Radiant Grid vs Grid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radiant Grid
A calming puzzle game featuring 99 handcrafted levels with increasing difficulty. Players tap squares to light a path across a grid, following number clues to solve each challenge. Enjoy a soothing soundtrack and a beautiful, minimalist design.
- 99 challenging handcrafted levels
- Mindful and relaxing gameplay
- Ambient soundtrack
- Simple tap controls
- Increasing difficulty curve
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A mindful, relaxing puzzle game with 99 increasingly challenging, handcrafted levels. Simple to play but not so simple to complete! Immerse yourself in the soothing ambient soundtrack and focus on solving the grid. “Quite simply one of the most beautiful puzzle games I have ever played. The design is simple, yet aesthetically pleasing, and the soundtrack is a wonderful sonic wash that perfectly compliments the gameplay. The puzzles themselves are well pitched. The introductory rounds are small enough to lend themselves to both a studied approach or random tapping. They gradually ramp up the difficulty level, and with so many to work through, there is great value for money to be had." - an App Store customer from the UK. How to play: Start at the origin and tap the squares to light a path across the grid. There’s just one rule! The numbers scattered across the grid tell you how many squares you must light up around each one to solve the puzzle… and that’s where the skill comes in!
Grid
This puzzle game challenges players to strategically place blocks to form complete horizontal and vertical lines. Clear lines to prevent the screen from filling up, offering an easy-to-learn yet challenging experience.
- Unique and simple gameplay
- Easy to learn
- Fun to master
- Create and destroy full lines
- Avoid filling the screen
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Grid! is an engaging puzzle game with a very unique and simple gameplay. The easy to learn and fun to master gameplay makes Grid! the perfect mobile puzzle game. Simply drop blocks to create and destroy full lines both vertically and horizontally and avoid letting the blocks fill the screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Grid at Free against Radiant Grid's $1.99. Grid also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Radiant Grid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (85% vs 66%). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Grid is free to download; Radiant Grid costs $1.99 up front. Grid sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Radiant Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grid holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grid has 126 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Radiant Grid's written reviews are positive against 66% of Grid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Radiant Grid ships an update every 6 months, Grid fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radiant Grid | Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (15 ratings) | 4.4 (126 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better | 65.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 126 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Open Planet Software | Steven Cravotta |
Customer experience
Radiant Grid
Grid
In-app purchases
Radiant Grid
No in-app purchases
Grid
- 5 Tile Swaps$0.99
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