Comparison

POINPY vs Grid Wave

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

Head to head
About

POINPY

Bounce upwards, dodging enemies and collecting fruit to feed a hungry beast. Unlock new abilities and modes as you climb higher in this vertical action game. Explore randomly generated areas and master one-handed controls.

Highlights
  • Intuitive one-handed controls
  • Bounce and flip mechanics
  • Collect fruit for beast's juice
  • Dodge adorable baddies
  • Unlockable puzzle and endless modes
  • Randomly generated areas
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Bounce up, dodge adorable baddies and feed the blue beast that's hot on your heels. A vertical climber from the creator of the award-winning Downwell. Keep going higher and higher because new and more challenging areas await. Earn and unlock abilities that will help you jump into your next run with a better shot at reaching the end. FEATURES Juice 'em up: Use intuitive, one-handed controls to bounce, flip around and grab fruit for the beast's juice. Climb & collect: Evade creatures lurking in randomly generated areas. Collect special abilities like the octobub, which sucks in fruit, and the handy snail clock, which stops time while you ready your next jump. Plus many others! Open new modes: Find a not-so-well-hidden area to unlock the tricky puzzle mode. Complete Poinpy to unlock an endless mode.

About

Grid Wave

A satisfying block puzzle game where you drag pieces onto a board to clear rows and columns. Compete for high scores, complete handcrafted levels, and tackle daily challenges. Power-ups and cosmetic unlocks add strategic depth.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop block placement
  • Clear rows and columns
  • Endless, Campaign, and Daily Challenge modes
  • Power-ups like Bomb and Line Blast
  • Global leaderboards and weekly leagues
  • Unlock cosmetic themes and boosters
Features
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Grid Wave is a satisfying block puzzle: drag pieces onto a 6×6 board, clear full rows and columns, and chase your best score. Simple to learn, hard to put down. Every placement matters. Chain combos, build streaks, and watch the board light up when multiple lines clear at once. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Endless Classic high-score mode with adaptive difficulty. Terrain waves shake up the board, gem cells reward smart clears, and the challenge keeps climbing. Campaign 30+ handcrafted levels, then infinite procedurally generated puzzles. Clear lines, hit score targets, collect gems, and earn up to 3 stars per level. Daily Challenge One shared puzzle for the whole world, every day. One attempt. Build your streak and see how you stack up. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS Set a username and compete on global leaderboards. Join weekly leagues, climb ranks, hit milestones, and see where you stand against players worldwide. POWER UP YOUR RUN Charge your power bar by clearing lines, then unleash Bomb, Line Blast, and Rainbow tiles to turn a tough board around. Collect gems in every mode to unlock cosmetic themes, equip boosters for Endless runs, and access bonus gem levels in Campaign. BUILT FOR QUICK SESSIONS • Drag-and-drop pieces with a live ghost preview • Satisfying clear animations, haptics, and sound • Global leaderboards and weekly leagues • First-run tutorial — learn in under a minute • Missions and weekly gem hunts to keep you coming back • Portrait play, dark mode, offline-friendly FREE TO PLAY Grid Wave is free to download and play. Optional ads appear at natural break points. Remove interstitial ads forever with a one-time Ad Free + purchase — plus free undo and hint every run, instant reward claims, and 150 gems to start. Rewarded ads remain available for optional revives and bonus gems. No account required. No login. Just play.

Screenshots

POINPY4 screens
Grid Wave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: POINPY at none against Grid Wave's shown. POINPY also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (153 vs 1). Grid Wave's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. POINPY sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Grid Wave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for POINPY against 5.0 for Grid Wave. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POINPY has 153 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of POINPY's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grid Wave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, Grid Wave every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
POINPY versus Grid Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOINPYGrid Wave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (153 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings153 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDevolverVIskara Innovation Private Limited

Customer experience

POINPY

All ratings153 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%

Grid Wave

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

POINPY

One-time3
  • Standard Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Super Generous Tip!$9.99
1 purchases

Grid Wave

One-time1
  • Ad Free Plus$4.99

Questions

Is POINPY free?
POINPY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grid Wave free?
Grid Wave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, POINPY or Grid Wave?
Grid Wave is rated higher. POINPY averages 4.9 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while Grid Wave averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do POINPY or Grid Wave have ads?
Grid Wave shows ads; POINPY does not.
Which is updated more often, POINPY or Grid Wave?
POINPY ships an update every 2 weeks, and Grid Wave every 2 days. Most recently, POINPY was updated on October 13, 2026 and Grid Wave on October 7, 2026.

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