Comparison

OLO game vs Grilling

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

Head to head
About

OLO game

A strategic board game for up to four players on a single device. Outmaneuver opponents to get your pieces into your target zone using cunning techniques. Enjoy a beautiful design and soundscape in this addictive game of skill.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Two player mode
  • Four player mode
  • Beautiful soundscape
  • Color themes
Features
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We’re a small team, and OLO is the game we most love to play. People tell us they play it with their family, over dinner with friends, or on a date, and honestly that’s the nicest thing we hear. It’s a minimalist board game about skill and a little bit of cunning. Slide your OLOs toward your zone, nudge your opponents’ out of the way, and try not to get caught by the death finger. Easy to pick up in seconds, hard to put down, and best played shoulder to shoulder on one device. Play it two ways: head to head with one friend, or four of you together around the screen. Perfect for family, friends, or a date. The idea is simple: get as many of your OLOs into your target zone as you can. The fun is in how you do it, a gentle tap, a bold shove, or a well-timed bit of mischief to send someone else off course. It was an App Store Editors’ Choice worldwide and a Game of the Year runner-up, and it reached #1 in 22 countries. But we’re proudest that people still sit down and play it years later. What people have said: “OLO is one of the classiest productions you’ll ever see on iOS, a minimalist multiplayer game that’s as achingly gorgeous as it is perfectly tuned” — Eurogamer “A nearly perfect multiplayer game that’s as simple as it is beautiful” — Slide to Play “10/10. Its amazing that how a very simple concept can be so entertaining and addictive” — Action Radius “Internet craze OLO, ‘the Skee-Ball for the 21st century’” — The Daily Mail “Puzzling Fun for the Whole Family” — iPhoneAlley Inside: - A fresh, minimal design that gets out of the way - Two player, head to head - Four player, all together on one device - No internet needed, play anywhere - No ads, no in-app purchases, the whole game is yours - A calm, beautiful soundscape - Lots of colour themes to make it yours Thanks for taking a look. We hope OLO finds a place at your table.

About

Grilling

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Grill your friends. Dish out your hot takes. Reveal the imposter. Remix their drawings. Grilling is the ultimate mobile party game built to get everyone laughing. Select one of five unique game modes, share the code, and let your friends join instantly from their own phones. ——— TURN THE HEAT UP Get a scale or create your own, such as Cold to Hot, and receive a secret percentage. Your job is to come up with the perfect word or phrase for that exact spot on the scale. Everyone else must work out where your clue belongs, and the closer they get, the more points they score. Nail the clue and you’ll earn points too. HOT TAKES Ask and answer hilarious questions about your friends and battle it out to write the funniest response. Choose to answer questions about one player, put two friends head-to-head, submit your own questions, or use AI suggestions whenever you need inspiration. Just remember, if you can’t handle the heat, stay off the grill! IMPOSTER Build a board of 12 words with your friends, then watch as everyone except one player is secretly given the same word. Each player submits a clue, trying to prove they belong without giving the answer away, while clues appear live with each player’s thinking time. Spot the panic, question the suspicious clues and vote for whoever you think is bluffing. You can also fill the board with the players themselves, making every clue far more personal. ID GAME One player is secretly given a “Who’s most likely to…” question and ranks everyone in the group. They then mix the real question in with a selection of convincing fakes, leaving everyone else to study the ranking and work out the question. Guess correctly to earn points, submit your own questions to make things even more personal, and prepare to find out exactly how your friends see you. SKETCHY COPIES Unleash your creativity on a canvas and draw anything you like. Another player gets one second to look at your masterpiece before attempting to recreate it from memory, while you make a sketchy copy of someone else’s. Every new version is passed on and copied again, creating a chain of increasingly ridiculous remakes. At the end, reveal the full chain and see how each drawing became completely unrecognisable. ——— BUILT FOR EFFORTLESS GAME NIGHTS Grilling has been designed around one thing: making party games as easy and enjoyable as possible. • Start another game while retaining the same players and scores • Let new players join using the game code • See exactly which players you are still waiting for • Skip a game, round or voting period whenever the host is ready to move on • Set and adjust timers so rounds advance automatically • Choose whether votes, responses and answers are anonymous • Pick your own colourful sausage character • Switch between light mode and dark mode • Kick, block and report disruptive players No repeatedly creating new lobbies. No endlessly waiting for one person to respond. No losing your scores halfway through the night. Just choose a mode, turn up the heat and start grilling your friends. Download Grilling for free and find out who can handle the heat.

Screenshots

OLO game4 screens
Grilling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Grilling at Free against OLO game's $4.99. Grilling also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). OLO game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Grilling is free to download; OLO game costs $4.99 up front. Grilling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OLO game asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OLO game ships an update every 4 months, Grilling every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OLO game versus Grilling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOLO gameGrilling
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (332 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings332 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB85 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSennepGrilling Games Ltd

In-app purchases

None

OLO game

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Grilling

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$9.99

Questions

Is OLO game free?
OLO game costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grilling free?
Grilling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OLO game or Grilling have ads?
Grilling shows ads; OLO game does not.
Which is updated more often, OLO game or Grilling?
OLO game ships an update every 4 months, and Grilling every 5 weeks. Most recently, OLO game was updated on October 21, 2026 and Grilling on October 11, 2026.

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