Comparison

Tilewake vs Shark Fish Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Tilewake

This sliding puzzle game features animated tiles that bring scenes to life as you solve them. Explore 12 unique painted worlds with distinct sounds and challenges, from 3x3 to 5x5 boards. Enjoy a daily puzzle and create custom puzzles from your own photos.

Highlights
  • Living animated tiles
  • 12 painted worlds
  • 60 boards (3x3 to 5x5)
  • Daily puzzle with streak
  • Custom puzzles from photos
  • Calm design options
  • Game Center achievements
Features
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Tilewake is a sliding puzzle with living pictures. A tile in its own place wakes up and its piece of the scene starts to move; a tile out of place sleeps, still and grey. The last move wakes the whole picture. A JOURNEY THROUGH 12 PAINTED WORLDS A koi pond, a lantern river, a coral reef, a mountain sunrise, a balloon festival, a desert night, a rainforest, a snowy village, an orbit in space, a lighthouse, an autumn windmill and a sunflower field. Each world has its own sounds that come in as its tiles wake, and a finale when the last tile does. 60 BOARDS, 3×3 TO 5×5 Every board has a par and up to three stars, and four more shuffles to replay it. A new world wakes after three boards of the one before. A DAILY PUZZLE A new 4×4 picture every morning, the same for everyone, with a streak to keep and a result to share that spoils nothing. A Home Screen widget shows today's picture and your streak. FREE PLAY Any scene at any size from 2×2 to 6×6, or a puzzle made from your own photo. CALM BY DESIGN Hold to peek at the whole picture, show numbers on the tiles, choose a sound style and a music track, or keep the pictures still. Leaderboards and 15 achievements in Game Center. FREE TO PLAY The first two worlds, the daily puzzle and 3×3 free play are free. One purchase unlocks every world, every size and your own photos. No ads, no subscription, no accounts and no tracking. Requires iOS 17 or later. Also on Mac: one purchase unlocks Tilewake on every device.

About

Shark Fish Simulator

Become a powerful ocean predator. Breed with a mate, raise offspring, and hunt various sea creatures in a vibrant underwater world. Upgrade your shark with unique skins and unlock talents to become stronger.

Highlights
  • Breed and raise offspring
  • Hunt diverse sea creatures
  • Engage in pack battles
  • Unlock unique shark skins
  • Explore a stunning underwater world
  • Level up and unlock talents
Features
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You will become a dangerous deep-sea predator. Breed and hunt in a beautiful underwater world, grow stronger, and upgrade your skin. - FAMILY. Your mate will help you, and you’ll be able to raise many offspring and hunt as a pack. - HUNTING. Hunt schools of different fish, including stingrays, tuna, barracudas, sailfish, dolphins, swordfish, and whales. Engage in pack-vs-pack battles. You can sneak up from behind for a stealth attack. Devour your prey to restore strength. - SKINS. A wide variety of skins: blue shark, bull shark, tiger shark, hammerhead, great white, whale shark, and… MEGALODON. Each skin has its own unique effect. - EXPLORATION. Discover a carefully crafted and stunning underwater world filled with colorful corals and beautiful ocean plants. - UPGRADES. Level up and unlock talents that make you stronger.

Screenshots

Tilewake4 screens
Shark Fish Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tilewake at 100% against Shark Fish Simulator's 40%. Tilewake also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). Shark Fish Simulator's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tilewake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shark Fish Simulator has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tilewake's written reviews are positive against 40% of Shark Fish Simulator's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tilewake versus Shark Fish Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTilewakeShark Fish Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB265 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKhang NguyenSergei Logvinov

Customer experience

Tilewake

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shark Fish Simulator

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tilewake

No in-app purchases

None

Shark Fish Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tilewake free?
Tilewake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shark Fish Simulator free?
Shark Fish Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tilewake or Shark Fish Simulator?
Tilewake is rated higher. Tilewake averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Shark Fish Simulator averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Tilewake or Shark Fish Simulator have ads?
Shark Fish Simulator shows ads; Tilewake does not.

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