Comparison

Grid Shift vs Club Soko

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

Head to head
About

Grid Shift

Features
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Grid Shift - The twisted offspring of Word Search and a Rubik's Cube -------------------------------------------------------------------- What do I mean when I say 'The twisted offspring of a Word Search and a Rubik's cube'? Well let me explain … * Word Search - We all know this. A grid of seemingly random letters in which words are hidden that you need to find. * Rubik’s Cube - That annoying cube that you need to move the rows and columns around to match the colours on each side. Grid Shift takes the elements of both of these puzzle types and splices them together. A level starts with a grid of seemingly random letters (sound familiar?). Underneath the grid is the list of words that you need to find, again much like a Word Search. The twist is that the letters are not in the correct places to form the words! What you need to do is move the rows and columns around to make the words. And like the famed cube of misery, you will almost certainly have to temporarily break some words while making others. Game Play ----------- You are presented with a grid of letters. The earlier levels are a 4x4 grid, as you progress through the levels the size of the grid increases until you get to the 10x10 levels. Levels 1 through to 6 are designed to teach you the game. Beneath the grid are the words you need to find. Words can be found across the grid (left -> right), and down the grid. The words have to be found in the direction indicated. Finding a word in the wrong direction doesn’t count. If you look at the screenshots Duck has to been found DOWN while dog has to be found ACROSS. You use the buttons around the grid to Shift the rows and column in order to move the letters around the grid. When you find a word, the background of the tile will change colour. To complete the level you have to have all the words highlighted at the same time. This will also unlock the next level. In a lot of cases there is no fixed location the words have to be found in. If you take level 1, it is possible to find the word dog in 8 different locations to complete the level. As the complexity of the grids increases sometimes a word has to be in a specific place to be able to find all the other words. There are almost 200 level of annoying, frustrating, and yet somehow satisfying levels to complete. Join the Facebook group to get hints and tips. https://www.facebook.com/groups/gridshift

About

Club Soko

Explore an underground nightclub, uncovering its secrets as a graffiti artist. Navigate through obstacles to solve over 100 handcrafted puzzles, unlock characters, and discover hidden areas. Enjoy a unique musical experience with distinct chapters and a relaxing music mode.

Highlights
  • Over 100 handcrafted puzzles
  • Undo system for error correction
  • 6 chapters with unique music
  • Unlockable secondary characters
  • 11 different puzzle piece types
  • Secret rooms to discover
  • Relaxing music mode
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Navigate your way deep into an underground nightclub and discover secrets hidden in its depths. Play as Maude, a graffiti artist compelled to tag up the walls of a nightclub at every possible opportunity. As you move your way past bouncers and drunk club goers you come to discover there’s more to Club Soko than meets the eye. Game Features: - Over 100+ handcrafted puzzles - An undo system to work through past mistakes - 6 chapters each with their own music - 13 unlockable cameo characters to discover from other true indie devs, artists, and indie games! - 11 different kinds of puzzle pieces - 2 types of secret rooms to find - A chill music mode - A puke toggle! - The first puzzle game in the world with a circle pit!

Screenshots

Grid Shift4 screens
Club Soko4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Grid Shift at Free against Club Soko's $4.99. Grid Shift also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Club Soko's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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

Grid Shift is free to download; Club Soko costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid Shift ships an update every 5 days, Club Soko daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grid Shift versus Club Soko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrid ShiftClub Soko
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB643 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHaskins.io ltdMiracle Tea Studios

In-app purchases

None

Grid Shift

No in-app purchases

None

Club Soko

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grid Shift free?
Grid Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Club Soko free?
Club Soko costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grid Shift or Club Soko have ads?
Grid Shift shows ads; Club Soko does not.
Which is updated more often, Grid Shift or Club Soko?
Grid Shift ships an update every 5 days, and Club Soko daily. Most recently, Grid Shift was updated on October 11, 2026 and Club Soko on October 24, 2026.

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