Comparison

Radiant Grid vs Sandy's Great Escape

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

Head to head
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

Sandy's Great Escape

A unique puzzle game where you push boxes and shells to solve challenges, utilizing a rewind mechanic. Unlock over 40 crab skins and discover fun facts about crabs as you progress through 100 levels across four themed worlds.

Highlights
  • Box-pushing puzzle mechanics
  • Rewind feature
  • 100 levels across 4 worlds
  • Crab customization with 40+ skins
  • Unlockable crab facts
  • Hidden achievements
Features
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A crabby twist on the sokoban (box-pushing) genre, where you use deaths to create shells and solve puzzles. Scuttle through challenging levels with a forgiving rewind mechanic. TONS OF UNIQUE PUZZLE MECHANICS. Each of the four themed worlds adds unique mechanics to the field, giving even the most crabby player hours of entertainment with 100 levels in their claws. Push boxes and shells across ice, in water, into holes, over conveyors, gates, buttons, and more! CUSTOMIZE YOUR CRAB. Perfect levels and earn crab coins to get skins at the crab gumball machine - get over 40 unique skins for your crab! Find hidden achievement and secret skins throughout the game! Certain crab skins have unique sound effects and particles! CRAB FACTS. Learn ALL ABOUT CRABS with unlockable crab facts!

Screenshots

Radiant Grid4 screens
Sandy's Great Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sandy's Great Escape at 5.0 against Radiant Grid's 4.2. Sandy's Great Escape also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Radiant Grid's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and ratings volume (15 vs 5). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Radiant Grid costs $1.99 and Sandy's Great Escape $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sandy's Great Escape holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Radiant Grid's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sandy's Great Escape's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radiant Grid ships an update every 6 months, Sandy's Great Escape daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Radiant Grid versus Sandy's Great Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadiant GridSandy's Great Escape
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (15 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpen Planet SoftwareZane Rau

Customer experience

Radiant Grid

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

Sandy's Great Escape

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Radiant Grid

No in-app purchases

None

Sandy's Great Escape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Radiant Grid free?
Radiant Grid costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sandy's Great Escape free?
Sandy's Great Escape costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Radiant Grid or Sandy's Great Escape?
Sandy's Great Escape is rated higher. Radiant Grid averages 4.2 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Sandy's Great Escape averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Radiant Grid or Sandy's Great Escape have ads?
Neither Radiant Grid nor Sandy's Great Escape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Radiant Grid or Sandy's Great Escape?
Radiant Grid ships an update every 6 months, and Sandy's Great Escape daily. Most recently, Radiant Grid was updated on November 2, 2026 and Sandy's Great Escape on November 3, 2026.

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