Comparison

Grid Glory vs Unnamed Space Idle

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

Head to head
About

Grid Glory

A simple 2D simulation RPG where you build an unbeatable party by recruiting powerful units. Assemble a team of up to 60 units from 30 different types to conquer challenges. This game offers an engaging experience for players who enjoy strategic party building.

Highlights
  • 2D simulation RPG gameplay
  • Build a party of up to 60 units
  • Recruit from 30 unit types
  • Strategic party formation
  • Completely free to play
Features
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It is super simple and easy 2d simulation RPG game. Let's make an undefeate party attracted the strongest units. It is conscientious completely free app. Party is the largest 60 units. Player units is 30 types. Will be enthusiastic about this game! [Credits] Graphics DENZI http://www3.wind.ne.jp/DENZI/diary/ Sounds SKIPMORE http://www.skipmore.com/app/

About

Unnamed Space Idle

Engage in an endless sci-fi idle game battling alien waves. Customize your ship with unlockable weapons and defenses, and strategically upgrade various systems to increase your power. Make impactful decisions to counter enemy types and progress through a well-paced unfolding experience.

Highlights
  • Destroy alien waves
  • Customize ship with weapons/defenses
  • Unlockable systems and upgrades
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Progression and prestige systems
  • Craft and improve modules
Features
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No ads! Destroy unending waves of alien ships in this long form, unfolding, sci-fi idler. Unnamed Space Idle is an unfolding sci-fi idle game that plunges you into a relentless battle against an alien menace that has decimated humanity. Voted r/incremental_games "Best F2P game" 2024 & 2025. Customize your ship with an array of progressively unlocked weapons and defenses, strategically tailored to counter specific enemy types. With a plethora of unfolding systems and abundant options, you'll face crucial choices as you steadily increase you power through progression and prestige. A Myriad of Different Systems Discover over 10 distinct systems, each offering unique mechanics that evolve and expand over time. Core - Upgrade your Weapon, Defense and Utility cores with salvage gathered from enemies. Compute - Improve your combat stats over time in traditional Idle Game fashion Synth - Craft and improve modules and recipes to increase your power in various ways. Void Device - Slot in void shards dropped by enemies for different combinations of upgrades. Prestige - Unlock different ships, weapons, defenses and utilities. Reactor - Feed void matter into your reactor to power various system boosts. Research - Harness the research data obtained from different sectors to unlock various upgrades. And More... Impactful, Understandable Decisions Choose wisely when equipping your ship with weapons and defenses, selecting power-altering modules, or determining the optimal combination of shards to use. The distinction between optimal and sub-optimal choices can significantly impact your progress. But while there are a lot of decisions to be made, they are all plainly understandable so that the optimum, or at least very near optimum decision making is within your grasp! Consistent Progress and Unlocks Well paced progression combined with the amount of different systems, upgrades and enemies, means something new is frequently just around the corner.

Screenshots

Grid Glory4 screens
Unnamed Space Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grid Glory at none against Unnamed Space Idle's 15. Grid Glory also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15). Unnamed Space Idle's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (237 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Unnamed Space Idle sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Grid Glory asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grid Glory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unnamed Space Idle has 237 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Grid Glory's written reviews are positive against 77% of Unnamed Space Idle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid Glory ships an update fortnightly, Unnamed Space Idle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Grid Glory versus Unnamed Space Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrid GloryUnnamed Space Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (237 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better77.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3237 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB126 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMasahiro KanoJDOG CORP

Customer experience

Grid Glory

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Unnamed Space Idle

All ratings203 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative16.8%

Bugs and requests

Grid Glory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Unnamed Space Idle

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • UI is too small on mobile devices
  • Font size is too small, making text unreadable
  • Game crashes during fleet auto battles
  • Cannot open on iPadOS 14.8.1
  • Game freezes when playing on mobile network
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  • AI Smart Crafting not working
  • Module queue automation doesn't correctly identify materials
  • Buttons for base upgrades not working after last update
  • Small text and UI elements make interaction difficult
  • Game stuck in landscape mode
  • Dark red text on black background is hard to read
  • UI elements overlap or are difficult to press
  • Some text and buttons are too small to read or interact with on smaller phones
  • The game is not optimized for mobile screens, leading to unreadability and difficulty in control
  • Inability to copy and paste

Requested features

12 requests
  • UI rework for mobile
  • Improve UI readability
  • Optimize UI for smaller screens
  • Add French translation
  • Add Turkish language support
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  • Option to restart game
  • Better mobile screen utilization
  • Adjust module queue automation
  • Fix AI smart crafting
  • Improve collision detection for projectiles
  • Consider fantasy-oriented theme
  • Add audio to the game

In-app purchases

None

Grid Glory

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Unnamed Space Idle

One-time15
  • Spacezard 400 AIPoints$1.99
  • Spaceversary 400 AI Points$1.99
  • Spacemas 400 AI Points$1.99
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  • 200 AI Points$1.99
  • QOL Bundle$2.49
  • Spacezard Bundle$2.99
  • Spacemas Bundle$2.99
  • RetroFuture Cosmetic$3.99
  • Spaceversary Bundle$3.99
  • Steampunk Cosmetic$3.99
  • 550 AI Points$4.99
  • Essentials Bundle$4.99
  • 1200 AI Points$9.99
  • Advanced Bundle$9.99
  • 2600 AI Points$19.99

Questions

Is Grid Glory free?
Grid Glory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unnamed Space Idle free?
Unnamed Space Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grid Glory or Unnamed Space Idle?
Grid Glory is rated higher. Grid Glory averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Unnamed Space Idle averages 4.6 from 237 ratings.
Do Grid Glory or Unnamed Space Idle have ads?
Neither Grid Glory nor Unnamed Space Idle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grid Glory or Unnamed Space Idle?
Grid Glory ships an update fortnightly, and Unnamed Space Idle every 2 days. Most recently, Grid Glory was updated on October 24, 2026 and Unnamed Space Idle on October 25, 2026.

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