Grid Control vs Chessle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grid Control
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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.
Chessle
This app offers a curated collection of chess puzzles for players of all skill levels, from beginners to Grandmasters. It features an offline mode with no login required, allowing users to train their puzzle intuition at their own pace. Filters help users review solved puzzles or tackle challenging ones.
- Offline play
- No login required
- Puzzles for all skill levels
- Minimalistic design
- Solved/Unsolved puzzle filters
- Puzzle intuition training
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Completely offline and no logins required, Chessle: Chess Puzzles trains your puzzle intuition. Curated puzzles designed to delight beginners to Grandmasters. The puzzles range from easy to fiendishly difficult. The minimalistic design lets the user go at the desired pace, while "Solved" and "Unsolved" filters let you review puzzles you've solved to ingrain them in your mind, or tackle the most problematic puzzles that you had trouble solving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grid Control at none against Chessle's 1. Grid Control also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Chessle's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months). On price, ads 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. Chessle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grid Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grid Control ships an update every 19 months, Chessle monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grid Control | Chessle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cory Harasha | ENVISIONAIRY LLC |
In-app purchases
Grid Control
No in-app purchases
Chessle
- Unlock Full App$0.99
