Comparison

Tilewright vs Driftile

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

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Tilewright

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Every seam agrees. Tilewright is a calm, cozy tile puzzle. Rebuild beautiful hand-drawn boards โ€” winding rivers, blooming meadows, old railways, buzzing circuit boards โ€” one tile at a time. Two tiles may sit side by side only when their touching edges match: that single rule is the whole game. NINE WORLDS TO RESTORE From the gentle Zen Garden to the dense traces of Circuit City โ€” 216 levels across nine hand-drawn worlds, each with its own art and mood. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY โ€ข Restore โ€” place every tile so all seams agree โ€ข Pathways โ€” fill the board and connect the banners by road โ€ข Untangle โ€” rotate tiles until the picture flows โ€ข Masterpiece Dominoes โ€” rebuild famous paintings pair by pair โ€ข Warden โ€” mend the fences and keep every creature safely enclosed A DAILY RITUAL One shared puzzle for every player, every day, with streaks to keep. Come back tomorrow. MADE TO RELAX No ads, no accounts, no pressure. A kids-friendly Sprout tier keeps little puzzlers happy, and reduced-motion settings are respected throughout. Works completely offline; optional anonymous backup keeps your stars safe. Every puzzle is generated from a fully solved board, so a solution always exists. If you enjoy sudoku, you'll feel at home: every placement is a deduction, and the board always has an answer.

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Driftile

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Driftile is a relaxing slide puzzle game with one rule: get every color together in one group. Swipe once and the whole board moves. Every tile slides at the same time, as far as it can go, until something stops it โ€” so you cannot move one tile without moving all of them. Level 1 teaches it in a single swipe, and there is no tutorial to sit through. That is the whole game. It gets hard anyway. NO TIMERS. NO LIVES. NO PRESSURE. Nothing here is rushing you. Sit with a puzzle as long as you like. Undo as much as you want โ€” the move counter rewinds with you, so thinking is free. Every board is checked by a solver before it ships, so a solution always exists. If you get stuck, that is the puzzle, not a bug. And if you stay stuck, the game offers you a free hint instead of waiting for you to give up. Hints show the next move, never the whole answer. A LONG WAY TO GO โ€ข 1,000+ levels along one continuous path, through 51 chapters and 10 regions, and the difficulty climbs the whole way โ€ข Every one of them ships inside the app, so the campaign is an offline puzzle game โ€” play on a plane, underground, or anywhere with no signal โ€ข Quick Play deals you a board at the difficulty you choose, in one tap โ€ข A new daily puzzle every day, and everyone in the world gets the same board. Share how you did as an emoji grid PLAY WITH PEOPLE โ€ข Race a friend through the same set of boards, live โ€ข Or send a challenge and let them answer whenever they like โ€ข Play what other people have built, or build your own โ€” the editor checks your puzzle while you draw it and will not let you publish one that cannot be solved RELAXING, BUT NOT EASY This is a calm, minimalist puzzle game with no score to chase and nothing to grind. The difficulty is in the idea rather than the pressure: a board where everything moves at once is a logic puzzle, and the late chapters are genuinely hard brain teasers. If you like logic puzzles, brain games, or a block puzzle without the clutter, this will fit. BUILT FOR EVERYONE Turn on color shapes and every color gets its own chess piece, so the game works if you are colorblind. There is full keyboard support, reduced motion, big touch targets, and screen reader labels on everything โ€” including the board itself. Board themes, including light ones for playing outdoors. 14 awards and a stats screen, if you like chasing numbers. Stars for solving in the fewest moves โ€” but finishing is always a win. Playable in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Arabic. No ads in the middle of a puzzle, ever. Swipe. Watch it all move. Group every color.

Screenshots

Tilewright4 screens
Driftile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tilewright at none against Driftile's 7. Tilewright also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Driftile's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Driftile sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Tilewright asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tilewright ships an update every 3 weeks, Driftile every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Tilewright versus Driftile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTilewrightDriftile
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size47 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPimsoft Idea TeamOmar Diar Bakerly

In-app purchases

None

Tilewright

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Driftile

One-time7
  • Mini pack$0.99
  • Starter pack$0.99
  • Small pack$1.99
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  • Complete Edition Upgrade$3.99
  • Big pack$3.99
  • Remove ads$4.99
  • Complete Edition$8.99

Questions

Is Tilewright free?
Tilewright is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Driftile free?
Driftile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tilewright or Driftile have ads?
Driftile shows ads; Tilewright does not.
Which is updated more often, Tilewright or Driftile?
Tilewright ships an update every 3 weeks, and Driftile every 3 days. Most recently, Tilewright was updated on October 25, 2026 and Driftile on October 31, 2026.

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