Comparison

Digits vs 2048

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

Head to head
About

Digits

Engage your brain with thousands of levels designed to be learned quickly and provide a sense of accomplishment. This game offers a relaxing experience that can make you feel smarter and more confident.

Highlights
  • Thousands of levels
  • Quick to learn
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Sense of accomplishment
  • Brain stimulation
Features
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Learn it in seconds then feel your brain throwing a party. It makes you feel good. keeps you relaxed, and most importantly, it makes you look smart around your friends! With 1,000s of levels you'll be chilling for days. We love Digits and we think you will too, so what are you waiting for? If you have any issues, comments, concerns, or you just want to say hi and show us some love, email us at fun@simplemachine.co

About

2048

Slide numbered tiles on a grid to merge them and reach the 2048 tile. Compete for a high score and share your achievements with friends. Enjoy a challenging and visually smooth puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Swipe to move tiles
  • Merge identical tiles
  • Reach 2048 tile
  • High score challenge
  • Clean game design
  • Smooth animations
  • Share scores on Twitter
  • Game Center leaderboard
Features
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Join the numbers and get to the 2048 tile! Swipe to move all tiles. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one. Get to the 2048 tile, and reach a high score! Features: - Clean and elegant game design - Super smooth game animation - Getting higher score makes the game more challenging - Share your score through twitter with your friends - Challenge your score with your friends by Game Center leaderboard I'm glad you find this game, hope you have a wonderful time!

Screenshots

Digits3 screens
20482 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digits at 95% against 2048's 50%. Digits also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (59 vs 7). 2048's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digits holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digits has 59 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Digits's written reviews are positive against 50% of 2048's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digits ships an update every 2 months, 2048 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Digits versus 2048: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigits2048
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (59 ratings) — better3.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimple Machine, LLC媛 阮

Customer experience

Digits

All ratings59 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%

2048

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Digits

No in-app purchases

None

2048

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digits free?
Digits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 2048 free?
2048 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Digits or 2048?
Digits is rated higher. Digits averages 4.7 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while 2048 averages 3.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Digits or 2048 have ads?
Neither Digits nor 2048 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digits or 2048?
Digits ships an update every 2 months, and 2048 every 3 months. Most recently, Digits was updated on October 23, 2026 and 2048 on October 24, 2026.

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