Comparison

Arrows Rhythm vs Tileways

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

Head to head
About

Arrows Rhythm

Features
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Arrows Rhythm gives you boards packed with bent arrows to clear one tap at a time, with a beat running under every move. Each arrow is a line of cells that ends in a head. Tap it, and if nothing stands between the head and the edge, the whole arrow slides out along its own path. If another arrow is in the way, yours bumps into it, snaps back, stays red and costs you a heart. Working out the order is the puzzle. There are 2,000 levels in ten worlds of 200, from Drift to Zenith. Every board is laid out in the outline of a symbol, such as a heart, a star or a sailboat, and boards grow from 11 cells on a side to 70 as the arrows get longer. You get three hearts per level in the first five worlds and two in the last five, plus one free hint that lights up an arrow with a clear path. The Daily Puzzle is one large board a day, the same for every player, with a streak for each day you solve it. Taps on the beat earn extra coins. You pick one of three tracks, Calm at 60 BPM, Steady at 90 or Rush at 120, and a pulse under the board shows the beat, so you can keep time with the sound off. A tap right on the beat earns 2 ArrowCoins, a close one earns 1, and four on-beat taps in a row add 4 more. An off-beat tap earns nothing and costs nothing, so you can solve at any pace. Rhythm is on when you start, and you can turn it off in Settings: the levels then play over a quiet ambient track and every arrow you clear earns 1 coin. Home also has three modes. Zen is an endless run of generated boards with no hearts and no beat; when you leave, the run is gone unless you saved it. In Striker you press near the arrow at the bottom, drag toward a target and let go, and the shot breaks every arrow on its line; the fewer shots you need to clear the grid, the more stars you get. In Dodger, lanes of arrows slide left and right, and you tap to launch your arrow up through a gap. Near misses play in slow motion, and a lane is added every ten screens until there are seven. ArrowCoins buy extra hints, another go after a level takes your last heart, a saved Zen run, more Striker shots and a Dodger continue. The download is free, and so are levels 1 to 500. Zen, Striker and Dodger carry a banner at the bottom of the screen, requested from Google AdMob without personalisation; the levels and the Daily Puzzle never show one, and Apple's tracking prompt never appears. One purchase unlocks levels 501 to 2,000, another removes the banner, and the Full Pass does both, adds 100,000 coins and makes Zen saves free. Coin packs are there if you would rather not wait. No purchase renews on its own. All 2,000 levels ship inside the app and play offline; only the Daily Puzzle needs a connection, to fetch the day's board. The game runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 16 or later, and Settings switches it between 12 languages without changing your phone's language. Progress needs no account: levels, coins, achievements and mode stats sync to the game's Firebase backend under an anonymous ID, and after a reinstall, Sign in with Apple in Settings brings them back. Crash reports and anonymous play statistics go to Firebase as well, and purchases run through RevenueCat.

About

Tileways

Match pairs of identical tiles to clear the board in this classic Mahjong Solitaire game. Enjoy 31 unique layouts, all playable with a guaranteed solution. No internet required for a relaxing, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Match identical tiles
  • 31 classic layouts
  • 144 tiles per game
  • Always winnable boards
  • Hint and undo options
  • Offline play
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How to play Clear the board by matching pairs of identical tiles. A tile can be played only when nothing is stacked on top of it and one of its sides is open — tap two matching free tiles to remove them both. Completely free — no ads, no accounts, nothing locked behind a purchase. There's an optional tip jar if you'd like to support development. 31 classic layouts Start with Turtle and unlock a new shape each time you clear a board — Snowflake, Pyramid, Butterfly, Dragon, Fortress, Scorpion and 25 more, all the way up to White Dragon. Every layout is a real, named classic mahjong solitaire board. 144 tiles, every time Every game deals all 144 tiles of a classic mahjong set. Circles, bamboo and characters, the four winds and three dragons, plus the flower and season bonus tiles. Flowers and seasons Any flower matches any other flower, and any season matches any season — the only tiles that don't need an exact twin. Always winnable Every deal is generated with a guaranteed solution, so a perfect line of play always exists. You will never be dealt a board you couldn't have cleared. Hints and undo Stuck? Tap Hint to highlight a playable pair, and Undo to rewind your moves as far as you like. Choose your table Play on a traditional green felt table, or switch to a darker green in Settings. Clean, relaxing design Traditional tiles, no internet required. Just you and the tiles.

Screenshots

Arrows Rhythm4 screens
Tileways3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tileways at 5.0 against Arrows Rhythm's 4.0. Tileways also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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. Arrows Rhythm sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Tileways 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

Tileways holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arrows Rhythm ships an update every 10 days, Tileways weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Arrows Rhythm versus Tileways: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrows RhythmTileways
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTLM Software Design, Inc.Gary Watson

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Arrows Rhythm

One-time6
  • Small Arrow Coins Pack$0.99
  • Ads Free Zen Mode$1.99
  • Medium Arrow Coins Pack$1.99
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  • Unlock all levels$2.99
  • Large Arrow Coins Pack$2.99
  • Arrows Full Access$4.99
1 purchases

Tileways

One-time1
  • Support Developer$0.99

Questions

Is Arrows Rhythm free?
Arrows Rhythm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tileways free?
Tileways is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arrows Rhythm or Tileways?
Tileways is rated higher. Arrows Rhythm averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tileways averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Arrows Rhythm or Tileways have ads?
Arrows Rhythm shows ads; Tileways does not.
Which is updated more often, Arrows Rhythm or Tileways?
Arrows Rhythm ships an update every 10 days, and Tileways weekly. Most recently, Arrows Rhythm was updated on November 10, 2026 and Tileways on November 5, 2026.

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