Comparison

Pixel Tale Tiles vs Squircle Shift

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Tale Tiles

Features
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Follow the numbers, paint the tiles, and watch a picture come to life — a nonogram-style logic puzzle wrapped in storybook art. Unlock 48 pixel-art illustrations inspired by fairy tales from around the world and Japan: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Momotaro, Princess Kaguya, and more. Each number shows how many "light" tiles are in the 3×3 block around that cell. That's the only rule — just logic, no trivia. • Drag with two fingers or the D-pad to move, press and hold to switch paint color, pinch to zoom • A small celebration on every unlock, plus a synopsis for each story in your gallery • Fully offline, auto-saved progress, adjustable BGM/SE volume • Automatically supports Japanese & English Solve one tile at a time, whenever you have a spare moment — how many of the 48 tales can you bring to light?

About

Squircle Shift

Features
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A tranquil, minimalist spatial phenomenon where out-of-the-box thinking and precise color frame alignments offer total mental clarity. Escape noisy, over-stimulating games and discover true mental calm! Designed for thinkers seeking refined simplicity, this aesthetic puzzle experience invites you to slide rounded squares (squircles) into matching colored frames. While the rules are deceptively easy, solving these handcrafted challenges demands genuine creative intuition and lateral thinking—where a single brilliant move can unlock solutions you've contemplated for days! Enhanced by a subtle visual aesthetic, soothing ambient music, and intuitive one-handed controls, enjoy a peaceful sanctuary featuring 48 initial handcrafted levels, a smooth puzzle previewer, and a powerful undo mechanism.

Screenshots

Pixel Tale Tiles3 screens
Squircle Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Squircle Shift at 12.0 against Pixel Tale Tiles's 15.0. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
Pixel Tale Tiles versus Squircle Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Tale TilesSquircle Shift
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer7tomatoesMong Xuan Luong Hoang

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Tale Tiles

No in-app purchases

None

Squircle Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Tale Tiles free?
Pixel Tale Tiles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squircle Shift free?
Squircle Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Tale Tiles or Squircle Shift have ads?
Both Pixel Tale Tiles and Squircle Shift show ads.

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