2048 vs Back2048
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2048
Slide numbered tiles on a grid to merge them and reach the 2048 tile. Compete for a high score and share your achievements with friends. Enjoy a challenging and visually smooth puzzle experience.
- Swipe to move tiles
- Merge identical tiles
- Reach 2048 tile
- High score challenge
- Clean game design
- Smooth animations
- Share scores on Twitter
- Game Center leaderboard
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Join the numbers and get to the 2048 tile! Swipe to move all tiles. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one. Get to the 2048 tile, and reach a high score! Features: - Clean and elegant game design - Super smooth game animation - Getting higher score makes the game more challenging - Share your score through twitter with your friends - Challenge your score with your friends by Game Center leaderboard I'm glad you find this game, hope you have a wonderful time!
Back2048
A simple and fun puzzle game where players merge identical numbered tiles to reach a target tile. Enjoy this engaging experience anytime, anywhere.
- Merge same numbers
- Reach target tile
- Easy to enjoy
- Play anytime
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Back2048! The game is easy to enjoy any time. Join the same numbers to get to tile 1! Even more fun with this game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Back2048 at 100% against 2048's 50%. Back2048 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). 2048's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Back2048 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of 2048's written reviews are positive against 100% of Back2048's.
2048 ships an update every 3 months, Back2048 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2048 | Back2048 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 媛 阮 | Jeong-Hoon Mo |
Customer experience
2048
Back2048
In-app purchases
2048
No in-app purchases
Back2048
No in-app purchases
