Grid Ranger vs Maze Slash
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
Maze Slash
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Maze Slash is a tactical swipe puzzle — simple to pick up, hard to master. Each swipe sends your hero dashing in a straight line until a wall stops them, slashing every monster on the path. Solve 50+ handcrafted pixel-art dungeons, find the perfect order of slashes, and beat the boss — all offline, no wifi needed. Order matters. Direction matters. Every move counts. One wasted swipe and the room locks you in. WHAT YOU GET • 50+ handcrafted dungeon puzzles + a multi-HP boss to close Dungeon 1 • One-finger controls — swipe, dash, slash, repeat • Pure puzzle design: no random, no grind, just the right move • Undo button for the brave (and the over-confident) • Crisp pixel art with a CRT-style filter • Portrait, one hand, perfect for a 30-second break or a long session • 100% offline — no wifi, no ads tracking you MECHANICS Switches that open doors. Floor traps that punish lazy swipes. Shielded enemies you only kill from behind. A boss who jumps across the grid. Each level is a clean little brain teaser disguised as an action game. A dungeon crawler for puzzle players, an action game for tacticians. Start swiping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Maze Slash at Free against Grid Ranger's $2.99. Grid Ranger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Maze Slash is free to download; Grid Ranger costs $2.99 up front. Maze Slash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grid Ranger asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grid Ranger ships an update weekly, Maze Slash every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grid Ranger | Maze Slash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 258 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Akupara Games, LLC | Lecoutre Ayrton |
In-app purchases
Grid Ranger
No in-app purchases
Maze Slash
- No ads$0.99









