Comparison

Grid Journey vs Squircle Shift

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

Squircle Shift

Features
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A tranquil, minimalist spatial phenomenon where out-of-the-box thinking and precise color frame alignments offer total mental clarity. Escape noisy, over-stimulating games and discover true mental calm! Designed for thinkers seeking refined simplicity, this aesthetic puzzle experience invites you to slide rounded squares (squircles) into matching colored frames. While the rules are deceptively easy, solving these handcrafted challenges demands genuine creative intuition and lateral thinking—where a single brilliant move can unlock solutions you've contemplated for days! Enhanced by a subtle visual aesthetic, soothing ambient music, and intuitive one-handed controls, enjoy a peaceful sanctuary featuring 48 initial handcrafted levels, a smooth puzzle previewer, and a powerful undo mechanism.

Screenshots

Grid Journey4 screens
Squircle Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squircle Shift at none against Grid Journey's 1. Squircle Shift also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Grid Journey's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

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

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grid Journey versus Squircle Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrid JourneySquircle Shift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB104 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStephen RiceMong Xuan Luong Hoang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grid Journey

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Game$2.99
None

Squircle Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grid Journey free?
Grid Journey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squircle Shift free?
Squircle Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grid Journey or Squircle Shift have ads?
Squircle Shift shows ads; Grid Journey does not.

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