Comparison

GridSmash Deluxe vs Nook Sort

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

Head to head
About

GridSmash Deluxe

Features
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GridSmash is a block puzzle game about patience, planning, and the deeply satisfying moment when everything clicks into place. Place pieces on an 8x8 grid, fill rows and columns to clear space, and build huge combo chains to push your score higher and higher. There’s no timer, so every move is yours to think through. Easy to pick up, hard to master, and endlessly satisfying when the perfect placement opens up the board. In Classic mode, you drag pieces from the tray onto the grid and make every move count. When all three pieces are used, a new set appears. The game ends when none of the remaining pieces can fit, so success depends on smart planning, careful spacing, and knowing when to play safe or chase a massive combo. Scoring is all about momentum. Clear multiple lines at once for bigger bonuses, then keep the streak alive with consecutive clears to build powerful combo multipliers. As your score rises, you’ll also earn rotation tokens that let you rotate a piece at exactly the right moment. One good turn can save a run, rescue a crowded board, or unlock a huge scoring play. GridSmash also features a cast of wildly different characters you can choose from, each with their own personality, voice lines, visual style, and difficulty. Some are calm and focused, others loud, theatrical, chaotic, or completely unhinged. Your character doesn’t just change the look and feel of the game, but also the challenge itself. Easier characters give you more forgiving piece sets, while harder characters demand tighter play and reward bigger scoring potential. Whether you want a friendly companion, a smug showman, a dramatic chef, or a mad scientist cheering on your biggest clears, there’s a persona to match your style. For players who want a more structured challenge, Adventure Mode includes 15 hand-crafted levels with unique objectives, star ratings, and special board obstacles. Clear lines, hit score targets, survive long enough to win, or wipe the board clean while adapting to levels that change how you think about every move. Features: - Relaxed, no-timer block puzzle gameplay - Satisfying row and column clears - Deep combo-based scoring - Rotation tokens for strategic recovery plays - 15 handcrafted Adventure levels - A roster of distinct playable characters with unique personalities, voices, and difficulty levels - Game Center leaderboard support - Automatic high score saving

About

Nook Sort

Features
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Book Nook is a cozy shelf-sorting puzzle. Drag the books on the right onto a matching shelf. Fill a shelf with one color and it locks. Clear every shelf to keep the shop. Forty campaign shelves get harder as you go. Today's nook is a fresh puzzle each day — play to keep the streak. Coins buy hints, a shop cat, lamps, and nook skins. The first treat takes about three shelves. Stuck? Undo, take a hint, or open one extra empty shelf. Watch a short ad, or buy No Ads and skip the wait. The Starter Pack is coins, hints, and the After Hours nook. No accounts. Progress stays on this iPhone or iPad. Apple handles every purchase.

Screenshots

GridSmash Deluxe4 screens
Nook Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GridSmash Deluxe at none against Nook Sort's 2. GridSmash Deluxe also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Nook Sort sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. GridSmash Deluxe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GridSmash Deluxe ships an update every 2 weeks, Nook Sort weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
GridSmash Deluxe versus Nook Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridSmash DeluxeNook Sort
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPOMACSVITALII HUK

In-app purchases

None

GridSmash Deluxe

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Nook Sort

One-time2
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is GridSmash Deluxe free?
GridSmash Deluxe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nook Sort free?
Nook Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GridSmash Deluxe or Nook Sort have ads?
Nook Sort shows ads; GridSmash Deluxe does not.
Which is updated more often, GridSmash Deluxe or Nook Sort?
GridSmash Deluxe ships an update every 2 weeks, and Nook Sort weekly. Most recently, GridSmash Deluxe was updated on October 24, 2026 and Nook Sort on October 13, 2026.

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