Comparison

Art Scrambles vs Art's Tiles

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

Head to head
About

Art Scrambles

Engage with classic art through a unique puzzle experience. Swap pieces to reveal famous paintings and explore works from over 100 artists. Enjoy orchestral music and helpful tools to complete challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Discover beautiful masterpieces
  • Swap puzzle pieces
  • 11 included paintings
  • Over 100 artists featured
  • Orchestral soundtrack
  • Assistant and Peek tools
  • Progress saving
  • Replay with different piece shapes
Features
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"If you like jigsaw puzzles you'll love Art Scrambles!" Discover beautiful masterpieces as you swap puzzles pieces to reveal the paintings. Bangkok Post: "This app is an undiscovered gem..." • Includes 11 beautiful paintings with 600 more available • Over 100 artists • Orchestral sounds created by a classically-trained composer • Use Assistant to help with hard-to-place pieces • Use Peek for sneak-peeks beneath the pieces • Progress is stored for each puzzle so pause one and start another • Replay puzzles in different piece shapes and sizes Included in Sampler collection: Leonardo da Vinci Vincent Van Gogh Hans Holbein the Younger Utagawa Hiroshige Edgar Degas Gustav Klimt Franz Hals Ilya Repin Hieronymus Bosch Pieter Brueghel the Elder Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot James McNeill Whistler Additional Collections: Alma-Tadema Art Nouveau Posters Bosch Bosch Haywain Bouguereau I & II Brueghel Brueghel Proverbs Caravaggio Cassatt Cézanne Fra Angelico I & II Eakins Expressionists Giotto I & II Hals Hiroshige Edo I & II Hiroshige Tokaido Impressionists I & II Manet I, II, & III Masterpieces I, II, III, IV, V, & VI Monet I, II, & III Neo-Impressionists I & II Realists Rembrandt I & II Renaissance I & II Renoir Rubens Seurat Stubbs Tissot Titian I & II Toulouse-Lautrec I & II Van Gogh I, II, & III Vermeer I, II, & III Artists: Altdorfer, Albrecht Angelico, Fra Audubon, John James Bellini, Giovanni Bosch, Hieronymus Botticelli, Sandro Bouguereau, William-Adolphe Brueghel the Elder, Pieter Caillebotte, Gustave Cassatt, Mary Cezanne, Paul Coolidge, Cassius Marcellus Copley, John Singleton Corot, Jean-Baptiste Camille Cossa, Francesco del Courbet, Gustav da Vinci, Leonardo Degas, Edgar Dürer, Albrecht Eakins, Thomas Eyck, Jan van Fouquet, Jean Francesca, Piero della Gainsborough, Thomas Gauguin, Paul Ghirlandaio, Domenico Goya, Francisco Gris, Juan Hals, Franz Hiroshige, Utagawa Hokusai, Katsushika Holbein the Younger, Hans Homer, Winslow Kandinsky, Wassily Klimt, Gustav Krøyer, Peder Severin Macke, August Manet, Edouard Mantegna, Andrea Marc, Franz Masaccio Michelangelo Millet, Jean-François Monet, Claude Moore, Albert Joseph Morisot, Berthe Münter, Gabriele Peal, Charles Willson Perugino, Pietro Pissarro, Camille Pryanishnikov, Illarion Raphael Remington, Frederlc Renoir, Pierre Auguste Repin, Ilya Rijn, Rembrandt van Rubens, Peter Paul Sargent, John Singer Seurat, Georges Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de Uccello, Paolo Van der Weyden, Rogier Van Gogh, Vincent Velázquez, Diego Vermeer, Johannes Waterhouse, John William Whistler, James McNeill

About

Art's Tiles

Piece together famous artworks from around the world with a unique hexagonal jigsaw puzzle experience. Learn about art history with each completed masterpiece. Enjoy a free daily puzzle or unlock more with in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Daily free jigsaw puzzles
  • Hexagonal puzzle pieces
  • Art history education
  • Masterpiece gallery
  • Unlock bonus puzzle packs
  • Artist style evolution tracking
Features
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Explore a bit of art history every day in a one-of-a-kind jigsaw puzzle experience! History's most famous artworks from around the world come to life as you piece them back together. Art's Tiles offers a fresh take on traditional jigsaws, with hexagonal puzzle pieces that reveal themselves to you at your own pace. Brush up on your knowledge of art history after completing a puzzle with handwritten descriptions of each masterpiece. Key Features • Free Daily Puzzle: Enjoy a puzzle from our collection every day for free, no museum admission required! • Masterpiece Gallery: From Renaissance through Abstract art, we've curated a gallery showcasing the world's most interesting artworks. • Hexagons are the best-agons: Our puzzle pieces are six-sided tiles that will have you thinking outside the box. • Unique Puzzle Discovery Mechanic: Uncover the painting at your own pace. New tiles are only revealed as you correctly place others, making each puzzle an engaging journey. No rush - you're the artist here! • Art History Education: Each puzzle is a micro lesson in art history, with insights into the minds of famous artists, trends within art movements, and the historical context of the artwork. • Bonus Puzzles: Each daily puzzle you solve earns you Puzzle Points. Use Puzzle Points to unlock Bonus Packs of themed artworks. • Artists at a Glance: See the evolution in an artist's style by collecting their paintings, and view them side-by-side in the Artist's Gallery. • Artwork for Days: Dig into a hand-selected collection of over 400 puzzles. What Makes Art's Tiles a Masterpiece: • Sharpen your problem-solving skills faster than you can say "Post-Impressionism." • Expand your art vocabulary beyond "Oh, that's nice." • Relax and unwind without the risk of losing another puzzle piece under the couch. Art's Tiles is perfect for art lovers, puzzle fanatics, and anyone looking for a better alternative to mindless scrolling. Your first painting is ready to be pieced together - no easel required! In-App Purchases • Check-in each day for a free puzzle to play! • To play the puzzles from the catalog, subscribe monthly, or make a one-time purchase to access all current and future content. Art's Tiles uses Apple standard Terms & Conditions (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ InkBlack Interactive's Privacy Policy - https://www.inkblackinteractive.com/privacy

Screenshots

Art Scrambles4 screens
Art's Tiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Art's Tiles at 5.0 against Art Scrambles's 4.2. Art's Tiles also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Art Scrambles's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Art Scrambles sells 38 one-off in-app purchases and Art's Tiles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Art's Tiles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Art Scrambles's written reviews are positive against 100% of Art's Tiles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Scrambles ships an update every 2 months, Art's Tiles every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Art Scrambles versus Art's Tiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt ScramblesArt's Tiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (24 ratings)5.0 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2427 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB458 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJohn BlackburnInkblack Interactive LLC

Customer experience

Art Scrambles

All ratings24 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative8.8%

Art's Tiles

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

38 purchases

Art Scrambles

One-time38
  • Expressionists$1.99
  • Renoir$1.99
  • Masterpieces I$1.99
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  • Masterpieces II$1.99
  • Masterpieces III$1.99
  • Hiroshige - Edo I$1.99
  • Vermeer I$1.99
  • Vermeer II$1.99
  • Renaissance I$1.99
  • Bouguereau I$1.99
  • Bouguereau II$1.99
  • Alma-Tadema$1.99
  • Masterpieces V$1.99
  • Art Nouveau Posters$1.99
  • Mucha$1.99
  • Masterpieces VI$1.99
  • Brueghel Proverbs$1.99
  • Monet III$1.99
  • Renaissance II$1.99
  • Cézanne$1.99
  • Tissot$1.99
  • Rubens$1.99
  • Library of Congress I$1.99
  • Bierstadt$1.99
  • Neo-Impressionists I$1.99
  • Masterpieces IV$1.99
  • Van Gogh I$1.99
  • Manet II$1.99
  • Monet II$1.99
  • Realists$1.99
  • Hiroshige - Edo II$1.99
  • Impressionists II$1.99
  • Vermeer III$1.99
  • Manet I$1.99
  • Impressionists I$1.99
  • Cassatt$1.99
  • Monet I$1.99
  • Seurat$1.99
2 purchases

Art's Tiles

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Art Scrambles free?
Art Scrambles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Art's Tiles free?
Art's Tiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Art Scrambles or Art's Tiles?
Art's Tiles is rated higher. Art Scrambles averages 4.2 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Art's Tiles averages 5.0 from 27 ratings.
Do Art Scrambles or Art's Tiles have ads?
Art's Tiles shows ads; Art Scrambles does not.
Which is updated more often, Art Scrambles or Art's Tiles?
Art Scrambles ships an update every 2 months, and Art's Tiles every 5 days. Most recently, Art Scrambles was updated on October 23, 2026 and Art's Tiles on September 19, 2026.

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