Comparison

GridSync vs knocky

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

Head to head
About

GridSync

Engage your mind with a strategic tile-matching puzzle game featuring two distinct modes: timed challenges and move-limited puzzles. Progress through increasingly complex grids and daily challenges, all presented with a clean, minimalist design.

Highlights
  • Timed and moves-limited puzzle modes
  • Increasing grid sizes and difficulty
  • Daily challenges
  • Smooth tile gameplay
  • Clean, minimalist design
Features
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Challenge your brain with a unique tile-matching puzzle experience! GridSync combines strategy, speed, and precision across two exciting game modes: • Timed Mode – Race against the clock to complete each puzzle before time runs out • Moves Mode – Think ahead and solve each puzzle within a limited number of moves As you progress, unlock larger and more challenging grids, pushing your problem-solving skills to the limit. FEATURES: • Smooth and satisfying tile gameplay • Increasing difficulty and grid sizes • Two distinct game modes for different playstyles • Daily challenges to test your skills • Clean, minimal design focused on gameplay Support the game through ads, or remove them anytime with a one-time purchase. Whether you prefer fast-paced action or careful planning, GridSync has a challenge for you.

About

knocky

Features
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knocky is a fast single-player destruction game built around simple controls and satisfying tower collapses. Drag to aim, drop the ball, and tear through moving towers before you run out of lives. Each run pushes you to line up better hits, clear tougher layouts, and squeeze more score out of every bounce. Features: - One-touch tower destruction gameplay - Multiple ball types with different weight and bounce - Score-chasing runs with escalating difficulty - Clean visuals and punchy physics feedback - Quick sessions that still reward precision and planning knocky is easy to pick up, but the best runs come from timing, placement, and clean reads on every tower.

Screenshots

GridSync4 screens
knocky3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: knocky at every 3 days against GridSync's every 2 months. knocky also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GridSync ships an update every 2 months, knocky every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GridSync versus knocky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridSyncknocky
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB83 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJonathan TuckerAdem Guclu

In-app purchases

None

GridSync

No in-app purchases

None

knocky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GridSync free?
GridSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is knocky free?
knocky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GridSync or knocky have ads?
Neither GridSync nor knocky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GridSync or knocky?
GridSync ships an update every 2 months, and knocky every 3 days. Most recently, GridSync was updated on October 31, 2026 and knocky on October 31, 2026.

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