Comparison

ChalkFive vs Groundbound

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

Head to head
About

ChalkFive

Features
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Five in a Row that looks so good, you'll play it just for the visuals. ChalkFive is classic Five in a Row with a visual style you won't forget. Pick one of five distinct themes and every game feels different. FIVE VISUAL THEMES - Blackboard – chalk on a dark board. Nostalgic, calm, perfect. - Wood – symbols carved into timber. Warm and natural. - Stone – chiselled into rock. Hard and determined. - Paper – pen on a blank sheet. Clean and simple. - Neon – glowing lines in the dark. For those who play day and night. A SHARP AI OPPONENT Three difficulty levels. On hard, the AI means business — don't underestimate it. TWO PLAYERS Play with someone on the same device. Perfect for travel. BOARD SIZE 3×3 / 5×5 / 7×7 / 9×9 — and on tablet an extra 15×15 for epic battles. NO ADS. NO INTERNET. Fully offline. No distractions. Just the game.

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Groundbound

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You've crash-landed on a deserted planet. Your rocket broke apart on impact, scattering its parts across hills, chasms and deep underground. The only way home is to find every last one and rebuild the rocket. BUILD YOUR OWN MACHINE Snap wheels, frames, motors, springs, suction cups, propellers and cargo boxes together on a grid to build a vehicle that's entirely your own. Shape and setup decide everything: whether it climbs the hill, clears the chasm or flips over on the first bend. The physics are real, so you can try out every idea on the spot. EXPLORE THE PLANET The world is one big, seamless place. You decide where to go: across the surface, up into the sky or down into cramped caves that call for a completely different machine. Along the way you'll discover abandoned bases and push on from there. HAUL YOUR CARGO HOME Every part you find exists only once, and nothing makes its own way back. Whatever you find, you have to load up and bring home. Hauling the big rocket parts is a fresh puzzle every time. UNCOVER WHAT HAPPENED Ship's logs lie next to the parts. Bit by bit, they reveal what went wrong on the flight and who built the abandoned bases on the planet. • 2D physics building and driving • open world with caves and hidden places • a story told through ship's logs • achievements and a progress tree • battles with old guard robots • landscape play with touch or keyboard • fully playable in English

Screenshots

ChalkFive4 screens
Groundbound4 screens

Verdict

The call

ChalkFive and Groundbound are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ChalkFive versus Groundbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChalkFiveGroundbound
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB57 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJiri LebedaJaroslav Knapek

In-app purchases

None

ChalkFive

No in-app purchases

None

Groundbound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChalkFive free?
ChalkFive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Groundbound free?
Groundbound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChalkFive or Groundbound have ads?
Neither ChalkFive nor Groundbound shows ads.

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