Comparison

Tessellata vs Composition

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

Head to head
About

Tessellata

This is an abstract strategy game where players draft tiles, align them on a board, and score points. Compete against AI or players worldwide, or enjoy local pass-and-play. Features include ranked matchmaking, customizable AI opponents, and a tutorial.

Highlights
  • Tactical tile-drafting
  • Online ranked matchmaking
  • Offline AI opponents
  • Local pass-and-play mode
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Premium personalization options
Features
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Welcome to Tessellata - a premium abstract strategy game of tactical tile-drafting, alignment, and artistry! Inspired by a desire for strategy, Tessellata challenges you to draft vibrant tiles from shared Kilns, organize them on your Staircase, and align them on your Opus to score points. Score points by clustering tiles adjacently, completing columns, rows, or full-color sets on your Opus, but plan carefully - any leftover tiles spill onto the Floor, costing you valuable points! Whether you are a casual puzzle lover or a seasoned tabletop competitor, Tessellata offers a deep, satisfying strategy experience. --- GAME FEATURES COMPETE ONLINE AND CLIMB THE RANKS Test your skills against players worldwide in Ranked Matchmaking. Advance your ELO (MMR rating) and secure your spot on the Global Leaderboards. Prefer a friendly game? Create private lobbies with instant room codes and invite your friends. 5 DIFFICULTIES OF INTELLIGENT AI Play offline anytime. Challenge bot opponents scaled to your level: - Easy: Perfect for beginners. - Medium: A balanced tactical challenge. - Hard: Aggressive, planning several steps ahead. - Expert: Punishes minor mistakes. - Unbeatable: Powered by a highly optimized algorithm programmed to obliterate any gamer. INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL New to tile-drafting? Our step-by-step interactive tutorial teaches you the rules, scoring bonuses, and drafting strategies in just a few minutes. PREMIUM PERSONALIZATION Show off your achievements! Unlock and equip prestige player titles and beautiful tile sets by defeating advanced bots or winning online matches. LOCAL PASS AND PLAY No internet? No problem. Pass and play with friends locally on the same device for classic tabletop game nights. IMMERSIVE SOUNDS AND VISUALS Enjoy a premium aesthetic featuring responsive animations, empty kiln outlines, smooth tile placement slide transitions, and a relaxing acoustic soundtrack designed to keep you in the zone. --- Draft. Align. Outshine. Download Tessellata today and start crafting your mosaic!

About

Composition

Engage in a unique puzzle game where drawing lines traps bouncing dots, transforming each completed board into a work of art. Compete daily, race friends, and collaborate on canvases. Unlock the full experience with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • Daily puzzle boards
  • Competitive leaderboards
  • Multiplayer collaboration
  • Gallery of completed paintings
  • Offline play
  • Siri integration
Features
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EVERY GAME BECOMES A PAINTING Draw lines to trap the bouncing dots, and every board you finish becomes a painting with its own title, like “Composition No. 2 with Yellow, Red, and Blue.” Every day the whole world gets the same board for free. You swipe and a line grows both ways from your finger. If a dot hits it before it’s finished, it breaks. Close off a space with no dots in it and it fills with paint. Paint three quarters of the open canvas and the painting is yours. You get three tries at each day’s board. Mondays are gentle, and the week builds to Saturday. If your friends have played, you race whoever is just ahead of you, and when you finish you can lay their lines over yours in pencil to see how they did it. Your first painting hangs in your gallery, and your fastest time is kept. You can also paint one canvas together, with up to three of you: passing one phone around, on your own phones in the same room, or taking turns from far away, a line at a time. The full edition is one purchase, shared with your family. It opens every board since No. 1, all sixty Solo levels, painting far away with two friends, and whatever we add later. Today’s board stays free either way. • A daily leaderboard, a daily challenge and ten achievements in Game Center. • Widgets for today’s board and your paintings. • Siri can start today’s board or tell you how you did. • Today’s board and Solo work offline. No ads, no account needed. Terms of Use: https://playcomposition.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://playcomposition.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Tessellata4 screens
Composition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tessellata at none against Composition's 1. Tessellata also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Composition's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, 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. Composition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tessellata asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tessellata against 5.0 for Composition. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tessellata ships an update fortnightly, Composition every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Tessellata versus Composition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTessellataComposition
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorflava Designs LLCBabs Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Tessellata

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Composition

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tessellata

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Composition

One-time1
  • The full edition$15.00

Questions

Is Tessellata free?
Tessellata is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Composition free?
Composition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tessellata or Composition?
Tessellata and Composition are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tessellata or Composition have ads?
Neither Tessellata nor Composition shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tessellata or Composition?
Tessellata ships an update fortnightly, and Composition every 4 days. Most recently, Tessellata was updated on October 25, 2026 and Composition on October 26, 2026.

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