Comparison

Add'em Up Adventure! vs Grumpy Gaffer

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

Head to head
About

Add'em Up Adventure!

Engage your mind with a number puzzle game that challenges your math skills. Strategize your moves to hit target numbers by adding tiles, aiming for high scores and bonuses. It's a captivating adventure where learning meets fun.

Highlights
  • Number puzzles
  • Target number matching
  • Score challenges
  • Time-based bonuses
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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Challenge your mind with Add'em Up Adventure! Immerse yourself in a thrilling journey of number puzzles and target-hitting excitement. Test your math skills, strategize your moves, and conquer high scores. A captivating adventure awaits, where learning meets fun in every challenge! How to Play: 1. Start a New Game: Tap the 'Start' button to begin. 2. Target Number and Tiles: The game board shows a target number along with tiles containing numbers. These tiles can be selected to try and match the target number. 3. Matching Numbers: Tap the tiles to add their numbers and form a match with the target number. 4. Earning Points: Successful matches earn you 1 point, and a new target number will appear. 5. Quick Matches: Achieve a match within 10 seconds to earn a total of 3 points. 6. Bonuses: Utilize bonuses strategically to enhance your gameplay. 7. Keep Playing: Continue until your allotted time runs out. Aim for the highest score possible!

About

Grumpy Gaffer

Defend your home from annoying neighbors in this strategy game. Clone, mutate, and scare them away using unique characters and power-ups across numerous levels. Enjoy a built-in Sudoku game and competitive modes.

Highlights
  • Drag, drop, and tap gameplay
  • 20 characters with unique abilities
  • 20 different power-ups
  • 90 levels across 3 stages
  • Endless and Nightmare modes
  • Integrated Sudoku game
  • Weekly Coliseum competitions
Features
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After a long and hardworking life, Mr Gaffer just wants to spend his days playing sudoku, away from everything that annoys him. But his peace is constantly interrupted by his annoying neighbors, so he'll have to face one last battle. It's time to clone, mutate, and scare them all away! Help Mr. Gaffer defend the peace of his home in this strategy game where your knowledge and agility will be necessary to face frantic waves of annoying invaders. Features: - Gameplay: Very simple mechanics of drag, drop, and tap. - Characters: 20 characters with unique abilities. - Power-ups: Around 20 different power-ups to help you progress through the levels. - Stages: 3 completely different stages with unique features, for a total of 90 levels! - Endless Mode: In this mode, you can play dynamically generated levels. How far will you go? - Nightmare Mode: Ultra-challenging levels where your skills will be tested to the max. - Smash Storm: A dynamic and fun minigame where you can directly smash the invaders. - Sudoku: To keep Mr. Gaffer happy, we’ve included a fully functional sudoku game where you can customize the difficulty and earn extra rewards. - Coliseum: Want to prove you're the best? Compete weekly to reach the highest score and get rewards. - Gallery: A complete catalog where you can get to know each of the characters and power-ups in-depth, which will assist you in battle. And this is just the beginning. Stay tuned for future updates where you’ll be able to meet more characters, explore new scenarios, and enjoy new game modes.

Screenshots

Add'em Up Adventure!4 screens
Grumpy Gaffer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Add'em Up Adventure! at none against Grumpy Gaffer's 5. Add'em Up Adventure! also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Grumpy Gaffer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating and ratings volume 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. Grumpy Gaffer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Add'em Up Adventure! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Add'em Up Adventure! against 5.0 for Grumpy Gaffer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Add'em Up Adventure! ships an update every 3 days, Grumpy Gaffer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Add'em Up Adventure! versus Grumpy Gaffer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdd'em Up Adventure!Grumpy Gaffer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB831 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJordan DiOrazioGrupo de Desarrolladores RC Games, S.R.L.

Customer experience

Add'em Up Adventure!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Grumpy Gaffer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Add'em Up Adventure!

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Grumpy Gaffer

One-time5
  • Small Coin Package$0.99
  • Mid Coin Package$4.99
  • Premium$4.99
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  • Medium Coin Package$9.99
  • Big Coin Package$29.99

Questions

Is Add'em Up Adventure! free?
Add'em Up Adventure! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grumpy Gaffer free?
Grumpy Gaffer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Add'em Up Adventure! or Grumpy Gaffer?
Add'em Up Adventure! and Grumpy Gaffer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Add'em Up Adventure! or Grumpy Gaffer have ads?
Add'em Up Adventure! shows ads; Grumpy Gaffer does not.
Which is updated more often, Add'em Up Adventure! or Grumpy Gaffer?
Add'em Up Adventure! ships an update every 3 days, and Grumpy Gaffer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Add'em Up Adventure! was updated on June 10, 2026 and Grumpy Gaffer on June 1, 2026.

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