Comparison

Grid Guardians vs TextingGo

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

Head to head
About

Grid Guardians

Engage in strategic turn-based tower defense by merging turrets to combat a robot invasion. Plan your moves without time pressure and unleash powerful attacks. Explore numerous levels, face challenging bosses, and master different robot types.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay with no timers
  • Merge turrets to upgrade their power
  • Defeat 10 different robot types
  • Face 5 unique robot bosses
  • Daily challenges and endless mode
  • Offline play supported
Features
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Merge turrets, plan every move and stop the robot invasion. Grid Guardians is a turn-based tower defense game with no timers: take as long as you like, then press END TURN and watch your turrets open fire. NEW IN 1.6.1 - 20 new levels: chapters 4 and 5, The Foundry and Zero Hour - Every turret rebuilt, all the way up to the 4096 beam - Three new robots: Splitters, Jammers and Burrowers - Tap any robot to see what it does and how to beat it 50 LEVELS, 5 ROBOT BOSSES - Five chapters: Boot Camp, Iron Wall, Overdrive, The Foundry and Zero Hour - A boss ends every chapter, up to the Hydra, which splits in two, and the Overlord - Earn up to 3 stars on every level and open star chests as you go - Later chapters add overcharge pads and anvils, and goals to forge a big turret or win against the clock - Get 3 stars on a whole chapter to open Hard mode MERGE YOUR WAY UP Tap a turret and the board shows where it can go: amber to place, green to merge, blue to swap. Merge two of the same to climb from gatlings to rockets, flamethrowers, twin cannons and beams, all the way to 4096. 10 KINDS OF ROBOTS Runners cross two cells a turn, Shields stop your volley, Medics repair their friends, Drifters switch lanes, Splitters break in two, Jammers weaken your fire and Burrowers dig in. THE DAILY CHALLENGE A new level every day, the same for every player. Win a booster for every star, and every 7th day of a streak pays double. BOOSTERS FOR TIGHT SPOTS Call down a Firestorm, Freeze the robots in their tracks or give every turret a Double Attack. ENDLESS MODE Every turn you survive is a point. Open a chest at turns 100, 200 and 300, beat your best and climb the Game Center leaderboard. ALSO - Play offline, no Wi-Fi needed - Daily rewards and goals that pay out boosters - Sign in with Apple to keep your progress on a new phone (optional) How long can you hold the line?

About

TextingGo

Play the ancient strategy game of Go with friends locally or remotely. Supports multiple rule sets and allows for text-based communication during games. Enjoy Go on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Local multiplayer
  • Text-based multiplayer
  • Multiple rule sets (American, Chinese, NZ)
  • Play on the go
  • iPhone and iPad support
Features
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Local and Texting Multiplayer GO! Play Go on the Go ! American, Chinese, Japanese, and New Zealand Rules! Text your friends games of Go.

Screenshots

Grid Guardians4 screens
TextingGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TextingGo at 5.0 against Grid Guardians's 3.9. Grid Guardians's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Grid Guardians sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and TextingGo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TextingGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grid Guardians has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid Guardians ships an update weekly, TextingGo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grid Guardians versus TextingGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrid GuardiansTextingGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUITE DYNAMIX LLCMatthew Schorr

Customer experience

Grid Guardians

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%

TextingGo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Grid Guardians

One-time10
  • revives small$0.99
  • Hearts Refill$1.99
  • Special offer 3$1.99
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  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • no ads$3.99
  • Hearts Infinite$3.99
  • Special offer 2$4.99
  • Hero Pack$5.99
  • Mega Pack$9.99
  • Special offer 1$9.99
1 purchases

TextingGo

One-time1
  • Emote Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Grid Guardians free?
Grid Guardians is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextingGo free?
TextingGo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grid Guardians or TextingGo?
TextingGo is rated higher. Grid Guardians averages 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while TextingGo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Grid Guardians or TextingGo have ads?
Neither Grid Guardians nor TextingGo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grid Guardians or TextingGo?
Grid Guardians ships an update weekly, and TextingGo fortnightly. Most recently, Grid Guardians was updated on November 8, 2026 and TextingGo on October 31, 2026.

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