Grid Ranger vs Sloppy Fish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grid Ranger
Experience a high-speed synthwave shooter with a unique blend of racing, arcade, and bullet hell gameplay. Master increasingly challenging levels and modes, enhanced by an 80s vector display aesthetic and original soundtrack.
- Synthwave shmuplike gameplay
- Vector-scan display emulation
- Racing, arcade, and bullet hell zones
- Multiple difficulty modes
- Infinite mode
- Original synthwave soundtrack
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A heart-pounding laser-powered synthwave shmuplike. Level up your finger dexterity and see what lies beyond the grid... Each level starts with a high-speed racing zone, followed by a slower arcade zone, and ends with a powerful bullet hell boss. - Uses the V99 vector engine that emulates classic vector-scan displays of the early 80's - 3 levels total, each increasing in difficulty, to reach insane levels of intensity by the very end - 2 modes of difficulty: Normal and Hardcore - Infinite mode: a never ending level that gets increasingly fast and difficult, unlocked after level 1 is completed - 8 original tracks by Miles Tilmann, composer for NOVA DRIFT Created by Pixeljam and Datassette. https://www.pixeljam.com https://discord.gg/pixeljam
Sloppy Fish
Guide a fish on an endless jumping adventure to join the circus. Master skill-based gameplay with satisfying physics and unique, hand-painted visuals. Unlock new characters as you strive for the highest score.
- Skill-based endless jumping
- Satisfying water physics
- Handmade, paint-inspired visuals
- Unlockable characters
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You’re a fish with one dream: join the circus. Simple to play, challenging to master - how far can you go? Features: - Skill-based endless jumping - Satisfying water physics - Handmade, paint-inspired visuals - Unlockable characters Sloppy Fish is an indie game made by one person. An ad is shown between runs. Please consider purchasing the ad-free upgrade to support my dream to become an indie game developer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sloppy Fish at Free against Grid Ranger's $2.99. Sloppy Fish also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5). Grid Ranger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On ratings volume, ads 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
Sloppy Fish is free to download; Grid Ranger costs $2.99 up front. Sloppy Fish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grid Ranger asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sloppy Fish holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Grid Ranger ships an update weekly, Sloppy Fish fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Grid Ranger | Sloppy Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akupara Games, LLC | Yotam Frid |
Customer experience
Grid Ranger
Sloppy Fish
In-app purchases
Grid Ranger
No in-app purchases
Sloppy Fish
- Remove Ads$2.99
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