Comparison

2048 vs Tilefold

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Swipe to merge colored tiles
  • Reach the white tile goal
  • High score challenges
  • 12 color themes
  • 3 board sizes
  • 22 unlockable achievements
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Classic 2048 gameplay
  • Custom board sizes
  • Unique visual themes
  • Smooth animations and controls
  • Track best scores
  • No time limits
Features
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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.

Screenshots

20484 screens
Tilefold4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

2048 ships an update every 2 months, Tilefold monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
2048 versus Tilefold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2048Tilefold
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (381 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings381 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThat Peachey ThingRamiz Kichibekov

Customer experience

2048

All ratings380 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative7.8%

Tilefold

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

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

10 purchases

2048

One-time10
  • Handful of Coins$0.99
  • 4 Tile Delete$0.99
  • Shuffle 5 Pack$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
1 purchases

Tilefold

One-time1
  • Tilefold Plus$0.99

Questions

Is 2048 free?
2048 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tilefold free?
Tilefold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 2048 or Tilefold?
2048 is rated higher. 2048 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 381 ratings, while Tilefold averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do 2048 or Tilefold have ads?
2048 shows ads; Tilefold does not.
Which is updated more often, 2048 or Tilefold?
2048 ships an update every 2 months, and Tilefold monthly. Most recently, 2048 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tilefold on November 2, 2026.

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