Retro Alley vs Tilemist

Wander through a nostalgic Japanese shopping alley and search the crowded shelves for the items on your list. Retro Alley is a cozy hidden object game with no time limits, no stamina, and no pressure — just you, eight charming little shops, and shelves full of lovingly drawn knick-knacks. WHO IT'S FOR - You want to play at your own pace, without timers or stamina bars rushing you - You're tired of hidden object games buried under aggressive ads - You want something quiet to sink into before bed or during your commute FEATURES - No time limits, no stamina, no fail states. Search for as long as you like - Eight retro shops to explore — a candy shop, a greengrocer, a hardware store, a bathhouse, a night festival, and more — with 96 stages in all - A new "Daily Special" puzzle every day - A shop cat is hiding somewhere in every shop. Can you spot them all? - Fully offline. Play in airplane mode, anywhere - Ads kept light: no full-screen ads while you are searching. Watching a video for extra hints is always your choice, never a requirement - Forgiving tap detection and pinch-to-zoom make even the tiniest items easy to find Every item in the game is original hand-drawn artwork inspired by everyday Japanese goods of the Showa era — ramune bottles, kokeshi dolls, paper lanterns, wind chimes, spinning tops, and more. Each shop has its own atmosphere, from the sweet haze of the candy store to the lantern-lit night festival. There is nothing to buy and nothing to unlock with money: every stage can be reached simply by playing. This app displays ads so it can remain free to play. For details on the data handled for advertising, please see our privacy policy.

Tilemist is mahjong solitaire the way it should be: quiet, beautiful, and never interrupted by an ad. Every board is guaranteed solvable. Each deal is built backwards from a winning line, so it can never dead-end. Large, high-contrast tiles. A new daily board that is the same for everyone. • Classic tile-matching solitaire — tap two matching free tiles to clear them • Every deal can be completed. No dead boards, ever • 27 layouts, from a gentle 72-tile Bridge to the classic 144-tile Turtle • Nine themed courses of 300 stages each, with medals at the milestones • A daily board shared by everyone, with streak bonuses • Four tile sets including a high-contrast Night set, and four table backgrounds • Larger tiles, plain numerals instead of artwork, and VoiceOver labels throughout • Optional Game Center leaderboards for daily times, stages and boards cleared • Works fully offline. Nothing collected, nothing tracked, no account • Made for iPad too, in portrait or landscape No ads. Ever. The only purchases are optional coin packs, and you never need one to finish a board. Tile-matching solitaire. No gambling and no real-money play.