Tap The Black Tile vs 8bit 2048
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tap The Black Tile
Tap all the black tiles as quickly as possible. This game offers an easy-to-learn yet challenging experience. Compete with friends on leaderboards and share your scores on social media.
- Tap black tiles
- Easy to learn
- Challenging to master
- Leaderboard competition
- Social sharing
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Tap all the black tiles. Easy and fun to play, but very challenging to fully master. Beat your friend’s high sore at leaderboard. Share with your friends at Facebook, Twitter, SinaWeibo and so on.
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 Tap The Black Tile's 4.1. Tap The Black Tile's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Tap The Black Tile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Tap The Black Tile's written reviews are positive against 100% of 8bit 2048's.
Tap The Black Tile ships an update every 2 weeks, 8bit 2048 every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tap The Black Tile | 8bit 2048 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 寒雪 吴 | Anas Almomany |
Customer experience
Tap The Black Tile
8bit 2048
Bugs and requests
Tap The Black Tile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tiles not registering taps correctly
- Display issues on certain devices
- Crashes and freezes during gameplay
Requested features
3 requests- More variety in tile colors and patterns
- Ability to customize the game experience
- Leaderboards and multiplayer options
8bit 2048
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tap The Black Tile
- Hell Mode$1.99
8bit 2048
- Remove ads$2.99
