Griddie Islands vs Never Drop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Griddie Islands
Place quirky beings on tiny islands to attract fleas that produce money. Merge beings to discover higher levels and increase production in this lively idle merger game. Explore over 50 unique levels.
- Place beings on islands
- Fleas produce money
- Merge beings to level up
- Discover 50+ levels
- Idle production mechanics
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Welcome to the world of Griddies! A world where tiny islands are inhabited by even tinier fleas and quirky beings called Griddies! Place griddies on the islands and watch as the fleas start to jump around in excitement and produce money! Use it to buy more griddies to attract more fleas. Same-level Griddies can also be merged into higher level ones, and the higher the level the more they produce! Merge every Griddie to discover the 50+ levels, each with its own look and personality. Merge, level up, and try to keep the islands filled in this lively idle merger!
Never Drop
Keep a ball from falling by tapping it to score points with every touch. Test your reflexes and see how long you can last in this simple yet addictive game.
- Tap to keep the ball from falling
- Score points for every touch
- Simple, addictive gameplay
- Endless scoring potential
- High-score chasing
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As the ball drops you get points for every touch you make to keep it from falling!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Never Drop at none against Griddie Islands's 8. Never Drop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Griddie Islands's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 75 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Griddie Islands sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Never Drop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Never Drop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Griddie Islands has 1.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Griddie Islands's written reviews are positive against 100% of Never Drop's.
Griddie Islands ships an update monthly, Never Drop every 75 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Griddie Islands | Never Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 75 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pomelo Games | Trevor Healy |
Customer experience
Griddie Islands
Never Drop
Bugs and requests
Griddie Islands
Reported bugs
3 issues- Screen going black when placing Griddies
- Inventory getting stuck with no way to clear
- Inconsistent in-app purchase functionality
Requested features
5 requests- More islands and Griddie designs
- Prestige system or other progression mechanics
- Option to sell or discard unwanted Griddies
- Ability to rotate Griddies
- In-game notes or planning tools
Never Drop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Griddie Islands
- Cubes 10 pack2 variants$0.99
- Cubes 60 pack2 variants$4.99
- Cubes 200 pack$9.99
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- Cubes 600 pack$19.99
- Cubes 2100 pack$49.99
- Cubes 5800 pack$99.99
Never Drop
No in-app purchases
