Scale.io vs Free the Grid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scale.io
Engage in a unique racing experience where you can dynamically adjust your vehicle's wheel size. This update introduces new cars, improved movement, and an enhanced shop and upgrade system for a more engaging gameplay loop.
- Adjustable wheel size
- New car additions
- Updated car movement
- Enhanced UI and animations
- Shop and upgrade system
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Big Update Released.! Scale.io is new kind of fun racing that you can scale your wheels bigger or smaller. In this update we make some changes at car movement system and shop system. These are new features of new update: New Cars added Car movement Updated UI updated Animations updated Shop and Upgrade System Added.
Free the Grid
A captivating puzzle game where players clear a grid by strategically tapping blocks. Success requires careful observation and planning to remove all blocks, with increasing difficulty and a combo system for higher scores.
- One-tap block clearing
- Endless progression
- Handcrafted puzzle boards
- Combo system
- High-score chasing
- Quick sessions
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Free the Grid! is a fast and satisfying puzzle game where every tap matters. Each level is a packed board of unique block shapes. Your goal is simple: clear the entire grid ! But only blocks with a free path can escape, so you need to observe carefully, plan ahead, and tap in the right order. Easy levels let you build momentum. Medium levels test your reading. Hard levels push your logic with tricky layouts, branching shapes, and deceptive blockers. The better you play, the longer your run lasts. Features: - Simple one-tap gameplay - Endless progression with rising difficulty - Handcrafted-style puzzle boards - Combo system and score boosting - Perfect clears and high-score chasing - Clean visuals and satisfying feedback - Quick sessions, deep mastery - Easy to learn, hard to master. How far can you go ?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Free the Grid at none against Scale.io's shown. Free the Grid also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Scale.io's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
Scale.io holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Free the Grid has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Scale.io ships an update weekly, Free the Grid fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scale.io | Free the Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (18 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 274 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haluk KIYAGAN | Krzysztof Janik |
Customer experience
Scale.io
Free the Grid
In-app purchases
Scale.io
No in-app purchases
Free the Grid
No in-app purchases
Questions
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