Turngrid vs Total Synthesis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Turngrid
A logic-based puzzle game where players must clear arrows in the correct sequence on a grid. It offers over 750 levels with progressive difficulty, focusing on strategic thinking rather than speed. Enjoy short or long play sessions with saved progress and customizable settings.
- 750+ puzzle levels
- Logic-based gameplay
- Progressive difficulty
- Saved progress
- Optional sound and haptics
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Turngrid — a quiet puzzle of arrows, order, and clean grids. Read the board, find the one sequence that works, and clear it move by move. No timers, no luck. Just logic and that satisfying click when it solves. 3,000+ hand-crafted levels that grow with you. Pick one up for a few minutes, or lose an evening to it. Features: • 3,000+ levels • Difficulty that climbs as you sharpen • One simple rule, endless puzzles • Progress saved automatically • Optional sound & haptics
Total Synthesis
Master organic chemistry with comprehensive study tools and a unique roguelike deckbuilder. Practice concepts, draw mechanisms, and take mock exams, then use your chemistry knowledge to battle through a dangerous lab.
- 1,000+ practice items across all topics
- Interactive electron-pushing arrow drawing
- Full mock exams with deferred feedback
- Spaced repetition flashcards
- Complete reaction library
- Roguelike deckbuilder combat
- Chemistry-based game mechanics
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A complete organic chemistry study app with a full roguelike deckbuilder living in its basement. Drill every topic, push every mechanism's arrows yourself — then descend into a lab gone wrong, where the same chemistry keeps you alive. STUDY — EVERYTHING BEFORE THE EXAM (AND AFTER) • 1,000+ Practice Items: ~20 drill formats across every topic — formal charge, stereochemistry, spectra, synthesis, and more. Built for semester exams, MCAT review, post-bacc and continuing education. • Push the Arrows: Every mechanism, step by step — watch each move explained, then draw the electron-pushing arrows yourself and get graded on them. Stuck? Hints and a worked solution are one tap away. • Full Mock Exams: Build a practice test with pace presets and exam-style deferred feedback, the way the real thing scores. • Flashcards & References: 28 decks with spaced review, authored lessons per topic, and the complete reaction library — a quick reference that stays useful on the job long after the exam. PLAY — THE BONUS: A REAL ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER • Contain the Outbreak: Something got loose in the university's chemistry building. Descend the sublevels, requisition your deck from the stockroom, and seal the source. • The Chemistry Is the Combat: Reagents are cards. Match nucleophiles to electrophiles, chain mechanisms for payoff turns, and mind the thermometer and the pH meter — the conditions punish greed. • An Ever-Changing Lab: Every expedition redraws the containment map — different rooms, specimens, caches, and bosses. Every fight quizzes the same chemistry you study. Free to try. One purchase unlocks everything — no subscriptions, no microtransactions.
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Verdict
Turngrid and Total Synthesis both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Total Synthesis's written reviews are positive against 64% of Turngrid's. Total Synthesis also leads on ads (none vs shown). Turngrid's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 4). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Turngrid sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Total Synthesis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Turngrid against 5.0 for Total Synthesis. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Turngrid has 1.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Turngrid's written reviews are positive against 100% of Total Synthesis's.
Turngrid ships an update every 3 days, Total Synthesis every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Turngrid | Total Synthesis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.9K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 308 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 远翔 张 | Sinter Labs LLC |
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Turngrid
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In-app purchases
Turngrid
- Mini Coin Package$1.99
- Small Coin Package$7.99
- Grid Core Bundle$9.99
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- Medium Coin Package$14.99
- Grid Plus Bundle$19.99
- Large Coin Package$29.99
- Grid Pro Bundle$29.99
- Huge Coin Package$54.99
- Mega Coin Package$99.99
Total Synthesis
- Full Game$9.99
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