Comparison

Tilewright vs Hoshitsunagi

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

Head to head
About

Tilewright

Features
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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.

About

Hoshitsunagi

A serene logic puzzle game set under a night sky. Connect stars based on numerical clues indicating linked neighbors of the same type. Offers 2,000 puzzles with increasing difficulty and subtle visual rewards upon completion.

Highlights
  • Logic-based star connection puzzles
  • Gradual difficulty progression
  • Seven rule variations
  • Illustrated help guides
  • 2,000 unique puzzles
  • Rewarding completion effects
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Hoshitsunagi is a quiet logic puzzle under a dark night sky. Each number shows how many directly linked neighbors are the same type. Connect every pair you know matches; โ€œDifferentโ€ is only an optional note. Only your connected lines and stars glow white during play. Blue and gold appear only when the puzzle is complete. Early stages start gently, then seven rule variations unlock little by little. Illustrated help is always available. There are 2,000 puzzles with gradual difficulty and subtle completion effects. Hints are available after watching a rewarded video. Banner and interstitial ads are included. No in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Tilewright4 screens
Hoshitsunagi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tilewright at none against Hoshitsunagi's shown. Tilewright also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Hoshitsunagi's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tilewright ships an update every 3 weeks, Hoshitsunagi every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Tilewright versus Hoshitsunagi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTilewrightHoshitsunagi
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size47 MB176 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPimsoft Idea TeamTakeru Ito

In-app purchases

None

Tilewright

No in-app purchases

None

Hoshitsunagi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tilewright free?
Tilewright is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hoshitsunagi free?
Hoshitsunagi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tilewright or Hoshitsunagi have ads?
Hoshitsunagi shows ads; Tilewright does not.
Which is updated more often, Tilewright or Hoshitsunagi?
Tilewright ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hoshitsunagi every 5 days. Most recently, Tilewright was updated on October 25, 2026 and Hoshitsunagi on October 31, 2026.

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