Comparison

Grid vs Watermelon Jewels

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

Head to head
About

Grid

Features
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One small pattern. Nine circles. Your next best score. Match the pattern on the large board: tap circles to turn them on or off. Get a point and a fresh pattern when they match. Easy to learn — hard to put down. THREE FREE GAMES A DAY Play three Classic or Daily Challenge games per UTC day on this device. Both modes share the same allowance. New games arrive at midnight UTC; the reset time is shown in your local time. Pausing and continuing never uses another game. BEAT THE CLOCK Classic starts with 18 seconds. Correct matches add time. Follow the reference ring when the pattern rotates, and beat your best. A FRESH DAILY CHALLENGE Everyone gets the same daily sequence of patterns. The challenge changes at midnight UTC. LEARN AND PRACTICE FREE Untimed Practice and the interactive guide are always free and never use a daily game. The guide lights up your next tap and helps when you make a mistake. GRID PRO — ONE PERMANENT PURCHASE Unlock more with an optional one-time purchase: • Unlimited Classic and Daily Challenge games. • A fixed 60-second sprint and a Rotation challenge with rotated patterns from the start. • Custom training: choose the timer, lit-circle count and rotations. • Statistics by game mode and your recent game history. • Ocean, Violet and Mint color themes. Pro is not a subscription. The App Store price is shown before purchase. Restore your purchase on the Pro screen on devices using the same Apple Account. Play in Danish or English. Gameplay works offline and needs no app account. Game Center is optional for the Classic leaderboard. Purchase and restore require a connection. No ads. Scores, daily games, history and themes stay on this device; game data does not sync between devices. Have an idea or found a bug? Send optional feedback from the guide, a paused game or your result. Messages stay on your device while offline and send when you reconnect.

About

Watermelon Jewels

A relaxing puzzle game where you drop and combine fruits to create watermelons. Enjoy beautiful graphics and simple controls without any time pressure. Your progress is automatically saved, allowing you to pause and resume at any time.

Highlights
  • Drop and match fruits
  • Combine to make watermelons
  • Simple touch controls
  • Beautiful graphics
  • No timers
  • Automatic progress saving
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100% FREE! No Timers, Just Relax and Have Fun! Drop & match fruits to make Watermelons! DOWNLOAD NOW! • Simple touch controls! • Beautiful graphics! • No timers at all! Just relax and have fun! • Your progress is automatically saved, all the time, so go ahead and take that call or jump out to any other apps - you can come back and pick up playing right where you left off! • Sounds can be disabled if you want a quiet game • You can even listen to your own music while you play Download today! It's 100% FREE! Thanks for playing! Come see us at http://boyhowdytechnology.com

Screenshots

Grid4 screens
Watermelon Jewels2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Watermelon Jewels at none against Grid's 1. Watermelon Jewels also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Grid's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Grid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Watermelon Jewels asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid ships an update every 12 months, Watermelon Jewels every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grid versus Watermelon Jewels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridWatermelon Jewels
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (491 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—491 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB41 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperEmil StarupBoy Howdy Technology LLC

Bugs and requests

Grid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Watermelon Jewels

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fruits not merging when touching
  • Watermelons remaining stuck in game after closing and reopening
  • Inconsistent fruit movement physics

Requested features

5 requests
  • Phone tilt/rotation controls for fruit movement
  • Undo or back button for accidental taps
  • Music or sound effects for gameplay
  • Scoring system explanation
  • Power-ups available when losing

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grid

One-time1
  • Grid Pro$1.99
None

Watermelon Jewels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grid free?
Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Watermelon Jewels free?
Watermelon Jewels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grid or Watermelon Jewels have ads?
Watermelon Jewels shows ads; Grid does not.
Which is updated more often, Grid or Watermelon Jewels?
Grid ships an update every 12 months, and Watermelon Jewels every 3 weeks. Most recently, Grid was updated on November 6, 2026 and Watermelon Jewels on November 3, 2026.

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