Comparison

Arkham Cards vs Grid Control

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

Head to head
About

Arkham Cards

Manage your investigator decks, track campaign progress, and explore game mechanics. This tool helps you build valid decks, log scenario results, and even simulate chaos bag draws. It's designed to enhance your gameplay experience for a popular card game.

Highlights
  • Deck creation and editing
  • Campaign progress tracking
  • Automatic campaign log
  • Investigator trauma management
  • Digital chaos bag simulation
  • Advanced card search
Features
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Create and edit decks for all of your investigators -- it will even check the deck-building rules to keep you honest. You can also group together decks into campaigns to track your progress combatting evils. The app can be used with local decks, or you can link your ArkhamDB account to sync changes on the go. • App can walk you through the setup + resolution of most campaigns, while maintaining the campaign log automatically. • Edit and upgrade your investigator's decks, either offline or by linking your ArkhamDB account. • Track scenario results and keep the campaign log up to date. • Keep track of investigator trauma and assign new random basic weaknesses as you take on new madnesses. • Draw tokens from the digital chaos bag, and calculate the odds of success before you do. • Use the advanced card search to search by trait, health, shroud etc. A great tool if you ever need to evaluate how many 'non-elite' enemies can be targeted by a card or know which locations a Flashlight wielding Zoey can actually stand a chance at investigating. Arkham Cards is not affiliated or endorsed by Arkham Horror: The Card Game, (c) 2016 Fantasy Flight Games.

About

Grid Control

Features
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A 4x4 Tic Tac Toe game with a twist: you can't move in the same row or column as the previous move made by the opponent. Features: - Single Player: Face against a skilled artificial intelligence across 8 difficulty levels. One must learn to master Control of the Grid in order to defeat all 8 levels and the difficulty automatically adjusts based on your win/lose results. - Local Multiplayer: Challenge an in-person friend by playing a friendly match on the same device. - Online Multiplayer: Face an opponent that could be anywhere else in the world and see who has better control of the grid. Matches are based on a first-come first-serve basis at this point.

Screenshots

Arkham Cards4 screens
Grid Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Arkham Cards at every 5 days against Grid Control's every 19 months. Grid Control's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arkham Cards ships an update every 5 days, Grid Control every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arkham Cards versus Grid Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArkham CardsGrid Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (242 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings242 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.48.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size333 MB72 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaniel SalinasCory Harasha

In-app purchases

None

Arkham Cards

No in-app purchases

None

Grid Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arkham Cards free?
Arkham Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grid Control free?
Grid Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Arkham Cards or Grid Control have ads?
Neither Arkham Cards nor Grid Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arkham Cards or Grid Control?
Arkham Cards ships an update every 5 days, and Grid Control every 19 months. Most recently, Arkham Cards was updated on September 21, 2026 and Grid Control on September 19, 2026.

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