Comparison

GridFlip vs Puzzle Stack

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

Head to head
About

GridFlip

A minimalist puzzle game where you tap tiles to flip them and their neighbors. The goal is to make all tiles match. Enjoy handcrafted levels, daily challenges, and a clean design with no ads or timers.

Highlights
  • Tap to flip tiles and neighbors
  • 150+ handcrafted levels
  • 8 distinct worlds to explore
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Unlockable themes and sounds
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • No ads or timers
Features
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Tap. Flip. Solve. GridFlip is a minimalist puzzle game built around one elegant rule: tap a tile, and it flips along with its neighbors. Your goal? Make them all match. Easy to pick up, surprisingly deep to master. Every level is handcrafted — no random generation, no filler. Just clean, satisfying puzzles that reward your thinking. 150+ HANDCRAFTED LEVELS Every puzzle is designed by hand with a unique solution path. No two levels feel the same. 8 WORLDS TO EXPLORE Journey from Tutorial Plains through Flip Forest, Cascade Canyon, Logic Lake, Mirror Mountain, Labyrinth Labs, Chaos Cavern, and up to Mastery Summit. DAILY PUZZLE A fresh challenge every day. Solve it to keep your streak alive, earn rewards, and compete on the global leaderboard. STREAKS & REWARDS Play daily to build your streak. Hit milestones to unlock tile sets, board themes, sounds, and more. NO ADS. NO TIMERS. Play at your own pace. No interruptions, no pay-to-win mechanics. Just puzzles. GAME CENTER LEADERBOARDS Compete with friends and players worldwide. Track your stats and chase perfect clears. CLEAN, MINIMAL DESIGN A calm, focused experience with satisfying flip animations and a polished interface. If you enjoy games like Lights Out, 0h h1, or Simon Tatham's Puzzles, you'll love GridFlip.

About

Puzzle Stack

Engage your mind with a daily collection of word, number, and logic puzzles. Protect your streaks across three distinct games, with an archive available for missed days. Enjoy a pressure-free experience with no ads or timers.

Highlights
  • Daily word puzzles
  • Daily Sudoku puzzles
  • Daily logic puzzles
  • Streak protection
  • Puzzle archive
  • No ads or timers
Features
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Some days you want to think in words. Some days you want to think in numbers. Some days you just want to sit with a puzzle and feel your brain work. Puzzle Stack is built for all of those days. Six games live inside the stack. Four of them, Wordzy, Sudoku, Gridlock and Crossword, have their own daily puzzle, their own rhythm, and their own streak to protect. Play all four and you're building four habits at once or just come back for the one you love most. - Wordzy gives you six attempts to find the hidden word. Every guess is a clue. It's quick, sharp, and a new word shows up every morning. - Sudoku is the one you already know. We made it feel really good to play. One clean grid a day, nothing in the way. - Gridlock is a logic puzzle. Fill the right cells, follow the rules, and the grid tells you exactly when you've got it. - Crossword is a mini crossword you can finish over your morning coffee. A small grid, a handful of clues, and a fresh one every day. When you want to keep going after the dailies: - Word Jam gives you a handful of scrambled letters and asks you to find every hidden word. Hundreds of levels, each one a little trickier than the last. - Arrows fills the board with arrows pointing every which way. Tap one and it slides out in its direction, unless something is in the way. Find the right order and clear the board before you run out of lives. Miss a day? The archive holds the previous puzzles for each game so you can go back whenever you're ready. Finish puzzles to earn coins, then spend them on hints when you're stuck. Coins are earned through play, not purchased. No ads, no countdown timers, no pressure. Earn badges as you play - each game has its own set of challenges to complete. They're there for the people who like having something to chase. Puzzle Stack Pro The daily puzzles are free, always. Puzzle Stack Pro unlocks Word Jam, Arrows and the full archive. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: axiantlabs.com/puzzlestack/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: axiantlabs.com/puzzlestack/privacy-policy Support: support@axiantlabs.com

Screenshots

GridFlip4 screens
Puzzle Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Puzzle Stack at free against GridFlip's free with in-app purchases. Puzzle Stack also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). GridFlip's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. GridFlip sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Puzzle Stack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 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 GridFlip against 4.9 for Puzzle Stack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GridFlip ships an update every 8 days, Puzzle Stack every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GridFlip versus Puzzle Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridFlipPuzzle Stack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.9 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings613 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB206 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew MarshelAxiant Labs Private Limited

Customer experience

GridFlip

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Puzzle Stack

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

GridFlip

One-time9
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • Holographic$1.99
  • Vapor Wave$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Void$1.99
  • Synthwave$2.99
  • 35 hints$2.99
  • Domino Drop$2.99
  • Premium Bundle$6.99
  • 100 hints$6.99
2 purchases

Puzzle Stack

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is GridFlip free?
GridFlip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzle Stack free?
Puzzle Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GridFlip or Puzzle Stack?
GridFlip is rated higher. GridFlip averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Puzzle Stack averages 4.9 from 13 ratings.
Do GridFlip or Puzzle Stack have ads?
Neither GridFlip nor Puzzle Stack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GridFlip or Puzzle Stack?
GridFlip ships an update every 8 days, and Puzzle Stack every 3 weeks. Most recently, GridFlip was updated on October 24, 2026 and Puzzle Stack on October 28, 2026.

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