2048 vs 2048 Save/Load Extended
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 Save/Load Extended
This puzzle game enhances the classic 2048 experience by allowing players to save their progress and reload to previous states. Overcome frustrating failures and reach higher tile numbers with the ability to undo moves or restart from a saved point.
- Save and load game progress
- Undo moves
- Multiple board sizes (3x3 to 8x8)
- Reach high tile numbers (e.g., 2048, 4096)
- Classic 2048 gameplay
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Have you ever found it frustrating when you spend an hours trying to reach the maximum tile, but it finally turned out to be the failure every time you got very near to it! It would be no more problem now with 2048 Save/Load Extended, the puzzle game that lets you go back to the best spot anytime you got stuck, or see no promising to go on. And this is the time that you can go as very far as you have never imagined before with the power of rebirth or saving! Try to get 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384,...,1073741824 ! 2048 Save/Load Extended is an upgraded version of the current popular games of 2048. HOW TO PLAY: Swipe (Up, Down, Left, Right) to move the tiles. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one. When 2048 tile is created, the player wins! SUPPORT MORE PLAY MODES: 1. 3x3 2. 4x4 (default) 3. 5x5 4. 6x6 5. 8x8 HOW TO SAVE AND LOAD GAME: Just tap on the Save button anytime you want to save the game, And tap the Load button to continue the saved game. No missing swipe, no wrong move, Just try 2048 Save/Load Extended
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 2048 at 4.5 against 2048 Save/Load Extended's 3.7. 2048 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 40 months) and ratings volume (381 vs 3). 2048 Save/Load Extended's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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 Save/Load Extended asks for nothing beyond the download.
2048 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 2048 has 381 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
2048 ships an update every 2 months, 2048 Save/Load Extended every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2048 | 2048 Save/Load Extended |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (381 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 381 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | That Peachey Thing | Ruslan Goncharenko |
Customer experience
2048
2048 Save/Load Extended
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 Save/Load Extended
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 Save/Load Extended
No in-app purchases
Questions
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