How it plays
The parts other versions leave out.
Room, not just empty space
The gauge counts free cells and the pairs still available, because a full board with matches on it is perfectly safe and an empty one with none is not. Arrows dim as directions close off, so you see a trap before it springs.
A hint that searches, not guesses
Three times a game you can ask for help. It looks three moves ahead — your move, the tile that lands, your answer to it — then rings the tile the move is really about. It points; you still play.
Progress that lasts
Every tile you have ever made stays on a trophy shelf. 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048 — each lights up the first time you reach it, and the next one along is the reason for one more game.
A board every day
One fixed board a day, the same tiles in the same order for everyone playing that day. Replay it as often as you like, and compare with a friend. Free, always.
Built to be pleasant
Four themes in light and dark. Tones generated as you play rather than shipped as audio files. Undo ten moves deep. A 5×5 board when you want more room. Full VoiceOver support, including moving tiles without swiping.
What it costs
Free every day. Unlock the rest once.
Today’s board is free, always, and a new one arrives every day — no account, no time limit, nothing to dismiss. One payment of $2.49 then opens endless play on the classic board, the 5×5 board, three hints a game instead of one, and all four themes.
No subscription. No adverts. No tracking, and therefore no “Ask App Not to Track” prompt — there is nothing to ask about. Your scores stay on your phone.
Questions
Before you ask.
I cannot hear any sound
Open Settings inside the app — the gear button — and tap Test sound. It plays a tone and tells you what it can see: whether sound is switched off in the app, or the device volume is at zero. The game plays through the ringer switch, so a silenced phone will not silence it.
Where are my scores kept?
On your phone, and nowhere else. That is the cost of collecting nothing about you: deleting the app deletes them, and they do not follow you to a new device.
The daily board is yesterday’s
The board follows your phone’s own calendar day. Closing and reopening the app after midnight brings today’s.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no email address, and no network connection required to play.
I bought the unlock and changed phones
Open Settings and tap Restore purchase. The unlock is tied to your Apple Account, so it comes back without paying again.