Comparison

Puzzle Hub vs Grid Arcade

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle Hub

This app offers a diverse collection of logic, word, picture, and number puzzle games in a single application. Enjoy unlimited access to level-based challenges and daily puzzles with smart hints and animated tutorials to help you learn. Customize your experience with light/dark themes and per-game settings.

Highlights
  • Collection of logic, word, picture, and number puzzles
  • Level-based and daily puzzle modes
  • Smart hints with explanations
  • Animated tutorials for each game
  • Light and dark theme options
  • Customizable per-game preferences
Features
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Puzzle Hub is a collection of logic, word, picture and number puzzle games - all in one app. Free, unlimited access to two modes of playing: 1. Level puzzles - huge number of levels, grouped by difficulty 2. Daily puzzles - unique puzzle every day, with the option to go back in time Smart hints - hints that don't just give you the right answer, but they also explain the situation and how the answer was calculated. This way, you can learn how to solve the puzzles by playing and using hints. Animated tutorials - each game has a carefully crafted tutorial. Discover new games and easily learn how to play and solve the puzzles. Light and dark theme - enjoy the game in light or dark mode, with a clean and intuitive design. Custom settings - customize you game experience by tweaking the per-game preferences. Games included: 1. Sudoku 2. Word Search 3. Word Connect 4. Word Snake 5. Minesweeper 6. Futoshiki (a.k.a. Unequal) 7. Color Link 8. Pipes 9. Cross Sum 10. Wordie And more games are in development!

About

Grid Arcade

This app offers a collection of popular logic games like Minesweeper, Sudoku, 2048, and Links. Compete with friends in daily challenges, race against your personal bests, and unlock new visual themes. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with progress saved locally.

Highlights
  • Collection of logic games (Minesweeper, Sudoku, 2048, Links)
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Compete with friends
  • Race against personal bests
  • Unlockable color themes
  • Local progress saving
  • Ad-free option via one-time purchase
Features
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8 puzzle games in one app: Sudoku, 2048, Minesweeper & more. Grid Game Arcade is your all-in-one puzzle game collection — logic, word, and number games in one clean, fast app. No account. No forced interruptions during gameplay. Play offline, anytime. THE GAMES • Minesweeper – Pure logic, no guessing. Outsmart the grid. • Sudoku – Classic number placement. Clean and distraction-free. • 2048 – Merge tiles and chase your high score. • Links – Connect every dot. Complete the grid in fewer moves. • Blocks – Drop pieces and clear lines. • Word Search – Find hidden words across themed puzzles. • Word Weaver – Build and connect words. • Color Flood – Fill the board in the fewest moves. COMPETE & CHALLENGE • Challenge friends on the exact same board • Async challenges — no accounts or sign-ups • Leaderboards via Game Center FEATURES • Daily challenges across all 8 games • Personal bests, streaks & stats • 40+ visual themes and styles • Fully playable offline • Free to play

Screenshots

Puzzle Hub4 screens
Grid Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Puzzle Hub at 47 against Grid Arcade's 2. Puzzle Hub also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Grid Arcade's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, ads 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. Puzzle Hub sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Grid Arcade sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Puzzle Hub against 5.0 for Grid Arcade. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puzzle Hub has 47 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Puzzle Hub's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grid Arcade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Hub ships an update every 2 weeks, Grid Arcade every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Puzzle Hub versus Grid Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle HubGrid Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (47 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB13 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJovan JovanovskiLuis Miguel Gutierrez

Customer experience

Puzzle Hub

All ratings47 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Grid Arcade

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Puzzle Hub

One-time9
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • Buy 5 Hints$2.99
  • Remove ads$4.99
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  • 5000 Coins$7.99
  • Buy 20 hints$9.99
  • 10.000 Coins$14.99
  • Buy 50 hints$24.99
  • Buy 100 hints$46.99
  • 50.000 Coins$69.99
2 purchases

Grid Arcade

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Arcade Pass$5.99

Questions

Is Puzzle Hub free?
Puzzle Hub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grid Arcade free?
Grid Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puzzle Hub or Grid Arcade?
Grid Arcade is rated higher. Puzzle Hub averages 4.9 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Grid Arcade averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Puzzle Hub or Grid Arcade have ads?
Both Puzzle Hub and Grid Arcade show ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Hub or Grid Arcade?
Puzzle Hub ships an update every 2 weeks, and Grid Arcade every 5 weeks. Most recently, Puzzle Hub was updated on October 24, 2026 and Grid Arcade on October 12, 2026.

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