Squares HD vs Gaia Project
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squares HD
A classic strategy board game for iPad, offering a simple yet engaging experience. Challenge yourself or a friend in various modes with numerous board configurations. The goal is to outmaneuver your opponent and claim victory.
- 125 unique boards
- 1 and 2-player modes
- Attaxx-like gameplay variant
- High score tracking
- Random board generation
- Resume previous games
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Squares for the iPhone has been downloaded more than half a million times! Here it is with a bigger screen and updated graphics for your iPad! A simple strategy game in the same vein as Othello, Reversi & Attaxx. Play against your iPad or another player. Choose one of your squares and then either copy or move that square into one of the highlighted squares surrounding it. Take over the other player's squares by jumping next to them, and win by making it impossible for the other player to move. Features: - 125 boards! - 1 and 2-player modes: play against your iPad or another player. - Attaxx-like mode changes the squares you can move/copy to. - Hiscores. - Random boards. - Full boards with no missing places. - Skip boards you don't want to play. - Resume a previous game.
Gaia Project
Embark on a strategic journey to colonize the galaxy by mastering terraforming. Each of the 14 unique factions has distinct environmental needs, driving the need to adapt planets for survival. This is the official digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game.
- 14 unique factions
- Peaceful galactic colonization
- Terraforming mechanics
- Adaptable environmental needs
- Official digital board game adaptation
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In Gaia Project, each player controls one of 14 factions striving to peacefully colonize the Terra Mystica galaxy. Each faction has different environmental needs to survive on a planet. These needs have led the factions to master terraforming, enabling them to make different planet types habitable for themselves. This is the official digital version of the board game Gaia Project by Feuerland Verlag. Minimum RAM: 3 GB Recommended RAM: 4 GB Gaia Project is a graphics-heavy board game with advanced AI opponents. Your gameplay speed and AI strength may be limited with older devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gaia Project at 59% against Squares HD's 0%. Gaia Project also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months). Squares HD's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $9.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
Squares HD costs $0.99 and Gaia Project $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gaia Project holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gaia Project has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Squares HD's written reviews are positive against 59% of Gaia Project's.
Squares HD ships an update every 13 months, Gaia Project monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squares HD | Gaia Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 59.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 371 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chris Haynes | DIGIDICED |
Customer experience
Squares HD
Gaia Project
In-app purchases
Squares HD
No in-app purchases
Gaia Project
No in-app purchases
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