Comparison

أم تسع vs Tangramthrum

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

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أم تسع

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Umm Tisa — the authentic Arabian mill game, in a clean modern design. One of the oldest board games in the world, played for centuries across the Arabian Peninsula on engraved stones, drawn into the desert sand, and scratched onto the lids of wooden chests. Today it arrives on your iPhone with a design that respects the heritage and feels right at home in 2026. FIVE AI DIFFICULTIES From Beginner to Expert — there's always a challenge that fits your level. Expert uses alpha-beta pruning with iterative deepening to think several moves ahead. ONLINE PLAY, TWO WAYS • Live: real-time matches via Game Center. • Turn-based: play at your own pace — make a move, get notified when your opponent makes theirs. TWO PLAYERS, ONE DEVICE The classic table-top experience — pass the phone and play head-to-head with a friend. TWO INDEPENDENT ELO RATINGS One rating for your vs-AI record and another for online play, with separate Game Center leaderboards for each. AND MORE • Achievements that unlock as you progress • Detailed stats: win streaks, per-difficulty win rates, captures • Multiple themes: Classic, Walnut, Marble, Mother-of-Pearl, Brass & Onyx • Full RTL support for Arabic — switch language on the fly • Sound effects and haptic feedback • Built-in onboarding that explains the game and its history HOW TO PLAY Each player has nine pieces. The game unfolds in three phases: • Placement — drop your nine pieces on the board. • Movement — slide pieces along the lines to adjacent empty spots. • Flying — when you have only three pieces left, you can jump anywhere. Form a mill (three of your pieces in a row along any of the 16 lines) to capture one of your opponent's pieces — but you cannot take a piece that's already part of an enemy mill, unless every opponent piece is. Win by reducing your opponent below three pieces, or by trapping them with no legal move. PRIVACY & SAFETY No accounts, no sign-up. We use Game Center only for online play, leaderboards, and achievements. See our Privacy Policy for full details. Discover the depth of a simple game, challenge yourself, and share the heritage.

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Tangramthrum

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Tangramthrum is the classic shape puzzle for iPhone and iPad: seven pieces, endless figures, calm and unhurried, with no ads and no timers. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Classic tangram: all seven pieces, tap to rotate, hold to flip, 138 figures from the basic shapes to tricky silhouettes • Letters and digits: the tangram alphabet, A to Z and 0 to 9 • Fill: place the pieces in their given orientation, no rotating at all, 100 relaxed levels HOW IT PLAYS • Drag pieces from the tray into the silhouette and they snap into place • Every valid arrangement counts, even if you assemble the figure differently than expected • Hints are free and unlimited • Solved figures show their colored solution in the level overview PRINT IT Every template prints as a worksheet, optionally with the colored pieces to cut out at the matching scale. The app becomes a tangram for the kitchen table. WHO IT IS FOR Anyone from about five years up. Tangram trains visual perception, spatial orientation and shape recognition, skills that also help with reading and arithmetic. Made in the world of the German Dyslexia Association. QUIET AND PRIVATE 100% free, ad-free, no purchases. The app collects no data, asks for no account and works completely offline. Your progress stays on your device. English and German, switchable at any time.

Screenshots

أم تسع4 screens
Tangramthrum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tangramthrum at none against أم تسع's 9. Tangramthrum also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. أم تسع sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Tangramthrum asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
أم تسع versus Tangramthrum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterأم تسعTangramthrum
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBader AlmslemDachverband Legasthenie Deutschland e.V.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

أم تسع

One-time9
  • Cup of Coffee$0.99
  • Walnut Theme$1.99
  • مظهر الرخام$1.99
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  • Mother-of-Pearl Theme$1.99
  • Brass & Onyx Theme$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • All Themes Bundle$4.99
  • Kind Tip$4.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99
None

Tangramthrum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is أم تسع free?
أم تسع is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tangramthrum free?
Tangramthrum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do أم تسع or Tangramthrum have ads?
أم تسع shows ads; Tangramthrum does not.

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