Comparison

Phoenix 2 vs Gridfulness

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

Head to head
About

Phoenix 2

Blast through waves of alien invaders in this classic arcade shooter. Collect and upgrade over 100 unique ships, experience an action-packed campaign, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy short game sessions or challenging daily missions with stunning 120FPS graphics.

Highlights
  • Over 100 unique ships to collect and upgrade
  • 30 story missions and daily generated missions
  • Special abilities like Mega Laser and Personal Shield
  • Global leaderboards and community features
  • Short game sessions for on-the-go play
  • Stunning 120FPS graphics
  • Cross-platform saving and play
Features
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Save the galaxy in this classic arcade shooter that everyone can enjoy! Blast wave after wave of menacing invaders in exciting missions to achieve glorious victory. Start playing Phoenix 2 right now with all these great features. * Blast invaders with over 100 unique ships. * Build your own ship collection and upgrade your favorites. * Experience an action packed campaign with 30 exciting story missions. * Discover special abilities like Mega Laser, Missile Swarm and Personal Shield. * Short game sessions: Launch whenever you have a minute to play. * Complete daily missions of different skill levels, from casual to bullet hell. * Get the high score on global leaderboards and show you are the best of the best. * Engage with an active community to help each other and discuss ship tactics. * New missions are generated every day. * Stunning and smooth 120FPS graphics powered by our custom game engine. * Create a group for your friends and play your own unique missions. * Cross-platform saving and cross-platform play. Phoenix 2 is developed by a passionate indie studio in The Netherlands and delivers the handcrafted experience of a retro space shoot’em up with modern gameplay. Phoenix 2 is your new daily visit to the arcade! Internet connection required to play.

About

Gridfulness

Features
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Clear your mind. Fill the grid. Gridfulness is Sudoku for two kinds of days. Some days you want quiet: no flashing ads, no timer ticking unless you want one, no streaks to guilt you — just you, the grid, and a moment to breathe. Other days you want a real challenge: a puzzle that pushes back and makes you earn every number. Gridfulness is built for both, in the same calm, uncluttered app. Whether you have two minutes or twenty, Gridfulness meets you where you are. Play at your own pace. A CALMER SUDOKU • No internet connection needed, play anywhere, anytime • Clock-free by default — the timer is hidden unless you choose to show it • Sightlines gently guide your eye along rows, columns, and boxes, so you focus on solving instead of scanning • Calming light and dark themes — pick the palette that soothes you and helps you focus • Smooth, tactile input that feels effortless — use a traditional number pad or the long-press rosetta menu for an even more minimalist experience • Free hints not only show you the next step, they help you understand why • No penalty for setting a puzzle aside — a gentle moment of calm waits for you whenever you finish SERIOUS DEPTH, WHEN YOU WANT IT • Unlock the hardest difficulty — a hidden final tier that searches up to 30 seconds to hand you the toughest grid it can generate • Our grids are difficulty-rated using a method comparable to Hodoku, one of the reference tools serious solvers already trust. • Stuck on a hard grid? The hint system doesn't just fill a cell — it names and explains the technique, from Naked and Hidden Singles, through X-Wings and Skyscrapers, all the way up to Swordfish, Finned and Sashimi Fish, XY-Chains, ALS-XZ, Forcing Chains and many more • Every grid has exactly one logical solution — never a guess, no matter how hard it gets • For the serious solvers, our difficulty tiers show what techniques are required on the settings screen and map to the following Hodoku scores on average: ~310, ~475, ~730, ~1060, ~1265, ~2960. The final tier will hunt for the hardest grid it can find in 30 seconds, be warned it will often generate grids far exceeding the previous tier BUILT TO HELP YOU FOCUS Sudoku is a proven way to quiet a busy mind — and a proven way to sharpen it as brain training. The rules are simple, the logic is absorbing, and there's nothing quite like that satisfying click when the last number falls into place, whether it took thirty seconds or thirty minutes of chain-hunting. Gridfulness strips away the pressure, so the puzzle becomes a place to rest or a place to push yourself — whichever you need today. PLAY YOUR WAY • Designed for iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape orientations • A full range of difficulty, from a relaxed warm-up to a genuinely elite challenge • Use the smart keypad with pen, pencil and eraser mode, or turn it off and use the rosetta input for a truly minimalist experience • Play against the clock, or hide it to remove distractions • Every theme supports a light and dark variant to suit your mood • Multiple languages supported • Haptic feedback, zoom and pan can be enabled or disabled to suit your preferences • Feeling stuck? Take a free hint that will help you understand the next logical move • Not feeling a puzzle? Set it aside and get another without penalty FREE TO PLAY Enjoy a few puzzles every day, completely free, all features are available. Upgrade to Gridfulness Premium for unlimited puzzles whenever the mood strikes — play as much as you like, with nothing getting in your way. Download Gridfulness: Sudoku calm enough to unwind with, and hard enough to respect. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gridfulness.com/privacy

Screenshots

Phoenix 24 screens
Gridfulness4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gridfulness at none against Phoenix 2's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Phoenix 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Gridfulness sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phoenix 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Gridfulness every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Phoenix 2 versus Gridfulness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoenix 2Gridfulness
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings26K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size295 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFiri GamesFixonal PTE Ltd.

Bugs and requests

Phoenix 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Warp gate charge time bug
  • Occasional crashes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add haptic feedback
  • Implement an endless mode
  • Allow players to customize ships
  • Add a level creator
  • Provide an offline mode
Show 2 more
  • Improve ship ability descriptions
  • Add a replay feature

Gridfulness

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Phoenix 2

One-time10
  • 800 Credits$0.99
  • 5000 Credits$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
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  • VIP$4.99
  • 12000 Credits$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • 25000 Credits$19.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • 65000 Credits$49.99
  • Special Offer$49.99
1 purchases

Gridfulness

Subscriptions1
  • Gridfulness Premium$1.991 Year

Questions

Is Phoenix 2 free?
Phoenix 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gridfulness free?
Gridfulness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phoenix 2 or Gridfulness have ads?
Phoenix 2 shows ads; Gridfulness does not.
Which is updated more often, Phoenix 2 or Gridfulness?
Phoenix 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gridfulness every 4 weeks. Most recently, Phoenix 2 was updated on November 4, 2026 and Gridfulness on October 28, 2026.

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