Comparison

Hidden Grid vs Splodge

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

Head to head
About

Hidden Grid

This app encourages screen exploration and teaches basic touch and drag skills with single or multi-touch options. It features colored shapes, patterns, and sound effects that respond to touch, making it ideal for young children and those with visual impairments.

Highlights
  • Screen exploration
  • Touch and drag skills
  • Single and multi-touch
  • Sound effects
  • Ideal for low vision
  • Hand-eye coordination
Features
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This activity has been designed to encourage exploration of the whole screen and teach basic touch and drag skills including options for single or multitouch. Drag your finger around the screen to reveal coloured shapes and patterns, with different sound effects that change pitch. When you lift your finger the tiles will fade. Black background, different sound effects and bright colours make this a very motivating activity for children with visual impairments as well as being great fun for the very young. The great feedback makes this an ideal cause and effect activity that can help develop hand eye co-ordination. Key Features: • Black background and bright colours ideal for low vision. • Single touch to encourage finger isolation and pointing - may be easier for some users to understand. • Multi-touch for maximum feedback. • Simple interaction and fun for very young children.

About

Splodge

Features
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Splodge — Paint, Draw, and Make Art Paint, draw, and grow your art skills, all in one app. Splodge opens into two worlds: a full studio for painting and drawing, and a friendly place to learn to draw, one step at a time. Start wherever you are, and keep growing. — A STUDIO FOR PAINTING AND DRAWING — • Brushes that respond to how hard you press, with hundreds of styles. • Layers and groups, plus layer masks and adjustment layers, so nothing you try has to be permanent. • Photo effects — bring in a photo and give it a look, from Cartoon and Oil paint to Neon and Glitch. Change it whenever you like; the photo underneath is never altered. • Drawing guides with perspective and symmetry grids, and Quick Shape for clean lines, circles, and squares. • Selections, transform tools, re-editable text, and shapes. • Big, high-resolution canvases, with autosave and crash recovery. Crop, resize, and share your work. • Time-lapse — watch any painting replay itself as a video you can share. — LEARN TO DRAW AND GROW — Warm, oversized, and reading-free — made for young artists, and fun at any age. • Learn to Draw — follow friendly guides to draw shapes step by step, and earn a star for every try. No pressure — just practice that builds real skill. • Coloring Book — tap to fill hundreds of outlined pictures, then press "Grade me!" for gentle, encouraging feedback. Splodge sees how much you've colored and how neatly you stayed in the lines, and celebrates with sparkles, stars, and medals. • My Art — every finished piece is saved to a personal shelf to reopen and show off. • Parent-safe by design — a parental gate guards every exit, setting, and purchase. No ads, no links out, no surprises. — PLANS — Splodge is free to start. An optional subscription unlocks the full studio: • Monthly, 3-month, 6-month, and yearly plans • Lifetime — pay once, keep everything, forever Purchases are protected behind the parental gate. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Website: https://www.toolbone.com Privacy: https://www.toolbone.com/privacy-policy Terms: https://www.toolbone.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Splodge at Free against Hidden Grid's $3.99. Splodge also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). Hidden Grid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Splodge is free to download; Hidden Grid costs $3.99 up front. Splodge sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Hidden Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidden Grid ships an update every 14 months, Splodge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hidden Grid versus Splodge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden GridSplodge
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInclusive Technology LtdToolbone LLP

In-app purchases

None

Hidden Grid

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Splodge

Subscriptions4
  • Doodle Dash$0.991 Month
  • Sketch Spree$2.793 Months
  • Color Craze$5.296 Months
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  • Art Adventure$8.291 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$25.99

Questions

Is Hidden Grid free?
Hidden Grid costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Splodge free?
Splodge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hidden Grid or Splodge have ads?
Neither Hidden Grid nor Splodge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hidden Grid or Splodge?
Hidden Grid ships an update every 14 months, and Splodge every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hidden Grid was updated on October 4, 2026 and Splodge on October 1, 2026.

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