Comparison

Knife Master vs Gridsum

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

Head to head
About

Knife Master

Features
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Throw colorful knives, clear the layers, and empty the board! Combine the thrill of knife throwing with a mind-bending puzzle! Your goal is clear: match the knives with their corresponding colored target logs to smash them and clear the entire area. But be careful; the logs are stacked in layers, and you must first remove the obstacles in front to reach the ones in the back. How to Play: - Tap and Throw: When you tap a target log, the matching colored knife is thrown and smashes the log. - Progress Strategically: Solve the layered structure to open the path to the logs underneath - Watch the Holder: Unmatched knives go to the "Holder" area. If all the slots in this area fill up completely and there are no matching knives left in the goal, you lose the game!

About

Gridsum

Engage your mind with a pure logic number puzzle. Swap tiles to match target sums in distinct regions. Hundreds of handcrafted levels and daily challenges await, with global leaderboards to test your skills.

Highlights
  • Logic-based tile swapping
  • Target sum matching
  • Hundreds of handcrafted levels
  • Daily challenges
  • Global leaderboards
  • Distraction-free design
  • Accessibility options
Features
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Every region has a target sum. Swap tiles until every region matches at once. That is Gridsum — a number puzzle built on pure logic. No timer. No lives. No luck. The board is fully knowable and every solution is reachable through arithmetic and planning alone. HOW IT WORKS The grid is divided into colored regions. Each region contains numbered tiles and a target sum. Swap any two tiles and watch the totals shift in real time. Find the arrangement where every region simultaneously hits its target — puzzle solved. Gridsum starts with a simple 2×2 grid and two regions. As difficulty climbs, the challenge deepens: 3×3 and 4×4 grids, irregular region shapes, and tiles that belong to two regions at once — where a single swap changes two totals simultaneously. Every puzzle is solvable through logic. No guessing required. HUNDREDS OF HANDCRAFTED LEVELS Work through the difficulty tiers: Tutorial, Beginner, Apprentice, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert, Veteran, and Pro, Master, and Grandmaster. Each level is rated by move count. Solve within the target — no hints, no resets — to earn a PERFECT badge alongside your stars. Every level tracks your personal best time and move count. See exactly how much you've improved. DAILY CHALLENGE A new arithmetic puzzle drops every day, seeded by the date. Your streak counts any day you play at least one level — the daily challenge or any regular level. Your current streak and best streak are always visible on the home screen. GLOBAL LEADERBOARD Compete with players worldwide across four ranked categories: total stars earned, solving speed, perfect solves, and highest level reached. Set a display name and see exactly where you stand. BUILT FOR FOCUS Dark background. Glowing neon region borders. Clean geometric typography. Gridsum is designed for players who want a clean, distraction-free logic puzzle — no characters, no story, no countdown pressure. Just numbers and logic. Accessibility options: colorblind mode with pattern fills on region borders, reduce motion, and large text. Free to play with ads. A one-time purchase permanently removes all ads — no subscription, no recurring charge. If you enjoy sudoku, KenKen, Wordle, or number puzzles generally, Gridsum gives you something more spatial and strategic to work through. Download for free and start your first streak today.

Screenshots

Knife Master4 screens
Gridsum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Knife Master at none against Gridsum's 1. Knife Master also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. Gridsum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Knife Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knife Master ships an update every 2 days, Gridsum every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Knife Master versus Gridsum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnife MasterGridsum
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer3A YAPIM VE YAZILIM DANISMANLIK LIMITED SIRKETITyler Lewis

In-app purchases

None

Knife Master

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridsum

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Knife Master free?
Knife Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridsum free?
Gridsum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Knife Master or Gridsum have ads?
Both Knife Master and Gridsum show ads.
Which is updated more often, Knife Master or Gridsum?
Knife Master ships an update every 2 days, and Gridsum every 3 weeks. Most recently, Knife Master was updated on September 30, 2026 and Gridsum on October 9, 2026.

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