Comparison

SumSquare vs Grid Arcade

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

Head to head
About

SumSquare

Engage your mind with a calming math grid puzzle. Fill the grid with numbers, applying operations to meet target answers for each row and column. Enjoy daily challenges or unlimited practice with helpful tools.

Highlights
  • Math grid puzzles
  • Daily challenges
  • Unlimited practice mode
  • Hints and undo/redo
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Customizable themes and accessibility
Features
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SumSquare is a friendly daily math-grid puzzle guided by Pip. Fill each grid with numbers so every row and column reaches its target. The puzzle shows the rule to use: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, average, or sum of squares. Tap any rule and Pip explains exactly how it works. Daily Puzzles - Play one puzzle per difficulty each day - Start with 30 included days across Very Easy, Easy, Medium, and Hard: 120 Daily puzzles total - Optional 60-day packs each add 60 puzzles per difficulty: 240 puzzles per pack - Daily Club provides ongoing fresh Daily puzzles while active Practice and Tile Play - Practice at your own pace with unlimited hints and no point drain - Drag number tiles into place in Tile Play - Replay recent puzzles from your Puzzle Archive Make It Yours - Choose Classic, Spring, Summer, Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Winter - Let the season change automatically or choose one in Settings - Enjoy custom themed numbers, operation symbols, frames, logos, and gentle seasonal motion - Use High Contrast, Larger Text, Calm Mode, sound, and haptic controls Track Progress - Build streaks, earn achievements, and review your stats - Compare scores by difficulty and join weekly Game Center tournaments Packs, Daily Club, and coin packs are available as separate purchases. The included puzzles and Practice mode remain playable without them. Come solve with Pip! ADS A full-screen ad plays at the break after some finished puzzles, and you do not choose it. Rewarded videos are optional and start only when you tap Watch Ad. Remove Ads Forever, an active Daily Club subscription, or the Complete Puzzle Library turns the between-puzzle ads off. SUBSCRIPTIONS Daily Club Monthly (1 month, auto-renewable). Daily Club Yearly (1 year, auto-renewable). Puzzle packs, coin packs, and all other in-app purchases are one-time purchases and do not auto-renew. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.roxykovu.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Grid Arcade

This app offers a collection of popular logic games like Minesweeper, Sudoku, 2048, and Links. Compete with friends in daily challenges, race against your personal bests, and unlock new visual themes. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with progress saved locally.

Highlights
  • Collection of logic games (Minesweeper, Sudoku, 2048, Links)
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Compete with friends
  • Race against personal bests
  • Unlockable color themes
  • Local progress saving
  • Ad-free option via one-time purchase
Features
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8 puzzle games in one app: Sudoku, 2048, Minesweeper & more. Grid Game Arcade is your all-in-one puzzle game collection — logic, word, and number games in one clean, fast app. No account. No forced interruptions during gameplay. Play offline, anytime. THE GAMES • Minesweeper – Pure logic, no guessing. Outsmart the grid. • Sudoku – Classic number placement. Clean and distraction-free. • 2048 – Merge tiles and chase your high score. • Links – Connect every dot. Complete the grid in fewer moves. • Blocks – Drop pieces and clear lines. • Word Search – Find hidden words across themed puzzles. • Word Weaver – Build and connect words. • Color Flood – Fill the board in the fewest moves. COMPETE & CHALLENGE • Challenge friends on the exact same board • Async challenges — no accounts or sign-ups • Leaderboards via Game Center FEATURES • Daily challenges across all 8 games • Personal bests, streaks & stats • 40+ visual themes and styles • Fully playable offline • Free to play

Screenshots

SumSquare4 screens
Grid Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SumSquare at every 5 days against Grid Arcade's every 5 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. SumSquare sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Grid Arcade sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SumSquare against 5.0 for Grid Arcade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SumSquare ships an update every 5 days, Grid Arcade every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SumSquare versus Grid Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumSquareGrid Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB13 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRoxyKovu LLCLuis Miguel Gutierrez

Customer experience

SumSquare

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

Grid Arcade

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

SumSquare

Subscriptions2
  • Daily Club Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Daily Club Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time7
  • 50 Coins$0.99
  • 60‑Day Pack$1.99
  • 60‑Day Pack 2$1.99
Show 4 more
  • 60‑Day Pack 3$1.99
  • 60-Day Pack 4$1.99
  • 100 Coins$1.99
  • 200 Coins$2.99
2 purchases

Grid Arcade

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Arcade Pass$5.99

Questions

Is SumSquare free?
SumSquare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grid Arcade free?
Grid Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SumSquare or Grid Arcade?
SumSquare and Grid Arcade are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do SumSquare or Grid Arcade have ads?
Both SumSquare and Grid Arcade show ads.
Which is updated more often, SumSquare or Grid Arcade?
SumSquare ships an update every 5 days, and Grid Arcade every 5 weeks. Most recently, SumSquare was updated on October 14, 2026 and Grid Arcade on October 12, 2026.

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