2048 vs 8bit 2048
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!
8bit 2048
Experience a classic number puzzle game with an 80s aesthetic. Swipe to merge tiles, aim for the 2048 tile, and achieve high scores across various board sizes. Enjoy retro music and customizable themes.
- Classic 2048 gameplay
- Multiple board sizes (3x3, 4x4, 5x5)
- 80s inspired music
- Multiple themes
- Game Center integration
- Addictive levels
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The famous 2048 for old school players, 8bit style with new addictive levels for legends. Enjoy addictive 80's games music Swipe to move numbers, merge numbers with same value into one to get higher number. Try to get 2048 number. Get to the 2048 tile, and reach a high score! - 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 Boards included. - Game center - 80's music - 5 Themes (yellow, orange, red, green, black) - Cool animations Inspired by Gabriele Cirulli game available on the web: http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 8bit 2048 at 5.0 against 2048's 4.5. 8bit 2048 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). 2048's advantage is ratings volume (381 vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. 2048 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and 8bit 2048 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
8bit 2048 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of 2048's written reviews are positive against 100% of 8bit 2048's.
2048 ships an update every 2 months, 8bit 2048 every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2048 | 8bit 2048 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (381 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 381 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | That Peachey Thing | Anas Almomany |
Customer experience
2048
8bit 2048
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
8bit 2048
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
8bit 2048
- Remove ads$2.99
