Squell vs Gridlock Dungeon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squell
A casual spelling game combining vocabulary challenges with spatial reasoning. Rearrange letter grids to form words, with move count impacting score. Enjoy offline play and save progress to return anytime.
- Spatial reasoning word puzzles
- Move-based scoring system
- Save progress and resume anytime
- Offline gameplay
- Addictive and engaging gameplay
- Simple, clean design
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Squell is a casual spelling game that challenges your vocabulary and your spatial reasoning. Imagine Boggle got a little too friendly with a Rubik's cube and you've got Squell. Rearrange a grid of letters to spell words. How many moves you make matters, but get good and keep the game going to rack up tons of points. Squell games are controlled by how many moves you make, so you play it at your own pace. It's a great game to put down and come back to later, since all progress is saved on your device as you play and you can always review the words you've already spelled. It works offline, so it's great on a plane, a train, or in that waiting room with no cell service. Squell is simple to play, but with plenty of strategies to uncover and master, you'll come back to it again and again!
Gridlock Dungeon
Navigate a dungeon grid, clearing creatures by tracing an uninterrupted path. Solve increasingly complex puzzles, unlock new mechanics, and utilize hints to overcome challenges. Enjoy a charming art style and immersive music in this strategic puzzle adventure.
- Clear creatures by tracing paths
- Progressively complex puzzles
- Unlockable creatures and mechanics
- Helpful hint system
- Replayable puzzles
- Intuitive tap-and-drag gameplay
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Embark on a journey through the depths of Gridlock Dungeon, a captivating puzzle adventure. You, the hero, must clear creatures by traversing an uninterrupted path through the dungeon grid. Each level presents a unique challenge, with progressively complex puzzles that will test your strategy and wit. As you descend further, unlock new creatures, traps, and mechanics that add fresh layers of difficulty. Struggling with a particularly devious puzzle? Use carefully crafted hints to nudge you in the right direction. Return to previous puzzles to perfect your solutions or challenge yourself again. Featuring an intuitive tap-and-drag gameplay system, Gridlock Dungeon offers a smooth learning curve with endless replayability. Lose yourself in its atmospheric music and delightful art style, which bring the dungeon's eerie yet charming world to life. Key Features: - 100 unlockable creatures and puzzle mechanics - 500 replayable puzzles - Helpful hints if you get stuck - Immersive music and charming, hand-crafted art - Easy-to-learn, hard-to-master grid-based gameplay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Squell at every 8 days against Gridlock Dungeon's every 4 months. Squell also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Squell costs $0.99 and Gridlock Dungeon $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Squell against 4.8 for Gridlock Dungeon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Squell's written reviews are positive against 80% of Gridlock Dungeon's.
Squell ships an update every 8 days, Gridlock Dungeon every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squell | Gridlock Dungeon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #140 — better | #188 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Compassionate Robot Studios LLC | Red Hawk Games |
Customer experience
Squell
Gridlock Dungeon
In-app purchases
Squell
No in-app purchases
Gridlock Dungeon
No in-app purchases









