2048 vs Tilefold
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!
Tilefold
Merge matching numbers by swiping to reach the 2048 tile in this relaxing puzzle game. Enjoy smooth gameplay, custom board sizes, and unique themes at your own pace without time limits.
- Classic 2048 gameplay
- Custom board sizes
- Unique visual themes
- Smooth animations and controls
- Track best scores
- No time limits
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Merge matching tiles and reach the target. The rules are clear in a second; the depth shows up later, when the board stops forgiving a careless move. THREE MODES Powers of 2 – the classic. Powers of 3: three tiles merge into one, more room, costlier mistakes. Fibonacci: neighbours in the sequence merge, not identical tiles, and habit works against you. FIVE BOARD SIZES From 3×3 to 7×7. The smaller the board, the harder the game: every combination of mode and size keeps its own best score and its own leaderboard. DAILY PUZZLE One board for everyone, a single attempt. Share the result as a card, and keep the streak – it is the only thing that carries from one day to the next. ETUDES A set position, a goal and a few moves: make 128 in four moves or leave just five tiles on the board. No new tiles appear, and every etude has an exact solution. Two chapters are free, five more come with Tilefold Plus. And every day brings a new free etude of the day. DUELS Send a friend a link to your own deal. They play the same board and see the score to beat – even without the game installed. HINTS AND REVIEW Stuck? The game suggests a move, three times per game. When the game is over, it shows the move where things went wrong and what to play instead. NOTHING EXTRA No ads, no subscription, no sign-up. The app collects no name, email, or address. Records live in your iCloud, and we have no access to them. TILEFOLD PLUS A one-time purchase: every chapter of etudes, three palettes beyond the five free ones, game statistics, the archive of past daily puzzles, and game review.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tilefold at none against 2048's shown. Tilefold also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (94% vs 86%). 2048's advantage is ratings volume (381 vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. 2048 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tilefold sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for 2048 against 4.3 for Tilefold. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 2048 has 381 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of 2048's written reviews are positive against 94% of Tilefold's.
2048 ships an update every 2 months, Tilefold monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2048 | Tilefold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (381 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 381 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | That Peachey Thing | Ramiz Kichibekov |
Customer experience
2048
Tilefold
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
Tilefold
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
2048
- Handful of Coins$0.99
- 4 Tile Delete$0.99
- Shuffle 5 Pack$0.99
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- 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
Tilefold
- Tilefold Plus$0.99







