Comparison

Radiant Grid vs Grid

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 99 challenging handcrafted levels
  • Mindful and relaxing gameplay
  • Ambient soundtrack
  • Simple tap controls
  • Increasing difficulty curve
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Unique and simple gameplay
  • Easy to learn
  • Fun to master
  • Create and destroy full lines
  • Avoid filling the screen
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Radiant Grid4 screens
Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radiant Grid ships an update every 6 months, Grid fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Radiant Grid versus Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadiant GridGrid
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (15 ratings)4.4 (126 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better65.6% of reviews
Number of ratings15126 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpen Planet SoftwareSteven Cravotta

Customer experience

Radiant Grid

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%

Grid

All ratings126 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative28.1%

In-app purchases

None

Radiant Grid

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Grid

One-time5
  • 5 Tile Swaps$0.99
  • 3 Bombs$1.99
  • 15 Tile Swaps$1.99
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  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 10 Bombs$2.99

Questions

Is Radiant Grid free?
Radiant Grid costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grid free?
Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Radiant Grid or Grid?
Grid is rated higher. Radiant Grid averages 4.2 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Grid averages 4.4 from 126 ratings.
Do Radiant Grid or Grid have ads?
Neither Radiant Grid nor Grid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Radiant Grid or Grid?
Radiant Grid ships an update every 6 months, and Grid fortnightly. Most recently, Radiant Grid was updated on September 13, 2026 and Grid on September 9, 2026.

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