Surround vs Golf Grids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surround
Strategically place wall blocks to surround an enemy on a turn-based board. Plan your moves carefully to prevent the enemy from escaping and achieve high scores by using fewer blocks and leaving escape routes open. Aim for three stars to unlock new levels.
- Surround enemy with wall blocks
- Turn-based gameplay
- Strategic move planning
- Scoring system for efficiency
- Unlockable levels
- Bonus for uncovered escape blocks
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A fun but challenging puzzle game! The objective of the game is to surround the enemy by placing wall blocks on the board before the enemy escapes trough an escape block. The game is turn based and the enemy can move in all directions. This makes it crucial to plan your next move carefully, otherwise the enemy will escape and you will lose! The less blocks you place the higher score you will get! You also get a big bonus at the end of the game for every escape block you don’t cover with a wall block during the game. Aim to get the score as high as possible to collect all 3 stars and unlock the next level.
Golf Grids
A relaxing yet challenging puzzle game where you draw walls to guide a golf ball into the hole. Collect tokens to unlock hints and harder levels. Enjoy over 1,000 unique puzzles and daily challenges with no ads.
- 1,000+ unique puzzles
- Daily grid challenges
- Two game modes: Classic and Duo
- Six difficulty levels
- Hint system with collectible tokens
- No ads
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Golf Grids is a simple yet challenging puzzle game. Learn in minutes and play for hours! Draw walls and change the ball's direction to get it into the hole. Be careful not to let it fall into the water! Collect tokens along the way that can be used for hints and unlocking harder difficulties. Some grids have more than one solution, so don't be afraid to think outside of the box! *** Golf Grids Features *** - 1,000+ unique puzzles, plus fresh daily grids generated every day! - 2 exciting game modes: Classic and Duo - 6 separate difficulties ranging from Beginner to Expert - Simple, easy-to-learn controls with full tutorial - Clean and colorful UI with smooth animations - NO ADS and all content is free :) Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Golf Grids at 100% against Surround's 50%. Golf Grids also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Surround's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). 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. Surround sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Golf Grids asks for nothing beyond the download.
Golf Grids holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Grids has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Surround's written reviews are positive against 100% of Golf Grids's.
Surround ships an update every 5 days, Golf Grids every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surround | Golf Grids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 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 | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INNCODER AS | Matthew Herrmann |
Customer experience
Surround
Golf Grids
In-app purchases
Surround
- 10 Coins$1.99
- 50 Coins$6.99
- 100 Coins$10.99
Golf Grids
No in-app purchases
