Comparison

Tappy Bird vs Blink Grid

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

Head to head
About

Tappy Bird

Features
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Avoid the spikes, collect coins, buy birds and become the bird master.

About

Blink Grid

Features
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Tiles light up. You tap them before they fade. That is the whole rulebook - and exactly why you will keep saying "one more run". BLINK GRID is a minimalist reflex game: calm pastel looks, soft haptics, and a sound that climbs the scale with your combo. A run lasts 30 to 60 seconds - longer if you are good. HOW IT WORKS - Tap glowing tiles before they fade - one missed tile ends the run - Tapped an empty tile? Forgiven. Costs your combo, never your life - Never touch the X tile - Gold pays five times the points, frost buys you a breather - Fast taps build your combo - up to triple points FRESH EVERY DAY - Daily Challenge: one run a day, identical for everyone worldwide - climb the leaderboard - Daily streak with growing rewards - Three daily missions MAKE THE GRID YOURS - 12 handcrafted themes, from Sakura to Midnight - Boosts for that one extra attempt: Shield, Slow Start, Combo Keeper - Game Center leaderboards - fully optional HONESTLY BUILT - Playable offline, no sign-up, no tracking - Everything in the game can be earned by playing - Made by a one-person studio in Germany How far can you get before the grid gets faster than you?

Screenshots

Tappy Bird4 screens
Blink Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tappy Bird at none against Blink Grid's 6. Tappy Bird also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Blink Grid sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Tappy Bird asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tappy Bird ships an update every 4 days, Blink Grid weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Tappy Bird versus Blink Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTappy BirdBlink Grid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size33 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPHATCAT GAMES LTDLucas Hesseldieck

In-app purchases

None

Tappy Bird

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Blink Grid

One-time6
  • Handful of Gems$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Pouch of Gems$3.99
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  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Chest of Gems$8.99
  • Vault of Gems$17.99

Questions

Is Tappy Bird free?
Tappy Bird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blink Grid free?
Blink Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tappy Bird or Blink Grid have ads?
Both Tappy Bird and Blink Grid show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tappy Bird or Blink Grid?
Tappy Bird ships an update every 4 days, and Blink Grid weekly. Most recently, Tappy Bird was updated on September 9, 2026 and Blink Grid on September 20, 2026.

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