Comparison

Lava Floor vs Grid Runner

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

Head to head
About

Lava Floor

Navigate a perilous environment by tapping left or right to jump. Avoid touching flames and the lava below to survive. Collect coins to unlock new fidget cube designs and customize your experience.

Highlights
  • Tap controls for jumping
  • Avoid lava and fire
  • Collect coins
  • Unlock new fidget cubes
  • Simple, addictive gameplay
Features
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Tap Left or Right for Fidget Cube Jump Jump to the Floor, run away form Lava. Don't touch the Fires, if touch it will drop to Lava! Collect 50 Coins to change Fidget Cube!

About

Grid Runner

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GRID RUNNER: NEON PROTOCOL One speed. One shot. Every hazard on the beat. Grid Runner is a hard-as-neon rhythm platformer. You race a glowing grid at a constant, relentless pace while every spike, gap, and gravity flip is placed precisely on a beat of the track. Learn the pattern, feel the rhythm, and thread the perfect run. Tap to jump. Hold to keep hopping. The same touch thrusts your ship, flips gravity on the ball, pulses the UFO, and steers the wave — five distinct game modes that change how you move mid-level, right when the music shifts. FEATURES • Five music-synced levels, each mapped beat-for-beat to its own track — from the opening pulse of GENESIS to the 136 BPM chaos of MELTDOWN • Five ways to move: cube, ship, ball, wave and UFO — plus jump orbs, gravity orbs, jump pads, gravity flips and speed changes • Tight, deterministic controls: custom kinematic physics on a fixed timestep, so a run only fails when YOU miss • Portal checkpoints and credit-priced revives — push deeper, or go clean for the perfect no-checkpoint run • Earn credits on every attempt and spend them on a growing shop of neon skins • Best-run marker, level completion and live progress percentage at a glance • 100% original, code-generated visuals — no stock art, just pure neon geometry on a glowing grid EASY TO START. BRUTAL TO MASTER. Every level is proven completable — the only thing between you and the finish is your own timing. Miss a beat and you restart. Nail it, and it feels incredible. Pull on your headphones, lock into the rhythm, and run the grid. More levels incoming. The protocol is just getting started. Terms of Service (EULA): https://monoblank.com/gridrunner-terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.monoblank.com/gridrunner-privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Lava Floor4 screens
Grid Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lava Floor at none against Grid Runner's 6. Lava Floor also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Grid Runner's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days). 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 Runner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Lava Floor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lava Floor ships an update every 8 days, Grid Runner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Lava Floor versus Grid Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLava FloorGrid Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppsNiceMONOBLANK TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Lava Floor

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Grid Runner

One-time6
  • Starter Cache$0.99
  • Grid Runner Welcome Offer$4.99
  • Data Vault$4.99
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  • Core Reserve$9.99
  • Grid Surplus$19.99
  • Singularity$49.99

Questions

Is Lava Floor free?
Lava Floor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grid Runner free?
Grid Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lava Floor or Grid Runner have ads?
Grid Runner shows ads; Lava Floor does not.
Which is updated more often, Lava Floor or Grid Runner?
Lava Floor ships an update every 8 days, and Grid Runner every 4 days. Most recently, Lava Floor was updated on November 4, 2026 and Grid Runner on November 5, 2026.

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