Tessera vs Quilt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tessera
Engage with unique puzzles where the pieces are animated and constantly moving. Solve daily and weekly challenges with adjustable difficulty and helpful aids. Track your progress and enjoy a private, offline gaming experience.
- Animated puzzle pieces
- Daily and weekly puzzles
- Adjustable puzzle sizes (2x2 to 5x5)
- Offline play
- Progress tracking
- Optional gameplay aids
- No-stress mode
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Tessera is a puzzle where the pieces are alive. Each puzzle is a small looping animation, cut into square tiles that keep moving while you reassemble them. Two puzzles wait for you every day. Today’s puzzle follows the week: seven scenes, one for each day, ready to play offline. This Week’s puzzle is a brand-new scene, released every Sunday. Swipe between them on the menu. Every puzzle comes in three sizes: 2×2, 3×3 and 4×4. Some are gentle. Some take real attention. Some weeks also bring a bonus 5×5: twenty-five pieces, untimed, to enjoy at your own pace. Connected pieces stay grouped, so a bonded chain travels as one. Hold the eye button to peek at the assembled picture, three times per puzzle. Two optional helpers, set before each game: a grid that shows where pieces meet, and outlines around the piece in your hand. Choose whichever suits you. Prefer a slower pace? Switch on no-stress mode in Settings. The clock disappears, peeks become unlimited, and placement is more forgiving. Your progress board fills in as you play: a dot for each day of the week, a row of Sundays for each month, and a star for every 5×5 you meet. Turn on the Sunday badge, and the app icon lets you know when a new scene arrives. Made for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, in every pose. In English and French. Play straight away, privately: your progress stays on your device. Tessera is made by one person, and a tip jar is there if you’d like to support new puzzles.
Quilt
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Every day, one board. Quilt is a cozy daily logic puzzle where every solve becomes a handmade patchwork. Split the grid into rectangles — square, wide, or tall — so every cell belongs to exactly one patch, with no gaps and no overlaps. The clues tell you each patch's size and shape. The rest is pure, calm logic. If you love Shikaku, nonograms, or a good number puzzle, this is your new daily ritual. ONE BOARD A DAY The same board for everyone, worldwide. Solve today's puzzle, build a streak, and watch your gallery fill with finished boards. Every board is guaranteed solvable by logic alone — you will never have to guess. BUILT TO FEEL CALM No pressure, no clutter, no ads. Just a clean grid, quiet haptics, and the warm-paper calm of a finished patchwork. Solve at your own pace. TWO WAYS TO PLAY Daily: one curated board every day, free for everyone, with a finished puzzle you can share and a streak to keep. Endless: unlimited boards in five sizes — from small to sprawling XXL grids you pinch-zoom across — and three difficulties, each with its own character. Daily is free forever. A one-time Heirloom purchase unlocks unlimited Endless play, your full gallery, the calendar to replay any past daily, every fabric palette, and every app icon. No subscriptions, no ads. FEATURES • A fresh, hand-tight daily puzzle — identical worldwide • Every solve becomes a patchwork you can keep, revisit, and share • Guaranteed solvable by logic, never by luck • Stuck? A smart hint shows a patch you can deduce — for a small time penalty • Build a daily streak, track your stats, and set an optional daily reminder • An optional Game Center daily leaderboard, if you like a gentle race • Plays fully offline Tile the board. Fill the gallery. Come back tomorrow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tessera at none against Quilt's 1. Quilt's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Quilt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tessera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tessera ships an update every 2 weeks, Quilt every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tessera | Quilt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maeva Liebling | Francisco Martinez |
In-app purchases
Tessera
No in-app purchases
Quilt
- Heirloom$3.99









