Last updated on January 26th, 2026 at 02:37 am
Compulsive – Entertainment Game Review
Compulsive is a Entertainment/Puzzle/Board game from TMSOFT, first launched in 19th June 2013.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 146+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Compulsive Stand Out
A palette of beautiful colors needs your help to get organized. This quick color matching puzzle game is easy to learn and difficult to put down. Ready to get Compulsive?
■ FEATURES
□ Addictive color matching puzzle game
□ Multiple Game Modes: Arcade, Strategy, Zen, Challenge
□ Multiplayer: Play friends on the same board
□ Power-ups: Organizer, Cleaner, Duster
□ Leaderboards & Achievements
□ Beautiful bright candy-like colors with a modern theme
□ Awesome animations, music, and sound
□ Play games in 60 seconds, 30 moves, or unlimited
□ Game Center integration for challenging friends and family
□ Optimized for all iPhone and iPad Retina Displays
■ RULES
□ Drag tiles anywhere on the board as long as the dropped tile joins another of same color
□ Join four or more tiles of the same color to clear them off the board and score points.
□ A Clean tile clears all tiles of a specific color off the board.
□ Clear multiple groups of tiles in a single move for bonus points.
■ POWER-UPS
□ Power-ups include Duster, Cleaner, Organizer, and Visionary to help improve your game!
□ Duster removes a tile off the board and counts towards the combo. Use it to start your next combo and score bigger points. Limit 5 per game.
□ The Cleaner power-up removes an entire color from the board. This is just like the white cleaner tile that appears on the board. Limit is 3 per game.
□ The Organizer power-up gives you 10 seconds to arrange the board however you want without any tiles exploding. This allows you to create really big groups and and even bigger combos for a massive bonus. Limit is 1 per game.
□ Visionary power-up is a one time purchase that provides color tile counts on the board on every game played. Helps you to focus on what color to use to build your next group. Also tells you the best time to use your Organizer power-up!
■ TIPS
□ Create larger groups of tiles for bigger scores.
□ Set up tiles on the game board so when one group clears others will follow.
□ Bonus multiplier is given on the total number of groups you clean up in a single move.
□ Use the white tiles or Cleaner power-up to wipe up a mess or score some quick points.
□ Use the Duster tile to start off a killer combo.
□ Buy plenty of Organizers from the Store to really run your score up high.
□ Use the Visionary power-up as an indicator to use the Organizer power-up.
□ Play everyday to earn 1,000 extra tiles.
□ Connect the leaderboard to Game Center and Facebook to crush your friend's scores.
■ REVIEWS
□ “Best New Games" — Apple App Store Feature
□ "So minimal, so addictive" — LA Times
□ "Its design is generous, both in aesthetic elegance and in play" — Kill Screen
□ “Compulsive is a slick puzzler that lives up to its name” — GameZebo
■ CONTACT
□ Problem? In the app please tap MORE, ABOUT, and SEND FEEDBACK to talk directly to our team.
□ Like us at https://www.facebook.com/CompulsiveGame
□ Follow us at https://twitter.com/tmsoft
□ Visit us at https://www.tmsoft.com/compulsive/
This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Compulsive is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 5th September 2025
Recent improvements include:
- Support library updates
- Support for latest iOS versions
Download & Availability
Compulsive is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We really like this game. Its a nice calm, relaxing game if you choose the Zen Mode. Always works well, no glitches. And no advertisements! Highly Recommend.
We dont know how we missed seeing this one before since its been around awhile. But Im glad we found it! We love the different modes depending on how you want to play, there are so many options. Its really fun, and we find ourselves wanting to keep playing just one more. We immediately paid the very fair price to remove ads. And the developer clearly keeps this game updated too! Thank you, developer, this is a great game monetized fairly, we need more like you out there, we happily support you.
We love how you don't have to keep paying for things yet it has that same feel.
Although we come in far below average ,which was a surprise, it it a delightful game. If you want to get good you must play it like chess… Think 3 moves ahead. It is a mellow pastime otherwise. Highly recommend for your app library.
Its an oldie but a great way to kill time.
And practice if you want to get good. You can remove in app adds for just 99 cents. We really like the fact that there is an option to rate yourself against the world. You dont get pushed at all to make in app purchases.
We love we love we LOVE this app. No bugs yet!! If youre sick of lives and trying to level up with in-app purchases and want to learn something quick, fun and relaxing, delete your other apps for awhile. Anyone whos good at Diamond Dash or Two Dots can learn how to play Compulsive real quick, and if youre even more competitive with YOURSELF then try the challenges, theyre endless fun for hardcore smartphone gamers. Just make sure you have your iPhone timer handy if youre too addicted we are.
Great game! If you want a challenge or just mindless chill time, this is the game for you.
U will need a 12 step program if you want to quit.
Our young grandchildren love it too.
This is a great game, especially for people who want a strategy challenge without a time limit.
This game will get under your skin and leave you not wanting to play anything else ever. We played It for "fifteen minutes" last night and realized it had been over an hour when we finally stopped.
This app is truly compulsive in the best way! It's, fun, challenging, and somehow calming all at the same time. Love it.
Love playing the game. It only takes one minute so it's easy to play anytime and anywhere.
This game has aged well it has something for everyone no matter the type of game you prefer fast and challenging or completely relaxed it just doesn't get any better. This is still one of our favorites and we still play it everyday great update Dev's.
We like alternating strategy and timed mode, pretty fun and challenging.
Is it possible to speed up the connecting with sever to send scores? It's incredibly slow.
The game itself is good. But the sudden ads that interrupt a game and sometimes with NO close option visible, forces leaving the game. This has happened enough that Im done playing. Prefer to pay for an app than to deal with that.
All of a sudden we are getting loud, obnoxious video ads. Stop.
Is there a 12 step program to beat our addiction? This game is fun, challenging and relaxing. Great job devs.
The bad news is that we can't stop playing. The good news is that each game is only 60 seconds long. We can stop we know we can. 2/1/14 update. The new games which were added on the most recent release are great. Thanks for keeping it fresh! 12/17/16. And better once again! Currently testing the latest version. We have never continuously played one game this long.
We can't put it down. One of the best puzzle games we've ever played. Great job.
Heard about this on the Mike O'Meara podcast and heard the owner talk about it. We've now had it for awhile and it is a go to at airports, in Uber sir anytime we need to relax and pass time. Great app that's in our favorites.
Heard it on the TMOS podcast. Downloaded it. Love it. Easy to play. Hard to master.
Love the app. Love the white box to clear all of one color. Would like more extras.
We appreciate the matching screen clearing with out the gimmicky "story".
We love this game. Very addicting. Everyone should try it. You'll be glad you did.
At first we didn't connect that earned tiles can buy you O C D cheats – our oversight, completely. The game is generous in awarding tiles for playing, though reasonably priced options are available in the store for instant gratification. Great mental escape and workout.
Versatile aspects of this game allow you to play a quick arcade game for a high score or just zen out and match for hours. Entertains all ages and abilities. Love this.
Lots of fun and totally addicting.
Why is this game so good? Just when we think we have a strategy all worked out we figure something else out. Thanks.
Absolutely Love this game!!! Very relaxing & addictive. This game is also great for on the go and taking a few minutes here and there to play a round or two.
Takes our mind off the stress of our life! Can't put it down.
This is one of our favorite games. We like the Zen and Strategy modes. We really like that it is simple with no gridlines and we can get lost in it.
A great way to relax and spend some time doing nothing much! Can't figure out how to get to the zen part of it or we would give it another.
This app is a BIG wast of your time.
This is a game that gets better the more you play. It's why it's compulsive.
Happy happy joy joy; playing this game is like celebrating 100 birthdays.
We sometimes feel like we need to clean our room so we'll play this instead.
We like this game. It's fun, addicting, and mindlessly entertaining. The only annoying aspect are the mandatory ads between EVERY game played. Though it does help limit the time playing, haha, as it annoys us enough to X out after two or three games.
We love playing this game right before we go to sleep.
Used to be a fun simple time killer with too many screens between rounds of gameplay. Then they added an extra screen, because ads are awesome. App deleted.
Download at your own risk. We end up playing this game until our eyes are bloodshot. We've been playing it for about a year and just posted the 6th highest score on the leaderboard for strategy mode at 1,272,750. Still figuring out new strategies. Great game. Intoxicating.
Lots of fun to play. The music keeps us at it longer than we normally would if we get frustrated with poor scores because it's both uplifting and soothing.
It's so much and very addictive.
Perfect app to enjoy a few minutes or a lot of minutes.
Really love this game, it is very relaxing and easy to play.
We have just recently downloaded this game. It is quite addictive and easy to play. We like that you can still play without having to buy the in app purchases. Though we do wish the zen feature was more available.
….we can't stop playing this game! We'd love to see more colors and patterns. Visually it's appealing but could be more interesting.
We recommend this game as a relaxing and fun distraction from the daily grind.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 4.4
- Size: 34.57 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: TMSOFT
Last updated: 5th September 2025 | Genre: Entertainment, Puzzle | Developer: TMSOFT