Comparison

Tile Five vs Circuit Break

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

Circuit Break

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Chain the spark. Break the grid. Enter a glowing cyberpunk puzzle world where every move matters. Launch sparks through directional tiles, trigger massive combos, and clear the board with precision strategy. Tap directional tiles to launch sparks across the grid. Clear all the red glitch tiles to advance. Plan your routes carefully, trigger combos, and maximize your chain length before you run out of moves. The bigger the chain, the bigger the score. Easy to learn but difficult to master, CIRCUIT BREAK combines satisfying chain reactions with quick decision-making and score-chasing gameplay.

Screenshots

Tile Five4 screens
Circuit Break4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Circuit Break at none against Tile Five's 10. Circuit Break also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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. Tile Five sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Circuit Break asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tile Five ships an update every 10 days, Circuit Break every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tile Five versus Circuit Break: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTile FiveCircuit Break
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan TuckerGareth DeWalt

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tile Five

One-time10
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • 10 Undos$0.99
  • 10 Restarts$0.99
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  • 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
None

Circuit Break

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tile Five free?
Tile Five is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Circuit Break free?
Circuit Break is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tile Five or Circuit Break have ads?
Neither Tile Five nor Circuit Break shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tile Five or Circuit Break?
Tile Five ships an update every 10 days, and Circuit Break every 4 days. Most recently, Tile Five was updated on October 2, 2026 and Circuit Break on October 1, 2026.

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