finity. vs Grindstone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
finity.
A handcrafted matching game with limited moves and infinite strategy. Slide rows or columns to match three tiles, utilizing unique wrapping mechanics. Unlock special tiles, power-ups, and themes as you climb leaderboards or get lost in music-driven gameplay.
- Tile wrapping mechanics
- Limited moves for strategic play
- Classic Mode with leaderboards
- Tempo Mode for music-driven gameplay
- Unlockable special tiles and power-ups
- Customizable themes
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2024 Apple Design Award Finalist! Welcome to Finity: a thoughtful, handcrafted matching game. A few rules lead to endless strategy, flow, and exciting close calls. 1. Tiles wrap around. 2. Slide rows or columns to match 3. 3. Moves are limited, so think carefully! Climb the leaderboards as you level up your skills to unlock challenging special tiles, power ups, and new themes to suit your mood in Classic Mode. Or swipe over to Tempo Mode and get lost in music while you make swift matches and find your flow. Finity will continue to expand and evolve over time, so look out for updates soon. I'm so excited to finally share Finity with you. I tried to reimagine different elements from my favorite puzzle games to make Finity and I hope you find it just as fun and engaging as I have. - Sebastian
Grindstone
Engage in a challenging puzzle-battle game where you slash your way up a treacherous mountain. Cleave through swarms of enemies, battle bosses, and discover blueprints for powerful gear. Over 200 levels of intense puzzle-battling await.
- Sword-slashing puzzle battles
- Over 200 levels
- Battle bosses
- Loot resources
- Discover gear blueprints
- Cleave deadly foes
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GRINDSTONE is a game of sword-slashing puzzle battles from the award-winning creators of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes and Critter Crunch! Grindstone Mountain is overrun with vicious Creeps! Slay your way up its treacherous peak where fortune, glory (and death) awaits! It’ll take sharp puzzle skills and an even sharper blade to cleave your way through the swarms of bloodthirsty Creeps dwelling within Grindstone’s dungeons. Battle bosses, loot resources, discover long-lost blueprints for powerful gear, all while cleaving the innards from your deadly foes! Now with more than 200 levels of intense puzzle-battling madness!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grindstone at 4.7 against finity.'s 4.4. Grindstone also leads on ratings volume (6.7K vs 345). finity.'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grindstone holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grindstone has 6.7K ratings behind it against 345, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of finity.'s written reviews are positive against 78% of Grindstone's.
finity. ships an update every 2 weeks, Grindstone every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | finity. | Grindstone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (345 ratings) | 4.7 (6.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews | 78.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 345 | 6.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 988 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Seabaa, Inc. | Capybara Games Inc. |
Customer experience
finity.
Grindstone
User reviews
finity.
From 345 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Smooth animations and haptic feedback
- 🎨 Visually appealing design and themes
- 💡 Unique puzzle mechanics
- 🎧 Enjoyable audio and soundtrack
Room to improve
- 🔒 Difficulty ramps up too quickly
- 🔒 Progression becomes too challenging
- 🔒 Lack of power-ups and tools to overcome difficulty
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g., progress not saving, animations not registering)
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Grindstone
From 6.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Unique and charming art style
- 🎨 Excellent soundtrack and sound effects
- 💡 Satisfying chain combos
- 🕹️ Intuitive and challenging mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- ⏱️ Unskippable animations
- 🔄 Progress loss when switching apps
- 🤔 Difficulty spike in later levels
Bugs and requests
finity.
Reported bugs
3 issues- Matches made during level-up animation not registering
- Inability to restore progress after losing it
- Compatibility issues on certain devices/OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add a relaxed/casual mode with less difficulty
- Improve difficulty curve and progression system
- Increase availability of power-ups and special tiles
- Implement a level selection option
- Add an option to disable sound/music
Grindstone
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing on black screen after intro
- Inability to complete certain levels due to glitches
- Disappearing save data after updates
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to save progress mid-level
- Option to disable animations
- Landscape mode support on iPad
- In-game enemy encyclopedia
In-app purchases
finity.
No in-app purchases
Grindstone
No in-app purchases
