Comparison

Bubble Tiles vs Chesshape

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Tiles

Features
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Bend the edges of a hexagon and something wonderful happens: bumps nestle into scoops, and fourteen round little tiles emerge that fit together like soap bubbles. Bubble Tiles turns this piece of geometry into a calm, tactile puzzle game. SOLVE PUZZLES Fill each board so that every curved edge meets its counterpart — a bump may never press against another bump. The boards grow from friendly four-tile starters to deep challenges, plus a guided tutorial that teaches everything by doing. A NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY Each calendar day generates its own board. Keep a streak, or catch up on days you missed. COLLECT SOLUTIONS Many boards can be solved in more than one way. Every distinct solution you find earns a star and lands in the level's gallery; some boards offer alternative tile sets, and every solved puzzle can flip to its dual — every bump becomes a scoop and every scoop a bump. CREATE FREELY Arrange tiles on open canvases, letters and digits, or build on an endless board in Infinite mode. Save your own arrangements as custom puzzles — the app counts their solutions for you. MADE TO BE TOUCHED Drag, tap to turn, pinch to zoom, rotate the whole board with two fingers. Textures from woodcut print to glitter, color palettes, day and night — endless design possibilities. A LITTLE MATH The idea is two centuries old: it appears in Katsushika Hokusai's 1824 pattern book, and the About page tells the whole story — why there are exactly fourteen (or thirteen, depending on the count) tiles, what mirror twins and dual boards are, and how the app counts solutions. Bubble Tiles grew out of the wooden puzzle by the MathHappens Foundation, who build hands-on mathematics for museums. No ads. No tracking. No account. Everything on your device.

About

Chesshape

Engage in a serene logic puzzle game where chess piece movements are used to paint squares and create target patterns. Mix colors by overlapping moves to solve intricate challenges. Offers over a thousand hand-built puzzles with no timers or lives.

Highlights
  • Chess piece movement puzzles
  • Color mixing mechanics
  • Over 1000 hand-built puzzles
  • Daily puzzles
  • Calm, no-timer gameplay
  • Offline play
  • Unlimited undo
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CHESS HAS NEVER LOOKED LIKE THIS Chesshape turns the movements of the chess pieces into a calm, original logic puzzle. Every piece paints the squares it can reach: the rook floods a rank and a file, the bishop cuts the diagonals, the knight leaves its own L. Put the right pieces on the right squares, build the target pattern, and finish the puzzle in the fewest moves possible. MIX THE COLORS Paint red over yellow and make orange. Colors mix wherever two moves overlap, so the puzzle is choosing which moves cross, and where. New color combinations and more intricate patterns wait further in. EVERY PUZZLE HAS A PROVEN SOLUTION Every level has been checked to confirm that it has a valid solution under the game’s rules. WHAT IS IN THE GAME? * Over a thousand hand-built puzzles * Six chess pieces, each taught step by step * Strategic color-mixing mechanics * Eight tiers of difficulty, from the basics to Grandmaster * A new daily puzzle every day * Streaks, stars and progress rewards * The Hall of Legends, built from famous board problems * Calm play with no timers and no lives * Offline play and unlimited undo Stuck? A hint shows you the best next move. Replay a chapter without help to earn all three stars. Chesshape is free to play. An optional one-time Premium upgrade removes automatic ads and grants 60 bonus hints. Optional rewarded ads remain available. Hint packs are available too, if you want them.

Screenshots

Bubble Tiles4 screens
Chesshape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bubble Tiles at none against Chesshape's shown. Chesshape's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Bubble Tiles sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Chesshape sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Tiles ships an update every 6 weeks, Chesshape every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Bubble Tiles versus Chesshape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble TilesChesshape
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim Lucas ReinhardtMUSTAFA NURI PEKDEMIR

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Bubble Tiles

One-time6
  • Blueprint Theme$1.99
  • Odeon Theme$1.99
  • Aizuri Theme$1.99
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  • Quilt Theme$1.99
  • Soap Theme$1.99
  • All Themes$6.99
4 purchases

Chesshape

One-time4
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • 50 Hints$2.99
  • Chesshape Premium$4.99
Show 1 more
  • 200 Hints$7.99

Questions

Is Bubble Tiles free?
Bubble Tiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chesshape free?
Chesshape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bubble Tiles or Chesshape have ads?
Chesshape shows ads; Bubble Tiles does not.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Tiles or Chesshape?
Bubble Tiles ships an update every 6 weeks, and Chesshape every 5 days. Most recently, Bubble Tiles was updated on November 7, 2026 and Chesshape on October 31, 2026.

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