Comparison

Grid Journey vs In Two Lights

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

In Two Lights

Features
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A sculpture hangs in the corner of a dark room. Two lights. Two walls. Two shadows that refuse to agree. Turn it until both shadows land on their targets at once. Fix one and you break the other — the answer is the single position where both are true. No timers. No lives. No tutorial text. The room teaches you, and it hums as you close in. • 247 rooms across thirteen chapters • Endless mode — rooms generated on your device, running as deep as you want to go • Sculptures that look like nothing, until scattered fragments resolve into a duck, a cat, a moth • A daily room — the same puzzle for everyone, every day • The Workshop: stop finding the answer and start building it • Stars for precision, never for speed Play it slowly. It rewards that.

Screenshots

Grid Journey4 screens
In Two Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: In Two Lights at every 3 weeks against Grid Journey's every 2 months. In Two Lights also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and In Two Lights sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid Journey ships an update every 2 months, In Two Lights every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Grid Journey versus In Two Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrid JourneyIn Two Lights
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB24 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStephen RiceJheremiah Figueroa

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grid Journey

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Game$2.99
1 purchases

In Two Lights

One-time1
  • All Chapters$2.99

Questions

Is Grid Journey free?
Grid Journey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is In Two Lights free?
In Two Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grid Journey or In Two Lights have ads?
Neither Grid Journey nor In Two Lights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grid Journey or In Two Lights?
Grid Journey ships an update every 2 months, and In Two Lights every 3 weeks. Most recently, Grid Journey was updated on October 22, 2026 and In Two Lights on October 12, 2026.

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