Tessera: Animated Puzzles
Maeva Liebling Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Tessera: Animated Puzzles is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Maeva Liebling. Rated 5.0/5 from 1 ratings. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated October 18, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 1 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 14 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 18
- 2026 · v1.3.1
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About Tessera: Animated Puzzles
Tessera is a puzzle where the pieces are alive. Each puzzle is a small looping animation, cut into square tiles that keep moving while you reassemble them. Two puzzles wait for you every day. Today’s puzzle follows the week: seven scenes, one for each day, ready to play offline. This Week’s puzzle is a brand-new scene, released every Sunday. Swipe between them on the menu. Every puzzle comes in three sizes: 2×2, 3×3 and 4×4. Some are gentle. Some take real attention. Some weeks also bring a bonus 5×5: twenty-five pieces, untimed, to enjoy at your own pace. Connected pieces stay grouped, so a bonded chain travels as one. Hold the eye button to peek at the assembled picture, three times per puzzle. Two optional helpers, set before each game: a grid that shows where pieces meet, and outlines around the piece in your hand. Choose whichever suits you. Prefer a slower pace? Switch on no-stress mode in Settings. The clock disappears, peeks become unlimited, and placement is more forgiving. Your progress board fills in as you play: a dot for each day of the week, a row of Sundays for each month, and a star for every 5×5 you meet. Turn on the Sunday badge, and the app icon lets you know when a new scene arrives. Made for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, in every pose. In English and French. Play straight away, privately: your progress stays on your device. Tessera is made by one person, and a tip jar is there if you’d like to support new puzzles.
What’s new
Version 1.3.1 · Updated October 18, 2026
A new progress board. Your year of puzzles now sits in rings around today's: Sunday at the centre, the week around it, every weekly puzzle spiralling outward as the year fills in. Tap any dot — or a 5×5 star — to see its date and your best times.
App privacy
The developer, Maeva Liebling, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: Analytics
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