Y vs Gravesweeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Y
This classic puzzle game challenges you to rearrange shuffled tiles on a grid. You can use numbered tiles or your own photos from your device. The grid size is adjustable, and you can easily reshuffle the board with a shake.
- Numbered grid or photo tiles
- Use photos from camera or library
- Adjustable grid sizes (3x3 to 6x6)
- Shake to re-scramble
- Classic Fifteen Puzzle gameplay
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Y-Tiles is an iPhone version of the classic handheld Fifteen Puzzle tile game. The goal is to unscramble a grid of shuffled tiles using the touchscreen. The tiles can be either a numbered grid or an iPhone photo. Features: - Tile board can be numbered grid, photo, or both - Use photo from camera, library, or included selection - Configurable grid from [3 x 3] to [6 x 6] - Shake iPhone to re-scramble the tile board
Gravesweeper
Navigate haunted dungeons using logic puzzles to avoid traps and find your way out. Unlock abilities, costumes, and explore various game modes, including a roguelike challenge. Enjoy Halloween-themed graphics and progressive difficulty.
- Minesweeper logic in dungeon crawler
- Multiple game modes (Campaign, Roguelike, Daily)
- Unlockable abilities and costumes
- Procedurally generated puzzles
- Halloween-themed graphics
- Progressive difficulty
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Minesweeper meets a haunted dungeon adventure. Read the numbers, work out where the traps are, and guide your skeleton to the stairs. Collect candy, discover powerful abilities, and explore increasingly dangerous floors. A little logic can get you far. The right upgrade can get you even further. THREE WAYS TO EXPLORE Campaign Turn each run into lasting progress. Spend candy on dozens of permanent upgrades, unlock spooky costumes, and push deeper into the dungeon. Choose Normal or Hard Mode and keep up to three separate save slots. Daily Run Reach level 10 to unlock a new challenge each day with a shared dungeon seed and preselected abilities. Track your results in the calendar and share your score with friends. Reaper's Run Draft abilities as you climb and discover combinations that help you survive. Every attempt gives you a different build, and death ends the run. How far can you get? Available through a one-time purchase. BUILD YOUR OWN WAY TO PLAY Discover and combine dozens of abilities, from protective shields to trap-clearing fireworks. Invest in permanent upgrades during Campaign or adapt to the choices offered in Reaper's Run. Experiment with different combinations as the dungeon grows more dangerous. A COLLECTION WORTH CHASING Unlock 23 costumes by reaching new floors, collecting candy, and completing special challenges. Every costume marks a milestone in your journey. MORE TO DISCOVER - Multiple biomes, tougher Heat Levels, and special challenge floors - Original music and sound effects, with audio controls in settings - Local auto-save and three save slots - Swipe and tap controls, plus compatible controller support - 23 Game Center achievements tied to costume milestones - Game Center leaderboards for campaign progress, Reaper's Run, and lifetime candy collection Game Center is optional. Previously unlocked costumes count toward achievements when you sign in, too. FREE TO START, NO ADS Campaign and today's Daily Run are free to play. Two optional one-time purchases add more ways to play: - Reaper's Run unlocks the roguelike mode. - Rewind Pass lets you revisit past Daily Runs and retry them. No ads, subscriptions, or energy meters. How far can you get with a little logic and a pocket full of candy?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Y at none against Gravesweeper's 2. Gravesweeper's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, rating, 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. Gravesweeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Y asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Y against 5.0 for Gravesweeper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gravesweeper has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Y's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gravesweeper's.
Y ships an update every 9 months, Gravesweeper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Y | Gravesweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Yunker | Wesley Ehrlichman |
Customer experience
Y
Gravesweeper
In-app purchases
Y
No in-app purchases
Gravesweeper
- Reaper's Run$1.99
- Rewind Pass$1.99









