Comparison

Strata vs GAMBR

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

Head to head
About

Strata

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Minesweeper. Unboxed. The rules haven't changed. The grid has. Strata generates a new irregularly shaped board every time you play. No rectangles. No predictable patterns. Narrow corridors, isolated pockets, organic contours -- each puzzle is terrain you've never seen before. Same deduction. Same flags. Same satisfying cascade when you nail a zero-cell. But the geometry forces you to think again. BUILT FOR YOUR THUMBS Grids are deliberately small with large touch targets. No pinch-to-zoom. No panning. No squinting at tiny cells. The entire puzzle fits on one screen, playable one-handed. THREE DIFFICULTY TIERS Easy: Wide, forgiving shapes. 20-30 cells. Room to breathe. Medium: Corridors appear. Neighbor counts drop. 35-50 cells. Hard: Narrow bridges, peninsulas, 2-neighbor cells. 55-75 cells. Guessing happens. THE SHAPE IS THE GAME Irregular grids disrupt the patterns you've internalized from thousands of rectangular games. A cell with 3 neighbors instead of 8 changes everything. Peninsulas isolate information. Narrow bridges create chokepoints. The shape is the puzzle. WHAT YOU GET - Procedurally generated irregular grids - Classic minesweeper rules (tap to reveal, long-press to flag) - First-tap safety on every board - Per-difficulty stats: win rate, best time, streaks - Game state saves automatically - Haptic feedback tuned to each action - Dark mode by default WHAT YOU DON'T GET No tutorials. No hints. No ads. No accounts. No cloud. No in-app purchases. No internet required. Ever. A puzzle game for people who already know minesweeper.

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GAMBR

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Yams and Skyjo do the math for you, Neon Potato brings the party, and your scores, dice and timer come along to every game night. No account, no ads. Gambr is your board game night companion. No more paper score sheets and missing pens. Track scores, roll dice, run the timer, all in a neon arcade interface that makes every game memorable. No account, no sign-up, no connection: everything stays on your iPhone or iPad. Perfect for Qwirkle, Skyjo, Yams, Rummikub, Uno, Mölkky, darts, card games or any game where you keep score. YAMS WITH RULES · Full 13-box score card, from Aces to Chance · Totals and the 35-point bonus from 63 in the upper section, calculated for you · Score with your own dice: only the possible values are offered · No dice at hand? Roll Gambr's 5 dice: 3 rolls, keep the dice you want, points suggested for every box · Extra Yams option at 100 points · Every game's score card stays available in your history SKYJO WITH RULES · Enter the whole round at once, and who went out in a single tap · Score doubled automatically when the player who went out doesn't have the lowest score · Game ends at 100 points, with a lowest-score podium · A mistyped round can be fixed by tapping it NEON POTATO, THE PARTY GAME · Pass the phone around: a category appears, answer out loud and pass it fast · The fuse burns for a hidden time, the ticking speeds up… and BOOM! · Over 150 categories, special cards: reverse, double answer, new category · Free, with no game limit, 2 to 6 players (8 with Pro): the first to blow up 3 times loses, with podium and history like every other game SCORE TRACKING · Fast number pad entry, positive or negative points · Fix or delete an entry mid-game, without recounting everything · Round-by-round detail for every player · Highest score or lowest score wins, your choice · Ties handled properly, in the ranking and on the podium · Animated podium at the end of the game, and a one-tap rematch YOUR PLAYERS · Player groups: gather your usual table and start a game in a single tap · Player cards with color, games played and wins · Random draw for the first player, to settle the debate TABLE TOOLS · 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 20-sided dice, 1 to 8 dice, rolled with a tap or a simple shake · Dice total calculated automatically · Lockable dice for reroll games · Timer with custom durations, round counter, and it keeps running while you enter scores HISTORY AND STATS · Your stats right on the home screen: games played, champion, last game · All your games sorted by game · Champion and high score for every game · Duration and number of rounds for every game · CSV export of your whole history · Move your history to another iPhone or iPad with AirDrop or Files, without duplicates · An interrupted game is restored intact on the next launch, even if the app was closed YOUR PRIVACY Gambr works entirely offline. No data is sent anywhere, no account is needed, no ads. GAMBR PRO: one-time purchase, no subscription · Up to 8 players · Unlimited history · Skyjo and Yams with rules (2 free games for each) Free version: up to 6 players, your last 10 games kept, and manual scoring for every game. A question, an idea, a bug? Write to us at contact@gambr.fr

Screenshots

Strata4 screens
GAMBR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Strata at none against GAMBR's 1. GAMBR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GAMBR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Strata asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strata ships an update every 4 months, GAMBR every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Strata versus GAMBR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrataGAMBR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew Kearneymatthieu poulain

In-app purchases

None

Strata

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GAMBR

One-time1
  • Gambr Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Strata free?
Strata is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GAMBR free?
GAMBR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Strata or GAMBR have ads?
Neither Strata nor GAMBR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strata or GAMBR?
Strata ships an update every 4 months, and GAMBR every 2 days. Most recently, Strata was updated on October 22, 2026 and GAMBR on October 24, 2026.

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