Comparison

Five vs Tile Swap

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

Head to head
About

Five

Arrange number tiles to create sequences that sum to multiples of five. This logic puzzle offers 100 hand-crafted challenges, from easy to expert. Stuck? Get hints or create your own puzzles for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Number tile arrangement
  • Sequences sum to multiples of five
  • 100 hand-crafted puzzles
  • Hint system
  • Custom puzzle creation
  • Crossword-style number challenges
Features
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A new challenge for puzzle lovers – from the creator of the numerical board game hit Five-O! If you've played Five-O, you'll find the rules to be simple and familiar. Just arrange the tiles onto the blank spaces in the puzzle so that every sequence adds up to a multiple of five (5, 10, 15, etc.). The puzzles start out with a set of dark tiles that are locked in place. It’s like a crossword puzzle of numbers! There are 100 hand-crafted puzzles ranging from easy to extremely challenging. But don't worry! If you get stuck, you can tap the lightbulb button to earn a hint. You can even create brand new puzzles to play yourself! You choose the size of the puzzle and how many starting tiles to reveal. You'll never run out of new puzzles to play! And if you haven't played Five-O, the board game, be sure to check that one out as well!

About

Tile Swap

Features
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Challenge your reflexes as well as your friends in Tile Swap, the color matching tile-tapper for iPhone and iPad. Tile Swap packs in three game modes: ―――― Time, where you must race against the clock to score as high as possible in 20 seconds. Survive, get as high a score as possible without losing three lives. A life is lost for not hitting a tile in time or tapping the wrong tile color. Zen, an endless tapping experience. Pass the time by simply tapping the corresponding colored tiles without any time limits or lives. ―――― Tile Swap also includes Game Center leaderboards functionality, allowing you to compete against your friends to get the highest score on the leaderboards. ―――― Please Note: Tile Swap is ad supported but includes a microtransaction to remove ads permanently.

Screenshots

Five4 screens
Tile Swap3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Five at fortnightly against Tile Swap's every 2 months. On price, ads, 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. Five sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tile Swap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five ships an update fortnightly, Tile Swap every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Five versus Tile Swap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiveTile Swap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurt SteinAnthony Raudino

Bugs and requests

Five

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progress not synced with iCloud
  • Ad-free restoration issue
  • Incorrect level 71
  • Incorrect level 85

Requested features

6 requests
  • Puzzles with higher numbers
  • Fix incorrect levels (71, 85)
  • Limit hints
  • Add more levels
  • Allow screen rotation (landscape/portrait)
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  • Chance to see final configuration

Tile Swap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Five

One-time1
  • Ad Removal$0.99
1 purchases

Tile Swap

One-time1
  • Remove All Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Five free?
Five is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tile Swap free?
Tile Swap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Five or Tile Swap have ads?
Both Five and Tile Swap show ads.
Which is updated more often, Five or Tile Swap?
Five ships an update fortnightly, and Tile Swap every 2 months. Most recently, Five was updated on October 29, 2026 and Tile Swap on October 26, 2026.

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