Comparison

Ships Squared vs Radiant Grid

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

Head to head
About

Ships Squared

A logic puzzle game where players deduce the hidden layout of thirteen ships on a 10x10 grid. It offers varying difficulty levels, from casual to intensely challenging, and allows for custom game creation and sharing with friends.

Highlights
  • Deduce hidden ship layouts
  • 10x10 grid gameplay
  • 12 difficulty levels
  • Unlimited custom games
  • Design and share own layouts
  • Workout for the mind
Features
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Ships Squared (Ships²) is a new game exclusive to the iPhone/iPad/iPod touch. You probably grew out of Battleships a long time ago. Now it's time to grow back in. Because Ships² is for adults, not children. Ships² is addictive. If you let it, it will take over your mind and ruin your life. Thirteen ships are laid out on a 10x10 board according to strict rules. You fire at squares. You get the results. You deduce where the ships are. And you draw them. Unlike traditional Battleships, you don't actually need to sink the ships: it's deducing their layout that is the achievement. There are 12 levels, all using the same basic rules. The lightest ones can be played casually while waiting for the bus. The middling ones take from 5 to 20 minutes of concentrated thought. The heaviest levels demand intense, rigorous, error-free reasoning for half an hour or more. Only a few geniuses will attempt the top level, which takes two hours at least. Ships² is not a game of chance but of reasoning. It's a workout for the mind. Like all workouts, you mustn't overdo it. As it says on the bottle: please think responsibly! Ships² can create an unlimited number of different games for you to play. You can design your own layouts too, and send them to your friends to see how well they do. Full, illustrated instructions are included as part of the game.

About

Radiant Grid

A calming puzzle game featuring 99 handcrafted levels with increasing difficulty. Players tap squares to light a path across a grid, following number clues to solve each challenge. Enjoy a soothing soundtrack and a beautiful, minimalist design.

Highlights
  • 99 challenging handcrafted levels
  • Mindful and relaxing gameplay
  • Ambient soundtrack
  • Simple tap controls
  • Increasing difficulty curve
Features
Currently charting
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A mindful, relaxing puzzle game with 99 increasingly challenging, handcrafted levels. Simple to play but not so simple to complete! Immerse yourself in the soothing ambient soundtrack and focus on solving the grid. “Quite simply one of the most beautiful puzzle games I have ever played. The design is simple, yet aesthetically pleasing, and the soundtrack is a wonderful sonic wash that perfectly compliments the gameplay. The puzzles themselves are well pitched. The introductory rounds are small enough to lend themselves to both a studied approach or random tapping. They gradually ramp up the difficulty level, and with so many to work through, there is great value for money to be had." - an App Store customer from the UK. How to play: Start at the origin and tap the squares to light a path across the grid. There’s just one rule! The numbers scattered across the grid tell you how many squares you must light up around each one to solve the puzzle… and that’s where the skill comes in!

Screenshots

Ships Squared2 screens
Radiant Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ships Squared at Free against Radiant Grid's $1.99. Ships Squared also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Radiant Grid's advantage is chart position (#190 vs unranked) and ratings volume (15 vs 5). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ships Squared is free to download; Radiant Grid costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ships Squared holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Ships Squared's written reviews are positive against 85% of Radiant Grid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, Radiant Grid every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Ships Squared versus Radiant Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShips SquaredRadiant Grid
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.2 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews85.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings515 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.3 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversalis PublishingOpen Planet Software

Customer experience

Ships Squared

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Radiant Grid

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ships Squared

No in-app purchases

None

Radiant Grid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ships Squared free?
Ships Squared is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Radiant Grid free?
Radiant Grid costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ships Squared or Radiant Grid?
Ships Squared is rated higher. Ships Squared averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Radiant Grid averages 4.2 from 15 ratings.
Do Ships Squared or Radiant Grid have ads?
Neither Ships Squared nor Radiant Grid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ships Squared or Radiant Grid?
Ships Squared ships an update every 6 weeks, and Radiant Grid every 6 months. Most recently, Ships Squared was updated on September 18, 2026 and Radiant Grid on September 13, 2026.

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