Grindstone vs Disney Getaway Blast+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Disney Getaway Blast+
Embark on a tropical puzzle adventure, matching tiles to renovate and customize vacation destinations. Collect beloved Disney & Pixar characters, each with unique power-ups, to help restore an enchanted paradise. Enjoy hundreds of challenging puzzles anytime, anywhere.
- Matching puzzle games
- Tropical island renovation
- Disney & Pixar character collection
- Unique character power-ups
- Hundreds of puzzles
- Customizable vacation locales
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Stamp your passport to embark on a fun and relaxing puzzle-popping vacation adventure! Disney Getaway Blast+ takes you on a trip to the tropics with hundreds of puzzles to solve and characters to collect. Play matching puzzle games on a tropical island to renovate and customize your vacation destination. Get help from Disney & Pixar keychain characters you know and love, and see them come to life! Find and collect these adorable, quirky characters, each with unique power-ups, and play puzzle games to restore and rebuild an enchanted vacation paradise. The lands of Disney Getaway Blast+ are filled with Disney & Pixar characters, from Lilo & Stitch, Toy Story, Aladdin, Mickey and Friends, Frozen and more. Collect these adorable keychains and watch them at play! Take a tropical getaway, a frozen expedition and more. You can enjoy them all, anytime, anywhere! Disney Getaway Blast+ Features: Puzzle Games • Play matching puzzles with a tropical Disney theme. • Beat hundreds of puzzles with exploding tiles and screen-shaking power-ups! • Craft powerful boosters to match and blast your way through challenges! Disney & Pixar Magic • Collect Disney & Pixar keychain characters, all ready to have a blast! • Unlock amazing abilities, such as Aladdin’s lamp and Elsa’s frozen magic. • Play with dozens of familiar friends, from Mickey Mouse to Lilo and Stitch. Take a Tropical Vacation • Create and transform enchanting vacation locales! • Restore and customize islands. • Snap pics to fill your magical Photo Album and bring your paradise to life! • Bask in the fun of playing matching games on customized islands that you create! Enjoy & play with your favorite Disney & Pixar characters in the relaxing tropical islands that you design! Terms of Use: http://www.gameloft.com/en/conditions-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.gameloft.com/en/legal/apple-arcade-privacy-policy-disney-getaway-blast/ End-User License Agreement: http://www.gameloft.com/en/eula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Disney Getaway Blast+ at free against Grindstone's paid. Disney Getaway Blast+ also leads on iOS requirement (13.5 vs 15.0). Grindstone's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 66%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Grindstone against 4.8 for Disney Getaway Blast+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.2K and 7.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Grindstone's written reviews are positive against 66% of Disney Getaway Blast+'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Grindstone | Disney Getaway Blast+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7.2K ratings) | 4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 66.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.2K | 7.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 990 MB | 664 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | Capybara Games Inc. | Gameloft |
Customer experience
Grindstone
Disney Getaway Blast+
User reviews
Grindstone
From 7.2K 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
Disney Getaway Blast+
From 7.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Cute Disney characters
- 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases
- 💡 Relaxing and stress-free experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔒 Inability to progress without using coins/power-ups
- 🔒 Levels becoming too difficult without spending resources
Bugs and requests
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
Disney Getaway Blast+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to earn stars on certain levels
- Frequent save conflicts and data loss
- Levels not registering as completed
Requested features
3 requests- More customization options
- Ability to earn stars consistently at higher levels
- Faster progression and new content updates
In-app purchases
Grindstone
No in-app purchases
Disney Getaway Blast+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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