Comparison

Grid Journey vs Tendril Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

Grid Journey

Solve puzzles by merging gems to forge a path through a mysterious cave. Explore new realms, including the Windy River, with over 500 levels. Revisit stages to improve scores or tackle ultimate challenges.

Highlights
  • Gem merging puzzles
  • Mysterious cave exploration
  • Over 500 levels
  • Windy River chapter
  • Score challenges
  • No-restart challenges
Features
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Merge gems to clear a path through a mysterious cave. What secrets will you uncover? Tickle your brain, as you find your way through an unknown realm! In the latest chapter, sail the Windy River! Now 500 levels to explore! With Challenges, revisit earlier stages of your journey to improve your scores. Or try the ultimate challenge, to complete an entire stage without any restarts!

About

Tendril Puzzles

Features
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Tendril is a calm logic-puzzle game about drawing lines. Every number tells you how many cells its line covers. Drag out from a number — or from any empty cell — and watch the board fill. When every clue is satisfied and every cell is covered, the board blooms. TWO GAMES IN ONE • Lines — each number grows one straight line. Easy to learn, deep to master. • Branches — numbers grow arms in several directions at once. The same counting, a whole different puzzle. From a gentle first board to Extreme packs on boards up to 17×17, there is always a next step. A DAILY RITUAL Two fresh puzzles every day, one of each kind. Keep a streak, compare times on the daily board, and come back tomorrow. Play a week in a row and you earn a rest day, so a missed day does not undo the month behind it — and every seventh day in a row pays a little extra for the garden. A GARDEN THAT COMES ALIVE Solving earns Water and Seeds. Spend them in your own small meadow: plant flowers, bushes and trees, grow them stage by stage, and arrange everything the way you like. Grow the right things and animals move in — twelve of them, from a butterfly and a frog to a fox, an owl and a bear. Tap one and it hides. The meadow follows the seasons, visitors pass through, and a journal tells you who lives here and who might come next. FRIENDS AND LEADERBOARDS Daily, weekly and all-time boards, with your own neighbourhood always in view. Follow friends with a link, challenge them to beat your time on a board you just solved, leave a reaction on a good solve, and visit their gardens. SOMETHING TO AIM FOR Awards for streaks, for perfect days and flawless runs, for whole packs finished without a reveal, for Extreme boards and for a garden full of life — each one showing how close you are, and remembering the day you earned it. HELP THAT WAITS TO BE ASKED A hint asks what you need: check the board for mistakes and erase them in one step, or be shown the next move the board proves. Zoom in on any board, and every line shows which number it belongs to. MADE TO BE KIND • More than 2,100 puzzles, and every one has exactly one solution — you never have to guess. • Packs and stats work offline. • 14 languages, light and dark themes, colour-blind friendly palettes, and reduce-motion support. • Notifications are optional and asked for in context, never at startup. • Free to play, with three free hints every day. Tendril Complete, one optional purchase, removes ads and gives you unlimited hints. Water and Seeds are on sale too, for a garden that grows faster. No subscriptions, ever. Five quiet minutes a day, or a whole evening — the garden will be there either way.

Screenshots

Grid Journey4 screens
Tendril Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tendril Puzzles at none against Grid Journey's 1. Tendril Puzzles also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Grid Journey's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grid Journey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tendril Puzzles asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid Journey ships an update every 2 months, Tendril Puzzles every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grid Journey versus Tendril Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrid JourneyTendril Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB50 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStephen RiceMJK APPS SRL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grid Journey

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Game$2.99
None

Tendril Puzzles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grid Journey free?
Grid Journey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tendril Puzzles free?
Tendril Puzzles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grid Journey or Tendril Puzzles have ads?
Tendril Puzzles shows ads; Grid Journey does not.
Which is updated more often, Grid Journey or Tendril Puzzles?
Grid Journey ships an update every 2 months, and Tendril Puzzles every 10 days. Most recently, Grid Journey was updated on October 22, 2026 and Tendril Puzzles on October 25, 2026.

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