Comparison

Coolapse vs Gridlock

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

Head to head
About

Coolapse

Clear the grid by collapsing groups of matching blocks in this relaxing puzzle game. Compete against your best score with endless, randomly generated boards. Enjoy satisfying chain reactions and minimalist design, playable offline.

Highlights
  • Collapse matching block groups
  • Score-based progression
  • Endless randomly generated boards
  • Offline play
  • Earn boosters
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Clear the grid by collapsing groups of matching blocks. A relaxing puzzle you can play for minutes or hours. Compete against your own best score and keep improving. Play anytime, even offline. No intrusive full-screen ads. Coolapse is a minimalist puzzle game where every move matters. The larger the group of blocks you remove, the more points you earn. Think ahead, avoid leaving single blocks, and try to clear the entire board. Earn boosters, beat your record, and discover how high your score can go. How to play • Tap groups of matching blocks. • The bigger the group, the higher the score. • Plan moves to trigger big collapses and avoid single blocks. • Clear the entire grid to achieve victory. Features • Simple rules with deep strategy. • Endless randomly generated boards. • Earn boosters to escape tricky situations. • Satisfying chain reactions and combos. • Minimalist design and relaxing sounds. How high can your score go?

About

Gridlock

This block puzzle game ensures every move is playable, preventing unfair losses. Strategically place pieces to clear rows and columns, build combos, and achieve high scores in both endless and daily challenge modes. It offers a thoughtful, reflex-free puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Guaranteed playable moves
  • Fill rows/columns to clear
  • Combo multiplier
  • Endless mode
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Undo last moves
  • Offline play
Features
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You know the moment. Three pieces drop into the tray, none of them fit anywhere, and you realise the run ended two moves ago — not because you played badly, but because the game handed you a hand that was never playable. Gridlock doesn't do that. Every tray is checked before it reaches you. You will still lose, often. But you'll lose because you filled the board and ran out of room, which is your own doing and fixable next time. HOW IT PLAYS Drag three pieces onto an 8x8 grid. Fill a row or a column and it clears. Clear on back-to-back moves and the combo multiplier climbs. Pieces don't rotate, and the tray only refills once all three are gone. So each round is a small planning problem rather than a reflex test — which is why it works equally well in a two-minute gap or a long evening. That's the whole game. Nothing to unlock, no meters refilling in the background, nothing asking you to come back at six o'clock. TWO WAYS TO PLAY Endless — one board, one score, until nothing fits. Daily Challenge — the same board as every other player, every day. ABOUT THE ADS Gridlock is free and supported by advertising, so here is exactly what that means: never an ad before your first game, and never more than one between games. If you want three fresh pieces after a run ends, or more undos, you can choose to watch one. Nothing else. ALSO Undo your last moves, because everyone misclicks. Works offline. No account, no sign-in. Your scores stay on your phone.

Screenshots

Coolapse4 screens
Gridlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gridlock at 4.8 against Coolapse's 4.2. Gridlock also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Coolapse's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gridlock holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coolapse ships an update every 9 days, Gridlock every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Coolapse versus Gridlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoolapseGridlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAurelie ChanRyan Lubbers

In-app purchases

None

Coolapse

No in-app purchases

None

Gridlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coolapse free?
Coolapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridlock free?
Gridlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coolapse or Gridlock?
Gridlock is rated higher. Coolapse averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Gridlock averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Coolapse or Gridlock have ads?
Both Coolapse and Gridlock show ads.
Which is updated more often, Coolapse or Gridlock?
Coolapse ships an update every 9 days, and Gridlock every 3 days. Most recently, Coolapse was updated on November 5, 2026 and Gridlock on November 10, 2026.

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