features
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Pipe Panic is a relaxing, mind-bending puzzle game. Rotate pipes to form a single closed loop — no loose ends, no broken connections. Simple to learn. Hard to master. GAME MODES • Daily Challenges — three fresh puzzles every day (Easy, Medium, Hard). Build your streak • Map Levels — 500+ handcrafted levels with star ratings. Beat the target moves to earn 3 stars. • Quick Play — Perfect for a one-minute break. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a pipe to rotate it 90° • Hold to lock a pipe you're confident about • Connect every pipe into one continuous loop FEATURES • Smooth, satisfying water-flow animation on win • Silky transitions and audio polish • Daily reminder notifications Made with love for puzzle fans who want calm, not chaos.

Screenshots

Tile Five4 screens
Pipe Panic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tile Five at none against Pipe Panic's shown. Tile Five also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Pipe Panic's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Tile Five sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pipe Panic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Tile Five against 5.0 for Pipe Panic. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tile Five ships an update every 10 days, Pipe Panic weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tile Five versus Pipe Panic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTile FivePipe Panic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJonathan TuckerDiogo Nunes

Customer experience

Tile Five

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

Pipe Panic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

Pipe Panic

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$9.99

Questions

Is Tile Five free?
Tile Five is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pipe Panic free?
Pipe Panic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tile Five or Pipe Panic?
Tile Five and Pipe Panic are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tile Five or Pipe Panic have ads?
Pipe Panic shows ads; Tile Five does not.
Which is updated more often, Tile Five or Pipe Panic?
Tile Five ships an update every 10 days, and Pipe Panic weekly. Most recently, Tile Five was updated on October 2, 2026 and Pipe Panic on October 8, 2026.

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