Number Grid Challenge vs State Mapper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Number Grid Challenge
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Welcome to "Number Grid Challenge", an exciting game that will test your ability to arrange numbers in ascending order to complete rows and columns! Objective of the game: Your goal in "Number Grid" is to fill the 3x3 or 4x4 grid with the random generated numbers between 1 and 999 in order to get rows and columns sorted in ascending order, always starting from left to right. How to play: - Game Grid: The game is played on a 3x3 (or 4x4) grid, for a total of 9 squares. Each box can contain a number between 1 and 999. - Random Numbers: On each turn, you will be randomly assigned a number between 1 and 999. Your task will be to place this number in one of the empty squares of the grid. - Sort Ascending: Whenever you enter a number, make sure the row and column where you placed the number are sorted in ascending order from left to right. - Strategy and attention: Use your cunning and carefully plan your movements. As you go, things may get complicated, and you'll need to be careful not to get stuck with numbers that don't fit into the required ordering. - Victory: To win the game, complete the grid so that all rows and columns are sorted in ascending order. - Challenge yourself and others: Try to improve your score every time you play, trying to complete the grid in as few moves as possible. "Number Grid" is an addictive and challenging game that will test your ability of logical and strategic thinking. Make the right decisions, keep the ascending order in the grid and challenge yourself to reach the maximum score. Good fun!
State Mapper
Test your knowledge of U.S. geography with this interactive game. Guess states based on directional clues and aim for the fewest attempts to identify the randomly selected state.
- U.S. geography testing
- Random state selection
- Directional guessing clues
- Minimize guess count
- Interactive gameplay
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State Mapper is an app that allows you to test your knowledge of United States geography. Each game a state is randomly selected. As you type in a State name, you're shown the direction from your guessed state to the randomly selected state. The goal is to use the arrows provided after each guess to figure out the randomly selected state in as few guesses as possible. Good Luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: State Mapper at none against Number Grid Challenge's shown. State Mapper also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). Number Grid Challenge's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Number Grid Challenge ships an update every 4 days, State Mapper daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Number Grid Challenge | State Mapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Davide Sardei | Jonathan Hesler |
In-app purchases
Number Grid Challenge
No in-app purchases
State Mapper
No in-app purchases
Questions
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