Photonoid vs Tactile Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photonoid
Create unique breakout game levels using your own photos. The app uses image recognition to place blocks based on edges or faces in your pictures. Enjoy offline play with multiple modes and share your custom stages with friends.
- Create custom game stages from photos
- Edge detection for block placement
- Face detection for block placement
- Offline play
- Free mode
- Challenge mode
- View mode
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■Photonoid ※You can play offline. You can enjoy breakout with your favorite photo. Because there is an image recognition function, and a block is located by the photo which you chose, you can make an original stage. You can share the image of the original stage your friends by SNS contributions such as Twitter, Facebook, LINE! [function] The image recognition is following two kinds. ・Edge detection: A block is placed to the edge (the border part which the difference of the color) of the image. The block adds to strength so that a border is strong. ・Face detection: A block is located to cover the face. Strongest block is located at the position of eyes. (※face detection depending on precision) ■Play mode There are three mode. ・Free mode You choose the photograph and can play free. Item appearing in random is free to use it. ・Challenge mode You choose the photograph and can customize stage order. Let's earn a star to get item. ・View mode I choose the photograph and can see breakdown. (※Ball doesn't be broken) Item appearing in random is free to use it.
Tactile Puzzle
Piece together beautiful images in a calming jigsaw puzzle experience. Explore a narrative story mode with hand-crafted puzzles or enjoy a vast gallery of paintings. Customize your play with different difficulty levels and satisfying tactile feedback.
- Story mode with narrative
- Gallery of 50 paintings
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Optional piece rotation
- Haptic feedback and sound effects
- Offline play
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Piece fragments back. Rediscover warmth. Tactile Puzzle is a calm, touch-first jigsaw experience with a story to feel and a gallery to explore at your own pace. STORY MODE — REDISCOVER • 24 hand-crafted photo puzzles across 5 emotional chapters • Narrative text before and after each image • Chapter 1 free; unlock all chapters with one purchase FREE MODE • 50 paintings in 10 themed groups • 5 puzzles free to start; pick any image after unlocking • Track progress across your collection PLAY YOUR WAY • Relaxed (6–8 pieces), Classic (10–14), or Focus (18–24) • Optional piece rotation with pinch gestures • Satisfying snap placement, sound effects, and haptic feedback • Resume anytime — progress is saved automatically ONE-TIME UNLOCK A single purchase unlocks every story chapter and all 50 free-mode puzzles. Restore purchases anytime in Settings. No ads. No account required. Play offline after download. Perfect for quiet evenings, mindful breaks, and anyone who loves beautiful images and gentle puzzles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tactile Puzzle at 5.0 against Photonoid's 4.0. Photonoid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Tactile Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Photonoid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tactile Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Photonoid | Tactile Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daisuke Yokoyama | 海 周 |
Customer experience
Photonoid
Tactile Puzzle
In-app purchases
Photonoid
No in-app purchases
Tactile Puzzle
- Full Collection Unlock$3.99
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