2048 vs 2048 Quest!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2048
Slide and merge colored tiles to reach the ultimate white tile. Challenge yourself to achieve a high score and unlock numerous achievements. Customize your experience with various themes and board sizes.
- Swipe to merge colored tiles
- Reach the white tile goal
- High score challenges
- 12 color themes
- 3 board sizes
- 22 unlockable achievements
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Join the colors and get to the WHITE tile! Swipe left, right, up, or down to move all tiles. When two tiles with the same color touch, they merge into one. Get to the WHITE tile, and reach a high score! *** Choose From 12 Different Color Themes! *** *** Choose From 3 Different Boards! *** *** 22 Achievements To Unlock! *** Download White Out 2 for more awesome updates to your favorite puzzle!
2048 Quest!
Merge number tiles by swapping to achieve higher numbers and astronomical scores. Progress through quests where the base number doubles, offering a challenging and addictive puzzle experience.
- Merge number tiles
- Achieve higher numbers
- Quest-based progression
- Doubling base numbers
- Astronomical scoring
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"2048 Quest" is easy game that will keep you hooked for hours! Swap to merge number tiles and get bigger number. For each 10 QUESTs completed the BASE number will be DOUBLEd. Get astronomical scores like Mega, Giga, Tera and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 2048 Quest! at none against 2048's 11. 2048 Quest! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). 2048's advantage is ratings volume (381 vs 13) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. 2048 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. 2048 Quest! asks for nothing beyond the download.
2048 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 2048 has 381 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of 2048's written reviews are positive against 75% of 2048 Quest!'s.
2048 ships an update every 2 months, 2048 Quest! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2048 | 2048 Quest! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (381 ratings) — better | 4.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 381 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | That Peachey Thing | GameZen, Inc. |
Customer experience
2048
2048 Quest!
Bugs and requests
2048
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inability to save progress and scores
- Themes not unlocking despite having enough coins
Requested features
3 requests- Custom color theme creation
- Option to purchase ad-free version
- Improved performance and stability
2048 Quest!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
2048
- Handful of Coins$0.99
- 4 Tile Delete$0.99
- 50,000 Coins$0.99
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- Shuffle 5 Pack$0.99
- Stack of Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Pile of Coins$2.99
- Bag of Coins$3.99
- White Out Pro$5.99
- Chest of Coins$7.99
- Vault of Coins$14.99
2048 Quest!
No in-app purchases
