Comparison

Gryphon Chess vs Assimilax

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

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About

Gryphon Chess

Features
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Gryphon Chess is a new take on the board game classic. Novel mechanics and tactics await for you to collect and explore! Three factions vie for power: the industrious and methodical Empire, the elusive creatures of the Woodland, and the tough and stubborn Saurians. Each faction has unique pieces, play styles, and strategies to learn. [Special Features] COLLECT AND UPGRADE PIECES Collect and upgrade unique pieces as you play and progress. (Yes, even gryphons - or griffons - or griffins... any way you spell it, make sure you know where they're at!) As you upgrade pieces, they'll gain additional movement patterns and abilities. CUSTOM SETS Create custom faction-specific sets. Mix and match pieces from the standard set and each faction to suit your strategy, but beware! Your opponent will have their own custom set and pieces. [Strategic Gameplay] SHARPER MATCHES With three additional win conditions, Gryphon Chess matches are typically quicker and more pointed. With custom sets, each match becomes a real-time puzzle.

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Assimilax

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Assimilax is a game of quiet conquest: spread your colour across a hex board, one pastel orb at a time, until everything on it is yours. Each turn you do exactly one thing. Pick an orb and either CLONE it to a neighbouring hex (the original stays) or JUMP it two hexes across the board (it moves). Either way, every enemy orb touching where you land is ASSIMILATED โ€” quietly flipped to your colour. That's the whole game. No timers rushing you, no menus to wade through โ€” just you, a hex grid, and a slow, satisfying tide of colour spreading across it. Under the soft palette is a real strategy game: โ€ข 40 hand-built levels and a gentle tutorial, laid out as concentric rings on a hex map. Start at the centre and climb outward. โ€ข 3 boss battles gate the rings. โ€ข 6 playable orbs, each with a special power that charges as you play: Coral's Embrace, Azure's Flow, Sage's Root, Honey's Glow, Lavender's Drift and Stone's Anchor. Time one right and the whole board tips your way. โ€ข Three difficulties. Easy plays loose and forgiving; Normal keeps you honest; Hard thinks a move ahead and never blinks. Lives and continues soften the fall โ€” or don't, on Hard. โ€ข A global leaderboard โ€” leave your three letters at the top. Everything is tuned for calm: soft pastels, a chill soundtrack, unhurried animations. Pick it up for one quick level, or lose an evening climbing the rings. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account. Works offline. Just a board to take, one orb at a time.

Screenshots

Gryphon Chess4 screens
Assimilax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Assimilax at none against Gryphon Chess's 4. Gryphon Chess's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Gryphon Chess sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Assimilax asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Gryphon Chess versus Assimilax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGryphon ChessAssimilax
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size69 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnimeeples LLCAidan Quigley

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Gryphon Chess

One-time4
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Pile of Gems$4.99
  • Crate of Gems$9.99
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  • Barrel of Gems$19.99
None

Assimilax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gryphon Chess free?
Gryphon Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Assimilax free?
Assimilax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gryphon Chess or Assimilax have ads?
Neither Gryphon Chess nor Assimilax shows ads.

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