Bored vs Gradient Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bored
A straightforward puzzle game designed to alleviate boredom. The objective is to strategically move pieces until a specific 'special' piece lands on the center space. All puzzles are solvable and offer randomized orientations for replayability.
- Stop special piece on center
- Pieces move until blocked
- Randomized puzzle orientations
- Multiple difficulty packs
- Solvable puzzles
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Bored is a simple puzzle game for when you're bored. The object is to stop one certain piece on the center space. All of the puzzles have solutions. The Rules: • You solve the puzzle if the SPECIAL piece STOPS on the center space. • When you move ANY piece, it keeps moving until it is blocked by another piece. • If a moving piece is NOT blocked, it will move off the board and the puzzle will reset. • No diagonal moves are allowed. Each of the 3 available puzzle packs increase in difficulty level and number of puzzles. Each puzzle has 8 possible orientations, randomly selected each time you play it.
Gradient Games
Enjoy a collection of simple, vibrant board games playable on a single device. Challenge friends to local multiplayer matches with included titles like chess, reversi, and checkers. Customize your game experience with theme creation and sharing.
- Simple, colorful board game collection
- Create and share custom themes
- Local multiplayer on the same device
- Includes chess, reversi, and checkers
- Challenge friends
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Gradient Games is a simple, colorful board game collection where you can create and share themes! Challenge friends to local games on the same device. Currently includes chess, reversi, and checkers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gradient Games at none against Bored's 3. Bored's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Bored sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Gradient Games asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bored ships an update every 6 months, Gradient Games every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bored | Gradient Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Q. Kelly | Samuel McBroom |
Customer experience
Bored
Gradient Games
In-app purchases
Bored
- Puzzle Pack 2$0.99
- Puzzle Pack 3$0.99
- Puzzle Pack 4$0.99
Gradient Games
No in-app purchases
