Comparison

Tile Five vs Neon Drift

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

Neon Drift

Features
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Arcflare: Neon Drift is a minimalist neon arcade game where one finger controls pure momentum. Hold anywhere on the screen to pull your comet into a slow-motion orbit. Release at the perfect angle to launch along the tangent. Every touch becomes a high-speed decision: play safe, or skim close to red danger zones for near-miss points and bigger combos. How it plays - Hold anywhere to anchor into bullet time - Release to sling forward on a tangent line - Graze hazards for risky near-miss bonuses - Chain clean moves to build combos - Unlock neon skins and push for a new best run Built for fast restarts, portrait play, and that “one more try” score chase. Arcflare: Neon Drift is free to play and includes optional ads and in-app purchases. Rewarded ads are optional and can grant gems or a continue when available. Can you keep your line clean when the whole field turns dangerous?

Screenshots

Tile Five4 screens
Neon Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tile Five at none against Neon Drift's shown. Neon Drift's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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 Neon Drift sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tile Five ships an update every 10 days, Neon Drift fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tile Five versus Neon Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTile FiveNeon Drift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan TuckerSEONGKYUNG KIM

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
2 purchases

Neon Drift

One-time2
  • Starter Gem Pack$1.99
  • Large Gem Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Tile Five free?
Tile Five is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neon Drift free?
Neon Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tile Five or Neon Drift have ads?
Neon Drift shows ads; Tile Five does not.
Which is updated more often, Tile Five or Neon Drift?
Tile Five ships an update every 10 days, and Neon Drift fortnightly. Most recently, Tile Five was updated on October 24, 2026 and Neon Drift on October 24, 2026.

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