Comparison

Space Grunts vs Tilebound

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Space Grunts

Engage in a unique blend of fast-paced arcade action and strategic turn-based combat. Explore a distressed moon base, battling aliens and robots to uncover its secrets. Utilize a variety of weapons and consumables to survive and complete your mission.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Arcade action
  • Roguelike shooter elements
  • Alien and robot combat
  • Weapon and consumable collection
  • Secret areas and routes
Features
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Support, tip and tricks: http://www.orangepixel.net "This is a turn-based game for people who don't like turn-based games, and a roguelike shooter for people who hate roguelike shooters." - TouchArcade 4/5 Space Grunts combines fast paced arcade action with turn-based gameplay. The year 2476, Earth's space-federation has been building moon-bases across the galaxy. One of those moon-bases has been sending a distress signal. Space Grunts are a group of intergalactic "problem" solvers, sent to investigate.. You play one, out of a team, of Space Grunts, and your mission is simple: find your way into the moon-base, and figure out what has happened. You'll have to fight your way through aliens, robots, security drones and base-systems. Find the lower levels of the moon-base, and get to the core of the problems. Consumables A large collection of consumables can be found all over the moon base from weapon enhancers, to destructive toys, armor, explosives, system-hacks, and more. Use the items wisely to advance deeper into the moon-base. Weapons Starting with three standard Grunt weapons, you will be able to enhance them for more fire-power and range. On your way you'll also find alternate weapons, and melee weapons. Secrets There are various ways to complete the game, anomalies leading to weird places, underground routes, and mysterious items to transport you to other area's of the moon-base. On top of these there are secret rooms and area's located all over the base, so never a dull moment! Can you find the core of the problems? MFI support Got questions? need tips or help? visit our forums: http://orangepixel.net or connect and say hi: twitter.com/orangepixel facebook.com/orangepixel

About

Tilebound

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Tilebound turns the soothing rhythm of mahjong solitaire into a build-craft roguelike. Clear a free pair of tiles to play a hand that scores chips times a multiplier against a rising gate. Between rounds, draft run-altering artifacts and special tiles that warp how you score, then chase escalating gates across a procedurally generated gauntlet. Every run is a different synergy engine. A humble tile clear can snowball into an absurd combo that smashes the gate. Lay that build-craft chase over the familiar, layered tile board and you get one more run, every time. FEATURES - Classic layered tile board with correct free-tile matching - A roguelike run across eight escalating antes - Draft artifacts and special tiles to build a scoring engine - Wild, multiplier, bonus, and gold special tiles that change the math - Deterministic seeds for fair, repeatable runs - Saved runs, run history, and best-ante tracking - Full dark mode and Dynamic Type support, plays entirely offline TILEBOUND FULL (one-time unlock) - Endless mode that scales past ante eight - The full artifact and special-tile pool - A new Daily Challenge board every day - Alternate Neon and Stone tile themes No ads. No subscription. No tracking. Pay once if you want the extras, or play the full core run for free.

Screenshots

Space Grunts4 screens
Tilebound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tilebound at Free against Space Grunts's $3.99. Tilebound also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Space Grunts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tilebound is free to download; Space Grunts costs $3.99 up front. Tilebound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Space Grunts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Grunts ships an update every 5 weeks, Tilebound every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Space Grunts versus Tilebound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace GruntsTilebound
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPascal BestebroerChristian Pedersen

In-app purchases

None

Space Grunts

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tilebound

One-time1
  • Tilebound Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Space Grunts free?
Space Grunts costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tilebound free?
Tilebound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Space Grunts or Tilebound have ads?
Tilebound shows ads; Space Grunts does not.
Which is updated more often, Space Grunts or Tilebound?
Space Grunts ships an update every 5 weeks, and Tilebound every 2 days. Most recently, Space Grunts was updated on October 11, 2026 and Tilebound on October 15, 2026.

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