Ukiyo-e Puzzle: Art Tiles
Swap tiles, restore art
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Swap tiles to restore real ukiyo-e masterpieces and Sengoku warlords. Learn the story behind each print, then collect it in your own gallery.
Tap two tiles, watch them snap, and feel a beautiful Japanese painting come together piece by piece. Simple to start, calming to finish.
Ukiyo-e Puzzle turns real, public-domain Japanese woodblock prints and historical portraits into gentle picture puzzles. Each artwork is split into tiles and shuffled. You drag to swap two tiles, they snap into place, and when the last piece lands the full picture is revealed. Relaxing, elegant, and quietly rewarding.
REAL ART, NO COPYRIGHT WORRIES
Every image is an authentic public-domain (CC0) work, sourced from world museums like the Art Institute of Chicago and The Met.
- Famous Sengoku warlords: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Date Masamune, Sanada Yukimura
- Iconic prints: Hokusai's Great Wave and Red Fuji, Sharaku, Beauty Looking Back, Hiroshige landscapes
- Around 410 artworks in total to discover
THE STORY BEHIND EACH PRINT
When you finish, the completed print is framed full-screen with trivia written for that artwork: the people and legends it shows, its era, and a "Look closely" detail to spot. Solve the puzzle, then learn who made it, when, and why it still matters centuries later.
YOUR OWN GALLERY
Each piece you complete is saved to a personal Gallery you can revisit anytime, building a private collection of art and history as you play, like a museum in your pocket.
500 STAGES, RELAXED PACE
- Choose your challenge: 9, 16, 25, or 36 tiles
- Difficulty rises gently, with easier breather stages along the way
- Generous, relaxed move limits, so it is never stressful
- Tiles in the correct spot glow gold, so your progress is always clear
MADE TO BE EASY ON THE EYES
- Calm, uncluttered design with large, readable text
- Simple tap-and-drag controls anyone can pick up
- Perfect for a quiet moment with tea, on the commute, or before bed
FREE TO PLAY
- Free with ads
- Optional reward ad for a few extra moves
- Optional reward ad for a hint (one tile jumps to its correct spot)
- Optional one-time purchase to remove ads
- Fully bilingual: Japanese and English, set automatically by your device language
Whether you love picture and tile puzzles, Japanese woodblock art, or samurai history, Ukiyo-e Puzzle turns timeless masterpieces into a soothing daily ritual.
Pour a cup of tea, swap the tiles, and watch the art come back to life.
Ratings & Reviews
• Trivia, front and center: after each clear, the finished print is framed full-screen with a story written for that artwork and a "Look closely" detail to spot.
• All 410 artworks now have their own trivia.
• A smoother return to the stage map, with a stamp for every cleared stage.
• Polished screens and small fixes.
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Information
- Seller
- DIGITAL CHOP
- Size
- 101.6 MB
- Category
- Puzzle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Remove Ads $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 DIGITAL CHOP All Rights Reserved.